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Have the poor fared best by participating in conventional electoral politics or by engaging in mass defiance and disruption? The authors of the classic Regulating The Poor assess the successes and failures of these two strategies as they examine, in this provocative study, four protest movements of lower-class groups in 20th century America:-- The mobilization of the unemployed during the Great Depression that gave rise to the Workers' Alliance of America-- The industrial strikes that resulted in the formation of the CIO-- The Southern Civil Rights Movement-- The movement of welfare recipients led by the National Welfare Rights Organization.

The meaning of union political work has varied over the labor movement's history. Even during the high point of labor's political influence, the New Deal of the 1930s, simply electing labor‐backed candidates did not alone provide an adequate vehicle for establishing working‐class reforms.

Discusses the relationship between workers & employers, their traditions, & strategies used over the years regarding labor issues. Moreover, it is indicated that in order to influence government, employers use their wealth & social position, whereas the workers use their votes. Developments regarding globalization, ideology & solidarity in the last century are described. It is concluded that there are signs of the emergence of a renewed push by workers for government backing of labor rights & the forging of a new rule-bound labor compact at the international level. E. Sanchez