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Author Loomis, Erik, author.

Title A history of America in ten strikes / Erik Loomis.

Publication Info. New York : The New Press, 2018.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1911531~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  331.892973 LOO    DUE 04-01-24
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Description 301 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-289) and index.
Contents Strikes and American History -- Lowell Mill Girls and the Development of American Capitalism -- Slaves on Strike -- The Eight-Hour-Day Strikes -- The Anthracite Strike and the Progressive State -- The Bread and Roses Strike -- The Flint Sit-Down Strike and the New Deal -- The Oakland General Strike and Cold War America -- Lordstown and Workers in a Rebellious Age -- Air Traffic Controllers and the New Assault on Unions -- Justice for Janitors and Immigrant Unionism -- Take Back Power -- Appendix: 150 Major Events in U.S. Labor History.
Subject Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- History.
Labor disputes -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9781620971611 (hc : alk. paper)
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