William Form offers a contemporary analysis of division within American labor and its inability to forge a cohesive political strategy. The author describes changes in American cities, political parties, and organized labor over the last thirty years. This comprehensive work features three case studies of political activities in three metrolpolitan centers - Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. In addition, chapters present the results of a survey examining the electoral effectiveness of labor and offer a strategy for labor to become more politically viable.
Author(s): William Form
Edition: 1
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 382
0306450313......Page 1
Segmented Labor,
Fractured Politics......Page 2
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 15
I
Change and Decline......Page 17
1 Explaining Labor's Political
Fortunes......Page 18
2 Can a Class Theory of
Labor Politics Be Saved?......Page 41
3
Labor as a Changing Social Class......Page 53
4 Labor's Changing and
Turbulent Environment......Page 67
5 Labor's Changing and
Turbulent Environment......Page 83
II
Labor Politics in Three Cities......Page 100
6 Economy, Politics, and Labor
in Three Cities......Page 101
7
Cleveland......Page 130
8
Cincinnati......Page 161
9
Columbus......Page 192
10
Labor-Party Relations
in Three Cities......Page 227
11
Labor, Community,
and State Politics......Page 243
III Labor in National Politics......Page 264
12
Bargaining in the
Democratic Party......Page 265
13
Labor Politics in Washington......Page 298
14
Organizational Reform or
Movement Revival?......Page 326
Appendix......Page 342
