University of North Carolina Press
Labor Under Fire: A History of the AFL-CIO Since 1979
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- Timothy J Minchin
- University of North Carolina Press
- Paperback
- 9781469661544
- 9.21 X 6.14 X 0.96 inches
- 1.45 pounds
- Political Science > Labor & Industrial Relations
- English
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From the Reagan years to the present, the labor movement has faced a profoundly hostile climate. As America's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO was forced to reckon with severe political and economic headwinds. Yet the AFL-CIO survived, consistently fighting for programs that benefited millions of Americans, including social security, unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, and universal health care. With a membership of more than 13 million, it was also able to launch the largest labor march in American history--1981's Solidarity Day--and to play an important role in politics.
In a history that spans from 1979 to the present, Timothy J. Minchin tells a sweeping, national story of how the AFL-CIO sustained itself and remained a significant voice in spite of its powerful enemies and internal constraints. Full of details, characters, and never-before-told stories drawn from unexamined, restricted, and untapped archives, as well as interviews with crucial figures involved with the organization, this book tells the definitive history of the modern AFL-CIO.
In a history that spans from 1979 to the present, Timothy J. Minchin tells a sweeping, national story of how the AFL-CIO sustained itself and remained a significant voice in spite of its powerful enemies and internal constraints. Full of details, characters, and never-before-told stories drawn from unexamined, restricted, and untapped archives, as well as interviews with crucial figures involved with the organization, this book tells the definitive history of the modern AFL-CIO.
Labor Under Fire: A History of the AFL-CIO Since 1979
Author Bio
Professor Minchin joined the program in 2004 as a Senior Lecturer, was promoted to Reader and Associate Professor in 2006 and Professor in 2010. Professor Minchin's research interests are in 20th-Century U.S. History, particularly the history of the southern states, civil rights history, and labour history.
Education
- MA St Andrews
- PhD Cambridge
- FAHA
Source: La Trobe University
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