Why Unions? Strength in numbers ; The first U.S. unions ; Do unions work? ; Unions and dignity.
How Unions Form. A little history ; How unions form ; Successful union organizing ; With the California Nurses' Association in Texas.
Union Structures and Democracy. Locals and internationals ; Union structure and the law ; An example of union democracy ; A local union meeting.
Collective Bargaining. The IWW's case against collective bargaining ; Strategies of the contract campaign ; Bargaining in wartime ; At the table ; The agreement ; Politics and collective bargaining.
Unions and Politics. Why U.S. labor politics are different ; Labor politics in the 1930s ; Labor politics today ; The Missouri victory against right-to-work ; Workers of the world suppressed ; The American Institute for Free Labor Development ; The time is ripe ; The Employee Free Choice Act.
Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation. Unions and race ; The United Packinghouse Workers ; The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters ; Unions and women ; Women in struggle ; The intersection of race and gender ; Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual workers ; What collective bargaining has won ; Politics of liberation.
Immigrant Workers. A nation of immigrants ; The United Farm Workers Union ; The Immokalee Farm Workers' take on the fast food companies.
The Tasks Ahead. The difficulties labor faces ; Labor's decline: external forces ; Labor's decline: internal forces ; The "new voice" ; An international labor movement ; Still to come.
