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Harvey Schwartz on Labor Under Siege–a Book about the ILWU and Union President “Big Bob” McEllrath

Introduction:  An injury to one is an injury to all. Motto of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. ILWU demonstrators at the Vancouver,.

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A Seat at the Table – Update Part 4

This is the fourth in a series that updates and extends John McKerley’s essay in the current issue of Labor: Studies in Working.

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A Seat at the Table – Update Part 2

THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES THAT UPDATES AND EXTENDS JOHN MCKERLEY’S ESSAY IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF LABOR: STUDIES IN WORKING.

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Labor History

The Right to Work, the Right to Carry, and the Right to Shoot

Cleveland's long history of guns is connected to anti-worker repression.

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Socialism Comes to Philadelphia

On Sunday afternoon, March 9, 1930, the city of Philadelphia witnessed what the Public Ledger called “one of the most amazing demonstrations of.

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Labor History

Remembering the Last Great Strike this Memorial Day

On the afternoon of Memorial Day, 1937, at least 1,500 striking steel workers and their supporters marched across a sun-drenched field in the.

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