00:00 Labor strikes are the last resort for labor unions.

05:09 Labor strikes are the result of workers banding together to demand fair treatment and better working conditions from their employers.

10:11 Strikes occur during contract negotiations and there are different types of strikes, including sick outs, slowdowns, and full work stoppages.

15:21 There are different types of strikes, including slowdowns, sit-down strikes, sympathy strikes, and general strikes.

20:31 Picketing is an important tactic used by unions during strikes to draw public support and embarrass the company, and crossing a picket line is seen as a negative action, resulting in being labeled a "SCAB."

25:39 Picketing is a tactic used by unions during strikes to draw public support and manipulate the media, as seen in the fight for a $15 minimum wage and the pressure put on McDonald's.

30:46 The MLB players association went on strike in 1984 and 1994 to protest against a salary cap, resulting in the cancellation of the rest of the season and the World Series in 1994.

35:40 Employers historically hired armed mercenaries, such as the Pinkerton Detective Agency, to beat up and intimidate striking workers, but over time, these tactics evolved into more covert actions like arranging for spies to attend union meetings.

41:05 Strikes have historically been violent, with incidents like the 1877 strike resulting in the deaths of supporters, but over time, public sentiment towards violence during strikes has shifted and laws like the Wagner Act and Taft-Hartley have given workers the right to strike, although the Supreme Court has weakened these rights by allowing employers to permanently replace striking workers.

46:30 The Supreme Court ruled that employers can lock out employees and temporarily replace them during negotiations, and employees faced with a lockout have the options of finding work elsewhere, accepting the terms, or voting to dissolve the union, as seen in the American Crystal Sugar Company lockout in 2011.

51:42 The air traffic controllers' strike resulted in the firing of all the strikers, a change in the flow between employers and employees, and a fear among workers that the president would back up employers in future strikes.