Although labor unions have faced a decline in membership in
recent decades, they have not necessarily lost their political
clout. The Unions and the Democrats illuminates the inner dynamics
of labor's relationship to the American political system over the
past generation. It examines organized labor from the Johnson
administration through the 2000 elections, showing that labor's
alliance with the Democratic Party has endured despite changes in
the economy and the revival of conservatism.
Drawing on extensive interviews with union leaders and
lobbyists, Taylor E. Dark provides a historical perspective often
lacking in studies of union political involvement. He compares the
relationship of presidents Johnson, Carter, and Clinton with labor
and analyzes cases of union involvement in legislative lobbying,
executive decision-making, and both congressional and presidential
elections.
The book explores such topics as the effects of political reform
on union power, the development of union legislative goals, and the
impact of unions on economic policymaking, and also evaluates the
controversy over union campaign spending in the 1996 elections. It
demonstrates that labor's evolving alliance with the Democrats
continues to shape America.
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