Labor Unions And American Mass Politics

Name: Labor Unions And American Mass Politics
Brand: State University of New York Press

State University of New York Press

Labor Unions and American Mass PoliticsAuthor(s): David Macdonald\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9798855806489, 979-8855806489\nSynopsis\nA comprehensive exploration of how labor unions, broadly conceived, shape party loyalties in the American mass public.\n\nHow and why do labor unions matter for American mass party loyalties, specifically party identification and vote choice? Labor Unions and American Mass Politics marshals a wide range of survey data to test two different ways through which labor unions can shape mass party loyalties. The first is via people's personal affiliation with organized labor, such as a current/former member or household resident, while the second is via people's attitudes toward organized labor, such as whether they favor vs. disfavor unions in general. Overall, author David Macdonald shows that both are capable of shaping mass support for the Democrat.