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NEW REVIEW: Backroom Bargaining by Jane Latour

January 25, 2026 Kyle Friend

We are very pleased to present Steve Early’s review of Backroom Bargaining: Racketeering and Rebellion in New York City’s Labor Unions, the posthumously-published book by our dear colleague Jane Latour.

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The New York Labor History Association (NYLHA) was founded in 1976 by trade unionists, academics, students, archivists, educators, labor editors, attorneys, and retirees, mostly from New York State. NYLHA encourages the study of workers and their organizations and serves as a bridge between past and present labor unionists and academics.

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