A history of America in ten strikes /Erik Loomis.

Loomis, Erik,

A history of America in ten strikes /Erik Loomis. History of America in 10 strikes - New York : The New Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Strikes and American history -- Lowell Mill girls and the development of American capitalism -- Slaves on strike -- The eight-hour-day strikes -- The Anthracite strike and the progressive state -- The Bread and Roses Strike -- The Flint Sit-Down Strike and the New Deal -- The Oakland General Strike and Cold War America -- Lordstown and workers in a rebellious age -- Air traffic controllers and the new assault on unions -- Justice for janitors and immigrant unionism -- Take back power -- Appendix: 150 major events in U.S. labor history.



9781620971628


Strikes and lockouts--History.--United States
Labor disputes--History.--United States


Electronic Books.

HD5324 / .H578 2018