The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Francia Peter L
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.7/088/33188; 324.708833188; 331.88
• Soggetto topico: Elections - United States; Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States; Labor unions - United States - Political activity; Politics, Practical - United States; Labor unions - Political activity - United States; Business & Economics; Labor & Workers' Economics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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. Drawi
• Titolo autorizzato: The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics
• ISBN: 0-231-50393-8; 1-4294-1346-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777637603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II