Knocking on Labor's Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of a New Economic Divide

by Lane Windham

Book Overview

The power of unions in workers' lives and in the American political system has declined dramatically since the 1970s. In recent years, many have argued that the crisis took root when unions stopped reaching out to workers and workers turned away from unions. But here Lane Windham tells a different story. Highlighting the integral, often-overlooked contributions of women, people of color, young workers, and southerners, Windham reveals how in the 1970s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469654776
• ISBN13: 9781469654775
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 9.2"