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American Labor Unions in the Electoral Arena
Asher, Herbert B.; Heberlig, Eric S.; Ripley, Randall B.; Snyder, Karen
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paperback. Are contemporary US labor unions irrelevant, or in fact a changing force to be reckoned with as they grow into a new economy in a globalized America? This is a survey of the status of trade unions past, present, and future, nationally as well as through the labour situation in Ohio. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Are contemporary U.S. labor unions irrelevant, or in fact a changing force to be reckoned with as they grow into a new economy in a globalized America? Is the current political power exercised by U.S. labor unions more akin to the social movements of the sixties or the interest politics of the nineties? After winning the presidency of the AFL-CIO in 1995, John Sweeney and his colleagues have taken strides to make labor more important in the United States economically and politically, despite reduced membership. Here, four authors come together to survey the status of labor unions past, present, and ... Read more
Are contemporary U.S. labor unions irrelevant, or in fact a changing force to be reckoned with as they grow into a new economy in a globalized America? Is the current political power exercised by U.S. labor unions more akin to the social movements of the sixties or the interest politics of the nineties? After winning the presidency of the AFL-CIO in 1995, John Sweeney and his colleagues have taken strides to make labor more important in the United States economically and politically, despite reduced membership. Here, four authors come together to survey the status of labor unions past, present, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847688661
SKU
V9780847688661
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About Asher, Herbert B.; Heberlig, Eric S.; Ripley, Randall B.; Snyder, Karen
Herbert B. Asher is professor emeritus of political science at the Ohio State University and serves as counselor to the university president. Eric S. Heberlig is assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Randall B. Ripley is dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and professor of political science at the Ohio ... Read more
Reviews for American Labor Unions in the Electoral Arena
The authors have done a good job of weaving the historical work and involvement of labor in the electoral process with present day policies. The statistical data is valuable and could help shape organized labor's course of action in future years. This book is important reading.
William A. Burga, president, Ohio AFL-CIO Combines a rich substantive base of knowledge ... Read more
William A. Burga, president, Ohio AFL-CIO Combines a rich substantive base of knowledge ... Read more