Rust Belt Union Blues by Lainey Newman, Theda Skocpol - 9780231218795

Columbia University Press

Rust Belt Union BluesWhy Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party\nAuthor(s): Lainey Newman, Theda Skocpol\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Columbia University Press, United States\nImprint: Columbia University Press\nISBN-13: 9780231218795, 978-0231218795\nSynopsis\nIn the heyday of American labor, the influence of local unions extended far beyond the workplace. Unions were embedded in tight-knit communities, touching nearly every aspect of the lives of membersmostly menand their families and neighbors. They conveyed fundamental worldviews, making blue-collar unionists into loyal Democrats who saw the party as on the side of the working man. Today, unions play a much less significant role in American life. In industrial and formerly industrial Rust Belt towns, Republican-leaning groups and outlooks have burgeoned among the kinds of voters who once would have been part of union communities.\n\nLainey Newman and Theda Skocpol provide timely insight into the relati.