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Informationen zum Autor Aaron Brenner is a researcher, editor, and consultant in the areas of labor and finance, and he is currently employed as a senior research analyst with the Service Employees International Union. Benjamin Day is the Executive Director of Mass-Care: The Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care, and the Statewide Coordinator for Massachusetts Physicians for a National Health Program. Immanuel Ness is a professor of political science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, and teaches at the Brooklyn College Graduate Center for Worker Education. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Strikes have been part of American labor relations since the colonial days, reflecting the widespread class conflict that has run throughout the nation's history. This book presents a collection of historical research on strikes in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Timeline, Introduction to The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History, Types of Strikes, Part I. Strikes: Theory and Practice Part II. Strikes and Working-Class Culture Part III. Strike Waves Part IV. Public Sector Strikes Part V. Strikes in the Private Sector Section 1. Manufacturing, Mining, and Agricultural Strikes Section 2. Infrastructure Industry Strikes Section 3. Service Industry Strikes, Additional Bibliography
