The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History

by Ness; Immanuel

• ISBN13: 9780765613301
• ISBN10: 0765613301
• Edition: Boxed
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This comprehensive encyclopedia is the first detais compilation of historical research on strikes in America, from colonial days to the present. The contributors include historians, sociloogists, anthropologists, and philosophers, as well as current and past activists from unions and other social movement organizations.

Table of Contents

Editors and Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Timeline

Topic Finder

Introduction to The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History

Types of Strikes

Strikes: Theory and Practice

Introduction

Strikes in American History

Theories of Strikes

Socialist Theories of the Strike

The News Media and Strikes

The Business Community's Mercenaries: Strikebreakers and Union Busters

Corporate Strike Strategy

The Decline of Strike

Strike Lessons from the Last Twenty-Five Years: What It Takes to Walk Out and Win

Strikes and Working Class Culture

Introduction

Dressed for Defiance: The Clothing of Female Strikers, 1910-1935

Better Than a Hundred Speeches: The Strike Song

Civil Rights Strikes

World War II Hate Strikes

Polish Workers and Strikes, 1900-1937

North Carolina Women on Strike

The Catholic Church and Strikes

Strikes Led by the Trade Union Unity League, 1929-1934

Strike Waves

Introduction

The Strike Wave of 1877

World War I Era Strikes

The Rise and Fall of the Sit-Down Strike

The 1945-46 Strike Wave

Strikes in the U.S. Since World War II

Strikes in the Public Sector

Introduction

Labor and the Boston Police Strike of 1919

Teachers' Strikes

Postal Workers' Strikes

Strikes in the New York City Transit System

Social Workers and Strikes

Strikes in the Private Sector

Introduction

Manufacturing, Mining, and Agricultural Strikes

Introduction

Strikes and Apprenticeship

Strikes in the 19th-century Cotton Textile Industry in the Northeast United States

Twentieth Century Textile Strikes

Garment Worker Strikes

Steel Strikes Before 1935

Steel on Strike: From 1936 to the Present

Unionizing the Jungle: A Century of Meatpacking Strikes

Automobile Workers' Strikes

Rubber Workers' Strikes

Plumbing Strikes

Agricultural Strikes

Labor and the Transformation of the Hawaiian Sugar Industry

The Redwoods Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Strike

The Watsonville Cannery Strike, 1985-1987

Coal Miners On Strike and the Formation of a National Union

Mesabi Iron Miners' Strikes

The Rise and Fall of Rank-and-File Miner Militancy, 1964-2007

Infrastructure Industry Strikes

Introduction

Labor Upheaval on the Nation's Railroads, 1877-1922

Strikes by Telegraph Workers

Telegraph Messenger Strikes and Their Impact on Telegraph Unionization

Trolley Wars

Seafarers' Strikes in American History

Longshoremen's Strikes, 1900-1920

Strikes on the Port of New York 1945-1960

Strikes in the U.S. Airline Industry, 1919-2004

Aerospace Engineer Strikes

Service Industry Strikes

Introduction

Newsboy Strikes

Retail Workers' Strikes

Waitress Strikes

Office Workers' Strikes

Strikes in the Motion Picture Industry

Attorney Strikes at The Legal Aid Society of New York City

Musician Strikes

Striking the Ivory Tower: Student Employee Strikes at Private Universities

The Boston University Strike of 1979

Strikes by Professional Athletes

Nurses on Strike

Organizing Home Health Care Workers in New York City

Additional Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

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