Rust Belt Union Blues

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Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol

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Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol provide timely insight into the relationship between the decline of unions and the shift of working-class voters away from Democrats.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Tables

1. Understanding Social and Political Change in the Rust Belt
2. The Social Underpinnings of the "Union Man"
3. The Economic Breakdown of Big Labor from Without and Within
4. Union Membership Transformed
5. From Union Blue to Trump Red
6. On Union Decline and the Potential for Resurgence
   Appendix A. Voting Patterns in Western Pennsylvania
   Appendix B. Sample Interview Questions
   Appendix C. Photographs in IBEW and USW Newsletters
   Appendix D. Local Union Mentions in IBEW and USW Newsletters
   Notes
   Glossary
   Index