getAbstract believes that this gripping, reportorial book will intrigue anyone who is interested in American politics, the
labor movement, or social and economic reform. Robert Fitch catalogs trade unions'' alleged crimes of
corruption, while showing how their organizational structure makes corruption all but inevitable. If you think the U.S. labor movement had only noble origins, it is instructive to reflect on the thugs Fitch says loom so large in its early history. And, if you believe that union corruption belongs to the past, it is salutary to discover how profound and pervasive it is in today''s unions, at least, according to this reporter. Fitch strongly explains why he feels union corruption is not just a labor issue, but is a disease that harms society-at-large in many ways, amply explored herein.