In all parts of the world, works are organizing to get higher wages and better working conditions. Labor in Action traces the stormy history of labor in the United States. Employers and workers have often opposed each other and fought for what each thought was right. But each period in American history has been marked by improved relations between these two groups. Today, works have the right to organize and settle arguments in meetings with their employers. After more than a century of struggle, labor has won – good wages short working day healthy working conditions vacations with pay – The American labor story is a meaningful one for workers everywhere who are seeking a better life.