{"product_id":"blue-collar-empire-the-untold-story-of-us-labors-global-anticommunist-crusade-9781839769054","title":"Blue-Collar Empire: The Untold Story of Us Labor's Global Anticommunist Crusade","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow the CIA used American unions to undermine workers at home and subvert democracy abroad\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue-Collar Empire\u003c\/i\u003e tells the shocking story of the AFL-CIO's global anticommunist crusade--and its devastating consequences for workers around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnions have the power not only to secure pay raises and employee benefits but to bring economies to a screeching halt and overthrow governments. Recognizing this, in the late twentieth century, the US government sought to control labor movements abroad as part of the Cold War contest for worldwide supremacy. In this work, Washington found an enthusiastic partner in the AFL-CIO's anticommunist officials, who, in a shocking betrayal, for decades expended their energies to block revolutionary ideologies and militant class consciousness from taking hold in the workers' movements of Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Schuhrke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839769054","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42983825506441,"sku":"9781839769054","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2265a410-9661-4425-9307-86c69fcc4110.jpg?v=1726553433","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/blue-collar-empire-the-untold-story-of-us-labors-global-anticommunist-crusade-9781839769054","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}