. . . AND THE  CURRENT ASSAULT ON PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS ACROSS THE U.S." Professor Mickey's current research focuses on political causes of rising income inequality, as well as on contemporary racial politics. He is the author of “Paths Out of Dixie: The Democratization of Authoritarian Enclaves in America’s Deep South.” 

The share of the private sector workforce that is unionized has fallen to 6%, a 120-year low. But over the past few decades, public sector unions have thrived, and their place in election campaigns has grown. Recently, unions have been under assault by Republican governors and legislators nationwide. Why has this occurred? When do these assaults succeed? And how will they affect the impact of unions on congressional and presidential elections?

Please check the OLLI web site for additional lectures in the series “Money and Politics: Is Democracy for Sale?” Thursdays, September 11 - October 23.
http://www.olli-umich.org/programs_activities/lectures/1st_Lecture_Series.pdf