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The Future Of Organized Labor In American Politics

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Peter L. Francia
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Book, Columbia University Press, 2006
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- Table of contents only
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“In a masterful analysis, Peter Francia answers one of the major puzzles of American labor union politics: the difference organized labor makes in elections. Nonetheless, despite increases in spending and mobilization, organized labor is no longer Big Labor, exercising countervailing power against Big Business. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Politics, Practical · Elections · Francia, Peter L
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6510 .F73 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6510 .F73 2006	AVAILABLE

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Backlash : The Killing Of The New Deal

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Robert Shogan
Publication Details
Book, Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2006
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- Table of contents
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Within a year of FDR taking office, two seismic events would transform the political landscape: a nationwide outbreak of labor unrest, particularly the spread of a new and potent union weapon, the sit-down strike, and FDR’s launching of a scheme to overhaul the Supreme Court would combine to generate a fierce public backlash that tarnished Roosevelt’s mystique and drained the lifeblood from the New Deal. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. · (Franklin Delano), · 1882-1945 · United States. · Supreme Court · History · 20th century · New Deal, 1933-1939 · Judges · Selection and appointment · United States · Sit-down strikes · Labor unions · Political activity · Working class · Political culture · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Shogan, Robert
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(LOWER LEVEL) E806 .S54 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E806 .S54 2006	AVAILABLE

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American Labor Unions In The Electoral Arena

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Herbert B. Asher … [et al.]
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Book, Rowman & Littlefield, 2001
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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? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Labor unions · United States · Political activity · History · Presidents · Election · Elections · Politics, Practical · Asher, Herbert B
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6510 .A46 2001 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6510 .A46 2001	AVAILABLE

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The Unions And The Democrats : An Enduring Alliance

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Taylor E. Dark
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Book, ILR Press, 1999
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The book explores such topics as the effects of political reform on union power, the development of union legislative goals, and the impact of unions on economic policymaking, and also evaluates the controversy over union campaign spending in the 1996 elections. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Democratic Party (U.S.) · History · AFL-CIO · Labor unions · United States · Political activity · 20th century · Politics and government · Dark, Taylor E
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6510 .D37 1999 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6510 .D37 1999	AVAILABLE

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Farmers’ And Farm Workers’ Movements : Social Protest In American Agriculture

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Patrick H. Mooney and Theo J. Majka
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Book, Twayne Publishers, 1995
Description
Benford, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Social Movements Past and Present offers thorough analyses of the ideas and actions that have changed the way Americans think and live. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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National Farmers Organization (U.S.) · History · United Farm Workers of America · Agricultural laborers · Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Farmers · Labor movement · Social movements · Mooney, Patrick H · Majka, Theo J
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6515.A29 M66 1995 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6515.A29 M66 1995	AVAILABLE

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New Deal Labor Policy And The American Industrial Economy

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by Stanley Vittoz
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Book, University of North Carolina Press, 1987
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New Deal, 1933-1939 · Labor policy · United States · History · 20th century · Labor unions · Political activity · Politics and government · 1933-1945 · Economic conditions · 1918-1945 · Vittoz, Stanley
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD8072 .V715 1987 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8072 .V715 1987	AVAILABLE

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Old Labor And New Immigrants In American Political Development : Union, Party, And State, 1875-1920

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Gwendolyn Mink
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Book, Cornell University Press, 1986
Description
Why have American politics developed differently from politics in Europe? In this innovative and insightful book, Gwendolyn Mink approaches this question from a new angle: she asks what determined union labor’s political interests and how those interests influenced the political role forged by the American Federation of Labor. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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American Federation of Labor · History · Democratic Party (U.S.) · Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Emigration and immigration · Mink, Gwendolyn, 1952-
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6508 .M584 1986 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6508 .M584 1986	AVAILABLE

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The Politics Of Insurgency : The Farm Worker Movement In The 1960s

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J. Craig Jenkins
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Book, Columbia University Press, 1985
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United Farm Workers · History · Agricultural laborers · Labor unions · California · 20th century · Political activity · Social movements · United States · Jenkins, J. Craig, 1948-
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6515.A292 C34 1985 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6515.A292 C34 1985	AVAILABLE

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The People’s Lobby

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prepared by AFL-CIO Dept. of Legislation
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Book, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1981
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United States. · Congress · Periodicals · Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Politics and government · AFL-CIO
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD8055.A5 A48 1985 AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL) HD8055.A5 A48 1983 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A48 1985	AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A48 1983	AVAILABLE

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Labor Looks At Congress

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Publication Details
Book, AFL-CIO, 1956
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United States. · Congress · Periodicals · Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Politics and government · AFL-CIO. Dept. of Legislation

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A363 1978	AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A363 1977	AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A363 1975	AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A363 1972	AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A363 1971	AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8055.A5 A363 1968	AVAILABLE

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Union Power And American Democracy : The UAW And The Democratic Party, 1935-72

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Dudley W. Buffa
Publication Details
Book, University of Michigan Press, 1984
Description
A history of Michigan politics and of the relationship between the Democratic party and a powerful trade union (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America · Political activity · History · Democratic Party (Mich.) · Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Michigan · Politics and government · Buffa, Dudley W., 1940-
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6515.A8 B83 1984 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6515.A8 B83 1984	AVAILABLE

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Immigrant Workers; Their Impact On American Labor Radicalism

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Publication Details
Book, Basic Books, inc, 1973
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Alien labor · United States · Labor · Political activity · Labor unions · Emigration and immigration · Rosenblum, Gerald
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD8081.A5 R67 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8081.A5 R67	AVAILABLE

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American Labor Unions And Politics.

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Foreward by Selig Perlman
Publication Details
Book, Southern Illinois University Press, 1958
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Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Karson, Marc
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD8076 .K3 v.1 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8076 .K3 v.1	AVAILABLE

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Labor And American Politics; A Book Of Readings,

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edited by Charles M. Rehmus and Doris B. McLaughlin
Publication Details
Book, University of Michigan Press, 1967
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Labor unions · United States · Political activity · Rehmus, Charles M · McLaughlin, Doris B
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD8076 .R4 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD8076 .R4	AVAILABLE

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Autocracy And Insurgency In Organized Labor

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Publication Details
Book, Transaction Books; distributed by E. P. Dutton [New York, 1972
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United States · African American labor union members · Political activity · Hall, Burton
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(LOWER LEVEL) HD6508 .H24 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HD6508 .H24	AVAILABLE

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