Labor under fire : a history of the AFL-CIO since 1979 / Timothy J. Minchin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Minchin, Timothy J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Subjects:
AFL-CIO > History > 20th century.
AFL-CIO > History > 21st century.
AFL-CIO.
Labor unions > United States > History > 20th century.
Labor unions > United States > History > 21st century.
Labor unions.
United States.
1900-2099
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 414 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The roots of decline : the AFL-CIO in the Meany years
  • A new president, and a new decade
  • Kirkland fights back : the 1981 Solidarity Day mass march
  • From solidarity to defeat
  • Defending what we have : survival and decline in Reagan's second term
  • Partial détente : George H.W. Bush and the AFL-CIO
  • He's on our side? : Hope and betrayal in the Clinton years
  • Saying no to the status-quo : the 1995 leadership challenge
  • Big visions and big hopes : the early Sweeney years
  • Our job has never been harder : the Sweeney presidency in the Bush era, 2001-2009
  • Holding on in the Trumka years.