Pt. I. Theoretical Issues. 1. Introduction: Patterns of Class Conflict in the United States since the 1960s / Glenn Perusek and Kent Worcester. 2. Political Economy after Reagan / Chris Toulouse. 3. Classical Political Sociology and Union Behavior / Glenn Perusek -- Pt. II. Case Studies. 4. Was There a Golden Age of the CIO? Race, Solidarity, and Union Growth during the 1930s and 1940s / Michael Goldfield. 5. Rank-and-File Teamster Movements in Comparative Perspective / Aaron Brenner. 6. Surprising Resilience: The Steelworkers' Struggle to Hang On to the Fordist Bargain / Christoph Scherrer. 7. Leadership and Opposition in the United Automobile Workers / Glenn Perusek. 8. The Airline Industry and Airline Unionism in the 1970s and 1980s / Andy Pollack. 9. Reflections on the "European Model" / Kent Worcester. 10. Conclusion / Staughton Lynd