Strikes have been part of American labor relations from colonial days to the present, reflecting the widespread class conflict that has run throughout the nation's history. Against employers and their goons, against the police, the National Guard, local, state, and national officials, against...

Editors and contributors -- Topic finder -- Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History / Aaron Brenner -- Types of strikes / Aaron Brenner -- List of abbreviations -- Strikes: theory and practice -- Introduction / Aaron Brenner -- Strikes in American history / Aaron Brenner...