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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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Description for American Labor Unions in the Electoral Arena 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

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Paperback

Publication date

2001

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield United States

Number of pages

224

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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

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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 moreabout union activities in the U.S. (and Ohio, in particular) with a clear, focused empirical research agenda. The general theories of interest group politics are applied with grace and clarity to the case of labor unions. Several unique sources of data allow the authors to make their points in an especially persuasive way. This will soon be a required reference for all who study labor in politics. Professors who offer upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses will find much useful material here.
Paul E. Johnson, University of Kansas This book is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand how America's working families are making their voices heard in the political process. The authors present an informed and compelling account of the tremendous political achievements America's unions have made over the past five years, as well as a realistic reminder of the challenges that lie ahead.
John Sweeney, president, AFL-CIO An empirically grounded book that provides many useful insights into labor's political past and its potential for the future. Highly recommended for academic social science and business collections, lower-division undergraduate through faculty.
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An informative examination of selected aspects of organized labor's contemporary role in American electoral politics.
Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Unions have declined and mutated in the face of dramatic demographic, economic, and political changes over the past decades. However, they have also reacted to these changes and reinvented themselves, mobilizing as never before for renewed political and economic clout. In this masterful survey, based on a thorough analysis of unions and their members, we see the ins and the outs of the Sweeney revolution of the 1990s. This book is helpful to anyone hoping for a better understanding of the roles and impacts of unions in American political life, but also for those interested in interests groups and political mobilization more generally.
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