Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein, “A shameful setback for home care worker rights”
On Monday in a 5–4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Harris v. Quinn that home care workers paid through Medicaid do
OpEd
OpEd
Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein on Harris v. Quinn
Harris v. Quinn shows as little respect for history as it does for women’s work. It distorts the status of thousands of homecare
Activism
Help Send Undocumented Student Leaders to Mississippi Freedom Summer 50th Conference
LAWCHA member Bethany Moreton asks all who are able to please donate to Freedom University’s effort to send its students to the 50th
Events (Old)
Fighting Against War: Peace Activism in the Twentieth Century
February, 11-13, 2015 (CFP Deadline, July 31), University of Melbourne, Australia. Throughout the twentieth century, labour movement activists have been in the forefront
Labor History
Teaching Blog
Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality
Author Colin Gordon’s book, Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality is an online textbook that uses historical and economic analysis to
LAWCHA
LAWCHA Providing Funding for Regional Grad Student Labor Conferences
At our board meeting in Atlanta, LAWCWA voted to provide up to $250 to help support other regional graduate student-organized and run labor
LAWCHA
LAWCHA 2013 Newsletter
If you are a LAWCHA member, your hard copy of the 2013 Newsletter will arrive in the next few weeks! Until then, you
People
Leon Fink receives Sol Stetin Award for Labor History
Congratulations to Leon Fink who received Sidney Hillman Foundation’s gives 2014 Sol Stetin Award for Labor History. Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of
Events (Old)
Labour History Workshop, St. Catharines, Ontario
Sunday, May 25. The 2014 Labour History Workshop will be held in St. Catharines, Ontario, on Sunday, May 25, during this year’s Congress
Call for Proposals
People
SLSA is accepting essay submissions for the Robert H. Zieger Prize
The Southern Labor Studies Association (SLSA) announces the Robert H. Zieger Prize for the best essay in Southern Labor Studies. This prize has