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Labor and the Democratic Party: A Report on the 1998 Elections

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  • TAYLOR E. DARK III

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The nature of the relationship between organized labor and the Democratic party -- still much debated among scholars -- can be usefully examined through an analysis of the role of unions in the 1998 congressional elections. Evidence drawn from a wide range of sources shows that the AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions devoted considerable financial and organizational resources to mobilizing union members and allied constituencies to vote for Democratic candidates. Combined with the unions'direct financial contributions to campaigns, this activity made unions important players in the elections and helped project an image of potency and effectiveness in the news media and among politicians. As a result, the labor/Democrat alliance remained stronger than one would expect on the basis of union density figures alone.

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  • Taylor E. Dark Iii, 2000. "Labor and the Democratic Party: A Report on the 1998 Elections," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 21(4), pages 627-640, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:tra:jlabre:v:21:y:2000:i:4:p:627-640
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    1. Kyung-nok Chun, 2023. "What do Right-to-Work Laws do to Unions? Evidence from Six Recently-Enacted RTW Laws," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 44(1), pages 94-144, June.
    2. Aaron J. Sojourner, 2013. "Do Unions Promote Members' Electoral Office Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 66(2), pages 467-486, April.
    3. Ray Gibney & Marick Masters & Ozge Aybat & Thomas Amlie, 2018. "“I Know I Am, But What Are You?”: Public Perceptions of Unions, Members and Joining Intentions," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(9), pages 1-14, August.

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