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...

If the American labor movement is to rise again, it will not be as a result of electing Democrats, the passage of legislation, or improved methods of union organizing. Rather, workers will need to rediscover the power of the strike. Not the ineffectual strike of today, where employees meekly sit...

"The fight for a higher minimum wage has become the biggest national labor story in decades. Beginning in November 2012, strikes by fast food workers spread across the country, landing in Seattle in May 2013. Within a year, Seattle had adopted a $15 minimum wage--the highest in the United...