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Subject(s)

• Labor unions—Political activity—United States [Browse]
• Politics, Practical—United States [Browse]
• Elections—United States [Browse]

Summary note

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

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Language note

English

Contents

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

ISBN

• 0-231-50393-8
• 1-4294-1346-8

OCLC

818856467

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