Lane Kirkland Champion of American Labor

Name: Lane Kirkland Champion of American Labor
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ISBN: 9780471416944

ISBN-10: 0471416940

ISBN-13: 9780471416944

Edition: 2005

Authors: Arch Puddington

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"I am gratified that the full account of his indispensable contribution to freedom has finally been written."-Lech Walesa A major force in the American labor movement, Lane Kirkland rose through the ranks of the AFL-CIO to become the union's president in 1979, a position he held until his retirement in 1995. During his tenure, Kirkland presided over some of the thorniest issues faced by American labor and worked closely with Lech Walesa and Solidarity in their struggles against Poland's communist regime. Drawing on primary sources, including Kirkland's own unfinished history of the labor movement, this biography tells the fascinating story of a man born into the segregationist, anti-union…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 1/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Dedication


Acknowledgements


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


Index