American workers, American unions : the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

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American workers, American unions : the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

Title remainder

the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries

Statement of responsibility

Robert H. Zieger, Timothy J. Minchin, and Gilbert J. Gall

Creator

• Zieger, Robert H

Contributor

• Minchin, Timothy J.
• Gall, Gilbert J.

Author

• Gall, Gilbert J.
• Minchin, Timothy J.

Subject

• Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
• United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
• United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
• United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
• Employees -- United States -- Economic conditions
• Employees -- United States -- Social conditions
• Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

"Highly acclaimed and widely read since its first publication in 1986, American Workers, American Unions provides a concise and compelling history of American workers and their unions in the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. Taking into account recent important work on the 1970s and the Reagan revolution, the fourth edition newly considers the stagflation issue, the rise of globalization and big box retailing, the failure of Congress to pass legislation supporting the right of public employees to collective bargaining, the defeat in Congress of legislation to revise the National Labor Relations Act, the emasculation of the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, and the changing dynamics of blue-collar politics. In addition to important new information on the 1970s and 1980s, the fourth edition contains a completely new final chapter. Largely written by Timothy J. Minchin, this chapter provides a rare survey of American workers and their unions between 9/11 and the 2012 presidential election. Gilbert J. Gall presents new information on government workers and their recent battles to defend workplace rights. An extensive collection of bibliographical material will be made available online".--

Member of

• American moment

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

331.880973

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

American moment