{"product_id":"a-history-of-america-in-ten-strikes-9781620976272","title":"A History of America in Ten Strikes","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining, tough-minded, and strenuously argued (\u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e) account of ten moments when workers fought to change the balance of power in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e best book of 2018, \u003cem\u003eA History of America in Ten Strikes\u003c\/em\u003e--published in the wake of the teachers' strike that swept the country in 2018--challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. Labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers' strikes in American labor history in chapters [that] are self-contained enough to be used on their own in union trainings or reading groups (\u003cem\u003eLabor Notes\u003c\/em\u003e), and adds an appendix detailing the 150 most important strikes in American history. These labor uprisings do not just reflect the times in which they occurred, but speak directly to the present moment, where American workers are still fighting for basic rights like a livable minimum wage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Lowell Mill Girls strike in the 1830s to Justice for Janitors in 1990, what Loomis's book perhaps does best is remind us that the promise of the labor movement, despite its many failures and compromises, has always been to make everyday life more democratic (\u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a new generation of workers flexes their muscles with renewed strike campaigns on behalf of teachers, autoworkers, and nurses, we have much to learn from both the victories and defeats of the past, from the boots up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Loomis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620976272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik Loomis\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. He blogs at \u003cem\u003eLawyers, Guns, and Money\u003c\/em\u003e on labor and environmental issues past and present. His work has also appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDissent\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e. The author of \u003cem\u003eOut of Sight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Timber\u003c\/em\u003e, he lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827715260531,"sku":"9781620976272","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_954fe7f7-03db-4928-9379-55fffa92e249.jpg?v=1644575117","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-history-of-america-in-ten-strikes-9781620976272","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}