The uneven emergence of a labor movement, 1827-1837 -- The New England Shoemakers' Strike of 1860 -- The Railroad Strikes of 1877 -- The Pullman Strike and boycott of 1894 -- The Lawrence Strike of 1912 -- The miners' program, 1919-1923 -- The General Textile Strike of 1934 -- The General Motors...

By studying the ways in which American industrial workers mobilized concerted action in their own interest, the author focuses on the workplace itself, examining the codes of conduct developed by different types of workers and the connections between their activity at work and their national...