The financiers of congressional elections : investors, ideologues, and intimates / Peter L. Francia [and others].

Author
Francia, Peter L. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2003.
Description
1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : illustrations.

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Related name
Series
Power, conflict, and democracy [More in this series]
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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Print version record.
Language note
In English.
ISBN
  • 0231503938 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9780231503938 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9780231513029 ((electronic bk.))
  • 023151302X ((electronic bk.))
Doi
  • 10.7312/fran11618
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