The power of unions in workers' lives and in the American political
system has declined dramatically since the 1970s. In recent years,
many have argued that the crisis took root when unions stopped
reaching out to workers and workers turned away from unions. But
here Lane Windham tells a different story. Highlighting the
integral, often-overlooked contributions of women, people of color,
young workers, and southerners, Windham reveals how in the 1970s...
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