03143nam 22007213u 450 991045207030332120210108171127.00-231-50393-81-4294-1346-8(CKB)1000000000465626(EBL)908985(OCoLC)818856467(SSID)ssj0000160252(PQKBManifestationID)12036098(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160252(PQKBWorkID)10182334(PQKB)11554419(MiAaPQ)EBC908985(EXLCZ)99100000000046562620130418d2006|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Future of Organized Labor in American Politics[electronic resource]New York Columbia University Press20061 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-35325-5 0-231-13070-8 Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. A Different Direction for Organized Labor?; 3. Strength in Numbers; 4. Countering Business; 5. The Air War; 6. Laboring for a "Working Family" Agenda; 7. Conclusion; 8. Postscript; Appendix; Notes; References; IndexIn 1995, promising a more active political presence for unions, John Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO. Labor would develop a ""new voice,"" one that could not be ignored or taken for granted by Democratic and Republican politicians. However, by the summer of 2005 opposition to Sweeney's leadership threatened to divide the labor movement. In The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics, Peter L. Francia discusses the effects of Sweeney's controversial tenure as president and assesses labor's influence on American political elections and legislation. DrawiElections - United StatesLabor unions -- Political activity -- United StatesLabor unions - United States - Political activityPolitics, Practical - United StatesLabor unionsPolitical activityUnited StatesPolitics, PracticalUnited StatesElectionsUnited StatesBusiness & EconomicsHILCCLabor & Workers' EconomicsHILCCElectronic books.Elections - United States.Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States.Labor unions - United States - Political activity.Politics, Practical - United States.Labor unionsPolitical activityPolitics, PracticalElectionsBusiness & EconomicsLabor & Workers' Economics324.7/088/33188324.708833188331.88Francia Peter L884568AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910452070303321The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics2063052UNINA