Even as unions reached their twentieth century apogee as economic institutions and as mass membership organizations the old labor question practically vanished from popular political discourse the quest for an industrial democracy at the work site came to an abrupt end in all but the most radical circles at the very moment in which a rights conscious revolution began to transform american . State of the union a century of american labor politics and society in twentieth century america princeton princeton university press 2002 pp xi 336 2995 politics and society in . State of the union is a uniquely important study of the labor movement in twentieth century american politics lichtenstein demonstrates both an intricate grounded knowledge of union dynamics and a finely nuanced sophisticated understanding of american political history since the new deal this book is a must read for anyone seriously interested in making sense of american politics during the last three quarters of a century. Read state of the union a century of american labor politics and society in twentieth century. Download pdf state of the union a century of american labor politics and society in twentieth century