"The Surge of Public Employee Unionism"
Journal article
By: David L. Perlman
Date: June 1971
Source: Perlman, David L. "The Surge of Public Employee Unionism." American Federationist, June 1971, 1, 2, 3–4, 5.
About the Publication: The American Federationist is a pro-labor journal published by the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of over 60 international labor organizations that work to advance, promote, and protect the interests of workers in the economy.
Introduction
When the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merged to form the AFL-CIO in 1955, the American labor movement achieved its highest point in membership in U.S. history: Roughly thirty-five percent of the non-agricultural work force were union members. In subsequent years, the nature of...
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