The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics

by Peter L. Francia

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231130708
• ISBN13: 9780231130707
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 7.9"