Australia-US Comparative Labour History Conference
January 8-9, 2015. The University of Sydney, Australia. This conference aims to bring together historians and scholars interested in exploring the comparative and
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Letter to Marissa Mayer Encouraging Living Wages at WalMart
The Time for a Raise Campaign at the Center for Study of Responsive Law is sending a sign-on letter to Marissa Mayer, Yahoo
OpEd
Teaching Blog
John McNay, “Attack on public school teachers seems like sour grapes”
In the United States, right-wing politicians have diligently worked to defund public education. Republicans have often done this in two major ways. They
OpEd
John McNay, “Senate Bill 5 remains an emblem of Kasich’s extreme agenda”
As Ohio voters consider whether to give John Kasich another four years as governor this November, they might want to revisit his first
OpEd
John T. McNay, “12 moments in Cincy labor history”
The Cincinnati labor community is nearly as old as the city itself and very much a part of the fabric that makes up
OpEd
Anna Lane Windham, “Making a living while black” (Baltimore Sun, 8/30/2014)
Though we’ve narrowed the racial divide since the days of segregation, the economic divide between whites and blacks has been remarkably persistent for
Articles
Colin Gordon, A Map To The Roots Of Ferguson’s Civic Unrest, on NPR
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/26/343484238/a-map-to-the-roots-of-fergusons-civic-unrest
Issues of Labor
Labor 11.3 (Fall, 2014)
In This Issue The Common Verse Hugh Martin, “Iraq War, 2004” LAWCHA Watch James N. Gregory, “Advancing the Ivory-Collar/Blue-Collar Partnership” Up for Debate
Issues of Labor
Labor 11.2 (Summer, 2014)
In This Issue Articles Kristoffer Smemo, “A “New Dealized” Grand Old Party: Labor and the Emergence of Liberal Republicanism in Minneapolis, 1937 –
Issues of Labor
Labor 11.1 (Spring, 2014)
In This Issue The Common Verse Carl Wade Thompson, “Off Shore“ LAWCHA Watch Nancy MacLean, “Connecting Members and Communities“ Contemporary Affairs Marcel van