Goldfield provides a statistical and historical examination of the erosion of unionization in the private sector. Based on National Labor Relations Board data,

From workers' wages to presidential elections, labor unions once exerted tremendous clout in American life. In the immediate post-World War II era, one in three

The author is convinced that there is a ruling class in America today. He examines the American power structure as it has developed in the 1980s. He presents sy

From workers’ wages to presidential elections, labor unions once exerted tremendous clout in American life. In the immediate post–World War II era, one in t

Unionism in the United States was quite successful during and after World War II, especially during the golden years of American capitalism (1947-73) as workers