Brian Greenberg, “Labor unions to focus on cementing partnerships”
In a June 2, 1897, letter to the New York Journal, Mark Twain responded to newspaper accounts that he either was seriously ill
OpEd
OpEd
Sarah Rose and Joshua Salzmann, “Our nation of bionic workers”
As Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepares to appeal his 211-game suspension, seeking the $86 million remaining on his contract, it would be
Issues of Labor
Labor 10.3 (Fall, 2013)
In This Issue The Common Verse Robin Clarke, “Untitled (The Mine Collapsed Under)“ LAWCHA Watch Rosemary Feurer, “LAWCHA and the Lesson Plan“ Contemporary
OpEd
Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein, “Revaluing the Labor of Care”
They were to be neither nurses nor maids, but front-line careworkers whose efforts allowed frail elderly and disabled people to remain at home.
Call for Proposals
Food and Work (Deadline: October 1)
Susan Levine and Steve Striffler send a call for papers for a special issue of Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas
Labor History
Who Built Our Capitol? The Lives and Work of the Men and Women Who Built the Minnesota State Capitol Building
On July 27, 1898 marching bands led thousands of people to the highest point in downtown St Paul, Minnesota. Columns of veterans, stonecutters
Call for Proposals
Labor and Empire Small Conference
The journal Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas invites paper submissions for its upcoming conference–tentatively slotted for November 13-15, 2014 in
Labor History
New Gravestone for Harry Kelly (1871-1953)
LAWCHA member Nathan Jun is interested in acquiring a new marker for the grave of our departed comrade Harry Kelly (1871-1953) at Forest
Events (Old)
Organize the South or Die: Why the South Matters to the Future of Labor
Session at the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 10 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. As the AFL-CIO and its affiliates
OpEd
Emily Twarog, “Today’s workers need better deal,” Chicago Sun-Times OpEd
I worked in the food service for a total of 15 years, in every possible job classification. During that time, I worked at