America Needs a Raise - Signed First Edition by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney (1996)

John J. Sweeney

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996

About this Item

Sweeney, John J. America Needs a Raise: Fighting for Economic Security and Social Justice. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. First edition, first printing (complete number line 10 - 2). Octavo, gray boards with blue cloth spine and gilt lettering; in unclipped dust jacket. A fine copy, tight and unmarked, in a fine jacket showing only faint shelf toning to the rear panel. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper 'In Solidarity, John Sweeney.' Laid in is a typed memorandum from 'Union Privilege, AFL-CIO' (dated December 23, 1996) presenting this signed copy as a New Year's gift to organization liaisons. The ephemera, along with the inscription, confirm distribution as a special presentation issue from Sweeney's presidency. A bright, collectible association copy linking organized labor's resurgence in the 1990s with its most visible national leader. John J. Sweeney (1934-2021) served as president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009, leading more than 13 million union members through an era of renewal in labor organizing and advocacy for economic justice. A Bronx-born son of Irish immigrants, he rose from the Service Employees International Union to become one of America's most influential labor figures, emphasizing fair wages, health care, and workers' dignity. His leadership bridged traditional unionism with modern social-movement politics, earning him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.

Seller Inventory # NF.SWE.1996.1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: America Needs a Raise - Signed First Edition by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney (1996)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction