{"product_id":"labor-under-fire-timothy-j-minchin-9781469661544","title":"Labor Under Fire: A History of the AFL-CIO Since 1979","description":"From the Reagan years to the present, the labor movement has faced a profoundly hostile climate. As America's 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--1981's Solidarity Day--and to play an important role in politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy J. Minchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469661543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469661544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.96d","brand":"Timothy J. Minchin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942693765375,"sku":"9781469661544","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c30b3489-a9f2-4f7a-bcc8-b3c205f742f0.jpg?v=1681493813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/labor-under-fire-timothy-j-minchin-9781469661544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}