Lane Kirkland

Author : Arch Puddington
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780470356746

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Lane Kirkland by Arch Puddington Pdf

The untold story of Lane Kirkland, labor leader and advocate for the American worker "This book tells the story of one of the true heroes of the struggle for freedom from totalitarianism. Through the skillful use of the power he exercised as the leader of American labor, and through his own unshakeable commitment, Lane Kirkland played a crucial role in our peaceful revolution in Poland. He did much more. Throughout the world, millions of free people owe him a debt of gratitude for his service to the democratic cause. I am gratified that the full account of his indispensable contribution to freedom has finally been written." --Lech Walesa, founder of Solidarity and former president of Poland "Lane Kirkland believed in freedom and would fight for his beliefs. Here is a portrait of his tough, principled, and consistent brand of leadership. We can admire him and learn from him." --George P. Schultz "I knew Lane Kirkland well. While he may not always have been able to secure the influence of the American labor movement he represented, he always supported the interests of the workers with great dedication and showed willingness to compromise. . . . [With] this biography, the man and his work will always be remembered. The book will also find considerable interest in Germany." --Helmut Schmidt, former chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974?1982) "Lane was a crusader for freedom and I can testify on the basis of personal involvement that his role in the defeat of Stalinism was second to none." --Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029346280

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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Battista
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252054365

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The Revival of Labor Liberalism by Andrew Battista Pdf

The Revival of Labor Liberalism is a careful analysis of the twentieth-century decline of the labor-liberal coalition and the important efforts to revive their political fortunes. Andrew Battista chronicles the efforts of several new political organizations that arose in the 1970s and 1980s with the goal of reuniting unions and liberals. Drawing from extensive documentary research and in-depth interviews with union leaders and political activists, Battista shows that the new organizations such as the Progressive Alliance, Citizen Labor Energy Coalition, and National Labor Committee made limited but real progress in reconstructing and strengthening the labor-liberal coalition. Although the labor-liberal alliance remained far weaker than the rival business-conservative alliance, Battista illuminates that it held a crucial role in labor and political history after 1968. Focuses on a fraught but evolving partnership, Battista provides a broad analysis of factional divisions among both unions and liberals and considers the future of unionism and the labor-liberal coalition in America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050121396

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Investigation of Illegal Or Improper Activities in Connection with 1996 Federal Election Campaigns by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PURD:32754064365731

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Health Care Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce Pdf

Author : Kelly's directories, ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590557630

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The Post office [afterw.] Kellys directory of Birmingham with its suburbs (and Smethwick). by Kelly's directories, ltd Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000019268613

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Long-term Strategies for Health Care by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means Pdf

Abstract: This hearing transcript debates the current administration's degree of support for pursuing the problem of freeing the environment of lead, which is poisoning approximately 3 million American each year.

Author : Linda Chavez,Daniel Gray
Publisher : Crown Forum
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400081165

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Betrayal by Linda Chavez,Daniel Gray Pdf

“Simply put, the leftist labor unions have the Democrats in their pockets. And we’re all paying the price.” Linda Chavez, President George W. Bush’s original choice for Secretary of Labor and a former union official, is one of the foremost authorities on America’s labor unions. Now, in the explosive new book Betrayal, she and fellow union expert Daniel Gray expose the corrupt bargain between the labor movement and the Democratic Party. Committed to a far-left political agenda—and to enhancing their own power—union bosses funnel at least half a billion dollars into Democratic coffers every year. And they do it, illegally, by using dues money that workers are forced to pay as a condition of their employment—dues money that each year brings the unions $17 billion, all of it tax-free. What do labor bosses get in return? The power to call the shots in Democratic campaigns and on party policy, extraordinary influence at all levels of government, billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded federal grants, and special legal privileges that leave them free to act as they please, no matter the consequences for the American people. The cycle of corruption is seemingly endless. Chavez and Gray name names, exposing the many politicians who are in Big Labor’s pocket—including the leading lights of the Democratic Party. Betrayal also reveals: • Big Labor’s all-out efforts in the 2004 election, including how just one local union has launched a $35-million campaign to unseat President Bush • How corrupt union officials use members’ hard-earned money to fund lavish lifestyles—and how their Democratic supporters let them get away with it • How unions flout the law by failing to report any of their political spending to the IRS • How a government report uncovered the Democrats’ sellout to Big Labor—but how the unions and the Democrats sued to keep the report from going public • How the U.S. government lets unions practice legalized terrorism against American citizens • How public-employee unions extort concessions from the government and put Americans at risk by refusing to provide vital services like policing and firefighting • How Americans now live under a system of legal apartheid—one set of rules for labor bosses, another for the rest of us All of us foot the bill for this corrupt system. Now it’s up to us to do something about it.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Labor
ISBN : NYPL:33433095509240

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Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Antidumping duties
ISBN : LOC:00010398216

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Trade Reform Legislation by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106020380744

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Post Office Directory of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. President
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UCBK:C022405068

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States by United States. President Pdf

"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1520 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Panama
ISBN : MINN:31951D00817100Q

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Panama Canal Treaties by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045368979

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Federal Government's Use of Trusteeships Under the RICO Statute by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Pdf

Author : George H.W. Bush
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1439148791

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Speaking of Freedom by George H.W. Bush Pdf

Through the lens of more than forty speeches from his presidency, George H. W. Bush takes a special look back on the momentous global events of 1989-1992 -- the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the liberation of Kuwait, to name a few -- and reminisces about what it was like to be president through such unprecedented times. Choosing from among the hundreds of speeches he gave while in office, former president Bush selects those that meant the most to him and introduces each one with candid comments recalling the circumstances and events leading up to it. "Although now in hindsight it seems that the end results were almost preordained, at the time no one knew what would happen next. Nothing was 'inevitable' at all. We learned quickly that words mattered," he writes in the opening pages of Speaking of Freedom. Selections throughout the book bring back the fascinating times of Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev, Václav Havel, and even Saddam Hussein -- when we watched as the idea of freedom seemed to spread all over the world. It was a stunning time in world history, and in these speeches the forty-first president observes it from his perspective as commander in chief, diplomat, politician, navy pilot, and grandfather. While many of the speeches deal with foreign affairs, others cover freedom's spread within the United States, including the signing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and the historic Clean Air Act of 1990. President Bush's voice comes across perhaps most clearly when he is calling young people to lead a life of meaning and adventure that results only from serving others. Showcasing President Bush's usual charm, self-deprecating wit, and sharp perception, these speeches mark the moments -- large and small -- that defined his presidency. Through his words that motivated people all around the world to become involved in ideas that were bigger than themselves, George H. W. Bush shows us what it means to be "speaking of freedom."