One of the fundamental aspects of human life is labor. What does a worker’s labor look like? What are they provided in return for their labor? What is the relationship between workers’ and their workplace? What is different about one worker’s labor and their workplace compared to another worker’s labor and workplace? How can workers democratize their workplace, even in the midst of oppressive employers and limited workers’ protection laws? What do different types of labor look like in the United States? You can discover potential answers to these questions and more through exploring scholarly materials in the field of labor sociology. Labor has looked different in different historical periods, and the labor movements of the past have helped shape what labor looks like today. Although the labor movements of the past have helped workers secure certain rights and benefits, labor has also experienced major set-backs. Learning more about how workers have fought against oppressive employers in the past can help us fight for our rights as workers in the future.