For Further Reading

Music Matters (George Seltzer, Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1989)
General History of the AFM
For the Record (Jon Burlingame, Hollywood: RMA, 1997)
History of the AFM Player Conference, Recording Musicians Association

Strike! (Jeremy Brecher, Boston, MA: South End Press, 1997)
Detailed stories of job actions in the U.S., such as the Pullman Strike and the Haymarket Riots, that have had a lasting impact on labor relations and workers rights
From the Folks who Brought you the Weekend : a Short Illustrated History of Labor in the United States (Priscilla Murolo, New York : New Press, 2001)
From 1492 to the Presidency of George W. Bush, the narrative puts a human face on the events and social conditions that have shaped the labor movement
U.S. Labor in the Twentieth Century (John Hinshaw, Amherst NY: Humanity Books, 2000)
An overview of the hidden history of American workers, including diversity in the workplace, the effects of affluence and consumerism, and lessons from the past
Labor in America : a History (Melvyn Dubofsky, Wheeling, Ill : Harlan Davidson, 1999)
A comprehensive history of the labor movement in the United States from colonial days through the twentieth century
Taking Care of Business : Samuel Gompers, George Meany, Lane Kirkland, and the Tragedy of American Labor ( Paul Buhle, New York : Monthly Review Press, 1999)

Why Unions Matter (Michael Yates, New York : Monthly Review Press, 1998)
How labor unions work, what they are, and what they do
America Needs a Raise (John Sweeney, Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996)
From the current President of the AFL-CIO, a plan to restore respect for working Americans
Global Village or Global Pillage (Brecher/Costello, Cambridge, Mass. : South End Press, 1998)
How the Global Economy effects workers in the U.S. and abroad, including the impact of World Trade Organization and treaties such as NAFTA
Not your Father's Union Movement: Inside the AFL-CIO (Jo-Ann Mort, New York : Verso, 1998)
Essays from numerous authors on women's role in the workplace, organizing immigrant labor, the Teamsters/UPS 1997 strike, unions in politics, and more
Robust Unionism: Innovations in the Labor Movement (Arthur Shostak, Ithaca: ILR Press, 1991)
Case Studies of tactics used by unions in workplace issues, organizing, public relations, encouraging membership growth, and more

The Transformation of US Unions (Ray Tillman, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999)
The challenges and strategies facing the labor movement today. Different perspectives from numerous authors on organizing, bargaining, globalization, revitalizing the labor movement, grassroots movements, and more
Rekindling the Movement (Lowell Turner, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001)
Various articles and case studies on the contingent workforce, union mergers, globalization, AFL-CIO "Union Cities", union revivals
A New labor movement for the new century (Gregory Mantsios, New York : Monthly Review Press, 1998)
Essays by more than 25 union activists, labor leaders, and academics on democracy, union revival, diversity, politics, and organizing strategies
Mutual Aid and Union Renewal (Samuel B. Bacharach et. al., Ithaca: ILR Press, 2001)
Reviving the Labor movement by replacing the servicing model and returning to the mutual aid roots of the labor movement through the use of member assistance programs.

Democracy Is Power: Rebuilding Unions from the Bottom Up (Martha Gruelle, Detroit: Labor Notes)
Rights and responsibilities of union members and how union members' activism is necessary to ensure democracy and power in the labor movement
Democratic rights for Union Members : a Guide to Internal Union Democracy (H. W. Benson, New York : Association for Union Democracy, 1979)
Landrum-Griffin Act and Union Democracy (Doris B. McLaughlin, Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1979)

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Robert D. Putnam, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000)
Studies surveys taken over several decades and shows causes and effects of the decline of community activities (including union membership), with suggestions for rebuilding community
In Good Company: How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work (Don Cohen, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2001)
Illustrates how using networks and building trust can encourage cooperative action, knowledge sharing, and other actions which strengthen organizations, with examples from organizations such as UPS, ALCOA, and others
Alliances and Coalitions: How to Gain Influence and Power by Working with People (Edward Levin and R.V. Denenberg, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984)
How you can achieve more working together in groups than you can working alone. Easy reading with lots of practical examples.

NLRB Website
A Primer on American Labor Law (William B. Gould IV, Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, 1986)
An explanation of rights given by the NLRA, including background on its development and case studies on how the courts have interpreted the law

Union Security in Florida Industries under the Right-to-work Amendment (John William Lowe, 1956)
A dissertation explaining how Right-to-Work originated and specifically how it came about in Florida