Highly acclaimed and widely read since its first publication in 1986, American Workers, American Unions provides a concise and compelling history of American workers and their unions in the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. Taking into account recent important work on...

The first fruits of freedom -- Into the new century -- Great war, great migration -- Race and labor in depression and war -- Race and labor in the postwar world -- Affirmative action and labor action -- Back to the future