2013-2014 LAWCHA Election Results
The Elections Committee has reported the results of the annual election to the Executive Committee, and we are very pleased to announce the
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Call for Proposals
International Conference
Australian-US Comparative and Transnational Labour History Conference
January 8-9, 2015. CFP deadline: April 15, 2014. The University of Sydney, Australia. Historians and other scholars have long recognized both similarities and
LAWCHA
So the UAW Lost, What Can Be Done? Some History Lessons.
In the aftermath of the UAW loss in the Volkswagen union election in Tennessee, declarations of “A Titanic Defeat” echo across the blogosphere.
OpEd
Lane Windham, “VW workers not first Southern auto workers to face choice on union”
All eyes are on Chattanooga, Tenn. as 1,500 Volkswagen workers file into voting booths this week to determine whether they will be represented
International Conference
Vienna, Austria Conference: 10th European Social Science History Conference
The Conference welcomes papers and sessions on any topic and any historical period. It is organized in a large number of networks. The
International Conference
New Delhi, India Conference: Labour History – A Return to Politics?
Why is a consideration of a political turn important today? Since the end of the 1970s there have been massive changes in the
OpEd
Peter Rachleff, “The movement that sings for freedom”
Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among
Labor History
Pete Seeger, A Voice for Social Justice (1919-2014)
LAWCHA remembers legendary folk singer and activist, Pete Seeger, who passed away on January 27, 2014. Seeger captivated multiple generations of activists through
OpEd
Lane Windham, “Why Alt-Labor Groups Are Making Employers Mighty Nervous”
A growing minimum wage movement indicates that despite low union membership statistics, labor’s future isn’t as dire as some in the business world
OpEd
Caring for America, a Podcast with Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein
Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among