{"product_id":"labor-under-fire-a-history-of-the-aflcio-since-1979-9781469632988","title":"Labor Under Fire: A History of the AFL-CIO Since 1979","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabor Under Fire: A History of the AFL-CIO Since 1979\u003c\/strong\u003e by Minchin, Timothy J.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781469632988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Reagan years to the present, the labor movement has faced a profoundly hostile climate. As Americas 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--1981s Solidarity Day--and to play an important role in politics.\n\nIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946435637301,"sku":"ByrdShop_1469632985","price":54.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781469632988_1aaab163-11c1-4d02-bbd2-4b1f6f264085.jpg?v=1781274100","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/labor-under-fire-a-history-of-the-aflcio-since-1979-9781469632988","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}