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...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. OVERVIEW -- 2. THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN LABOR -- 3. THE EXTENT AND CAUSES OF THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT -- 4. THE NEED FOR LABOR UNIONS TO ORGANIZE TRADITIONALLY NONUNION PERSONNEL -- 5. ENHANCING ORGANIZED LABOR'S...