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Lane Kirkland : champion of American labor /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Puddington, Arch
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2005]
Subjects:
Kirkland, Lane.
AFL-CIO > History > 20th century.
Labor leaders > United States > Biography.
Labor unions > United States > Officials and employees > Biography.
Labor unions > United States > History > 20th century.
Labor union democracy > United States.
Labor unions > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Labor movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: "all sinners belong in the church"
  • Southern roots
  • Education of a trade unionist
  • Expanding horizons
  • Captain of the ship
  • Labor versus Reagan
  • All out for Fritz
  • Solidarity forever
  • Central America: fighting the good fight at home and abroad
  • Mr. Democracy
  • Labor unity; labor pains
  • Civil rights: keeping the faith
  • Two cheers for Clinton
  • The coup
  • Freedom's five star general.