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Outcome: Success, the Flint Sit-Down Strike forced General Motors to recognize the United Automobile Workers. Wider impact: Led to unionization throughout the auto industry and significantly improved labor rights.

Outcome: Success, Lawrence Textile Strike resulted in improved pay and working conditions for the workers. Wider impact: It helped inspire further labor movement actions and mobilized immigrant workers.

Outcome: Failure, Pullman Strike led to the intervention by the US government and the jailing of union leaders. Wider impact: Highlighted the need for federal mediation in labor disputes, leading to the eventual creation of the United States Department of Labor.

Outcome: Mixed, post-World War II Strike Wave resulted in some gains for workers but also a backlash leading to restrictive labor laws. Wider impact: Led to the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, which curtailed union power.

Outcome: Government intervention, the steel strike of 1952 resulted in the Supreme Court ruling against the Government's seizure of steel mills. Wider impact: Affirmed limitations of presidential powers in disputes between labor and management.

Outcome: Failure, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike led to President Reagan firing the strikers. Wider impact: Signified a major setback for public sector unionism and emboldened employers in the private sector.

Outcome: Failure, the Great Steel Strike did not result in union recognition or improved conditions. Wider impact: It led to a longer-term decline in unionism within the steel industry until New Deal reforms.

Outcome: Success, Ford Motor Company Strike led to Ford signing a contract with the United Auto Workers. Wider impact: Spurred union growth and solidified collective bargaining in the automotive industry.

Outcome: Success, the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike led to the expansion of the Teamsters union. Wider impact: Helped to catalyze nationwide industrial unionism and the passage of pro-labor New Deal legislation.

Outcome: Failure, the British General Strike of 1926 in coal mining ended without meeting demands. Wider impact: Demonstrated solidarity across various industries but resulted in repressive legislation.

Outcome: Failure, the UK Miners' Strike did not prevent mine closures and job losses. Wider impact: Weakened the power of the unions and the National Union of Mineworkers and empowered the Thatcher government's market reforms.

Outcome: Success, the Chicago Teachers Union strike resulted in gains for teachers, including increased compensation and improved job security. Wider impact: Reignited debate on education reform and illustrated the power of teachers' unions.

Outcome: Success, the United States postal strike of 1970 led to increased wages and the creation of the United States Postal Service. Wider impact: It was the first nationwide strike by postal workers, prompting a restructuring of the post office.

Outcome: Success, the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike resulted in recognition of the union and improved wages and working conditions. Wider impact: Became a symbol of the civil rights movement and was associated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.