Originally published: New York : The New Press, 2018

Introduction: 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 -- Conclusion: Take back power -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: 150 major events in U.S. labor history