A history of America in ten strikes / Erik Loomis

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Contents: 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
Summary: Describes ten critical worker's strikes in American labor history, including the Lowell Mill Girls strike, the Bread and Roses strike, and the Justice for Janitors strike.; Loomis describes ten critical worker's strikes in American labor history. He shows how these labor uprisings do not just reflect the times in which they occurred but speak directly to the present moment. The result is a fresh perspective on the present perilous condition of American workers, as well as a fresh perspective in American history. -- adapted from jacket

2018

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