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1. Work in colonial America : The American Revolution and the workers' rights movement (1677-1776)
2. Coming together : the fight over the 10-hour workday and the birth of the American labor union (1776-1840)
3. Women's work : women in the workforce and gender equality (1814-1850)
4. The engine of America : the race barrier and African Americans in the workforce (1860-1870)
5. The ultra rich : robber barons of the Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
6. A national movement : creating a national labor movement and the 8-hour workday conflict (1866-1873)
7. Dangerous conditions : the scheme of the Molly Maguires and the mining empire (1875-1877)
8. Liberty above all : anarchy and the American working class (1886-1893)
9. Sons and daughters of toil : origins of Labor Day (1882-1894)
10. A matter of trusts : the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890-1902)
11. Leading labor : leading figures in the national labor movement (1886-1905)
12. Child labor in the United States : reforming laws for child workers (1890-1944)
13. Workplace efficiency : Henry Ford and the assembly line (1903-1920)
14. Safety in the workplace : industrial accidents (1911-1920)
15. Misplaced trust : the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts (1901-1915)
16. Red herrings : socialism and the labor movement (1900-1920)
17. The mine wars : mining conflicts of the early twentieth century (1912-1927)
18. Legal barriers : the use of the judicial injunction and contracts in labor disputes (1921-1932)
19. The Great Depression : the Great Crash of 1929 and the labor movement (1930-1940)
20. The right to work : right-to-work laws and the future of the unions (1940-2022)
21. Organized crime and organized labor : the influence of organized crime on the labor movement (1930-1975)
22. Farms and fields : the farm labor movement (1960-1975)
23. Carrying the team : pregnancy and the workplace (1978-2022)
24. The Reagan approach : the Reagan administration and the labor unions (1975-1993)
25. Three strikes : labor disputes in professional sports (1972-2012)
26. The minimum wage : minimum wage laws in American history (1938-2022)
27. The workplace : telecommuting to virtual work (1970-2022)
28. The weekend : rethinking the work week (1908-2022)
29. Conclusion : economic freedom.
2. Coming together : the fight over the 10-hour workday and the birth of the American labor union (1776-1840)
3. Women's work : women in the workforce and gender equality (1814-1850)
4. The engine of America : the race barrier and African Americans in the workforce (1860-1870)
5. The ultra rich : robber barons of the Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
6. A national movement : creating a national labor movement and the 8-hour workday conflict (1866-1873)
7. Dangerous conditions : the scheme of the Molly Maguires and the mining empire (1875-1877)
8. Liberty above all : anarchy and the American working class (1886-1893)
9. Sons and daughters of toil : origins of Labor Day (1882-1894)
10. A matter of trusts : the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890-1902)
11. Leading labor : leading figures in the national labor movement (1886-1905)
12. Child labor in the United States : reforming laws for child workers (1890-1944)
13. Workplace efficiency : Henry Ford and the assembly line (1903-1920)
14. Safety in the workplace : industrial accidents (1911-1920)
15. Misplaced trust : the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts (1901-1915)
16. Red herrings : socialism and the labor movement (1900-1920)
17. The mine wars : mining conflicts of the early twentieth century (1912-1927)
18. Legal barriers : the use of the judicial injunction and contracts in labor disputes (1921-1932)
19. The Great Depression : the Great Crash of 1929 and the labor movement (1930-1940)
20. The right to work : right-to-work laws and the future of the unions (1940-2022)
21. Organized crime and organized labor : the influence of organized crime on the labor movement (1930-1975)
22. Farms and fields : the farm labor movement (1960-1975)
23. Carrying the team : pregnancy and the workplace (1978-2022)
24. The Reagan approach : the Reagan administration and the labor unions (1975-1993)
25. Three strikes : labor disputes in professional sports (1972-2012)
26. The minimum wage : minimum wage laws in American history (1938-2022)
27. The workplace : telecommuting to virtual work (1970-2022)
28. The weekend : rethinking the work week (1908-2022)
29. Conclusion : economic freedom.