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A Historical Study Of The Development Of The American Federation Of Labor-Congress Of Industrial Organizations' Committee On Political Education And An Assessment Of Its Political Effectiveness, Arthur F. Grachek
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For over two hundred years organized labor has participated in the political activity of the United States. In the following statement, Professor Lloyd G. Reynolds of Yale expressed his opinion on organized labor's long history in political action. He stated:
"It is often debated whether unions should 'go into Politics,' really, they have no choice in the matter. The are automatically in politics because they exist under a legal and political system which has been generally critical of union activities. The conspiracy suit and the injunction judge have been a problem for unions from the earliest times. A minimum of …