"This book is one of the most outstanding of recent years in all the history of U.S. labor, and nearly alone in tackling the complexities at the cross-section of Left politics and unionism."  Paul Buhle, senior lecturer in American Civilization, Brown University, and coeditor of The Encyclopedia of the American Left.

"These well-done essays bring new texture and nuance to the portrait we have of communist and anticommunist labor activists and their struggles with one another . . . for those seeking a sampling of the state of current research on Cold War labor, this collection will prove valuable."  
Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas.

"American Labor and the Cold War is a collection of smart and challenging essays that examine the impact of cold war politics on organized labor and the labor left."
International Labor and Working-Class History

"Issel . . . in his solidly researched piece . . . locates a vibrant 'West Coast Catholic progressivism' in the activities of the priests and their archbishop in San Francisco as they sought to 'build independent and democratic unions to defeat both the labor left and the business right.'"  Labor History

"The authors and editors have done an excellent job showing the depth of current scholarship on labor's domestic Cold War."  The Historian