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