ABSTRACT
The U.S. labor movement has been significantly more visible on the national scene over the last few years. A few high profile, victorious strikes and job actions (UPS, Boeing, and the United Airlines Pilots); a bolder, more effec tive political operation; and a sustained pause in membership decline has transformed “Labor’s back!” from a wishful slogan to a statement of fact. Labor’s new willingness and readiness to agitate and organize on the picket line, in the precinct halls, and in the media on behalf of America’s working families is evident.
