TY - BOOK ID - 135834661 TI - The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics PY - 2006 SN - 0231503938 1429413468 PB - New York : Columbia University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Elections - United States. KW - Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States. KW - Labor unions - United States - Political activity. KW - Politics, Practical - United States. KW - Labor unions KW - Politics, Practical KW - Elections KW - Political activity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135834661 AB - In 1995, promising a more active political presence for unions, John Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO. Labor would develop a ""new voice,"" one that could not be ignored or taken for granted by Democratic and Republican politicians. However, by the summer of 2005 opposition to Sweeney's leadership threatened to divide the labor movement. In The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics, Peter L. Francia discusses the effects of Sweeney's controversial tenure as president and assesses labor's influence on American political elections and legislation. Drawi ER -