Rosemary Feurer
Rosemary Feurer

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Rosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among other books and essays. She is working on The Illinois Mine Wars, 1860-1940 and a new biography of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.
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Philly’s School Kids Need Our Support

School safety is on the chopping block in Philadelphia. On June 7th, the school district announced the layoff of 1,202 school safety staff.

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LAWCHA

Staughton Lynd’s Message at the Closing Plenary, LAWCHA Conference, NYC

Staughton Lynd, historian and longtime labor and social activist sent the following message and greeting to be read at the Closing Plenary of

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LAWCHA

Time for Truth and Reconciliation by the AFL-CIO?

A remarkable commemoration occurred recently in Winston-Salem, North Carolina–a tribute to the connections forged between civil rights and unionism 70 years ago.

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LAWCHA

Labor historian Bob Korstad on “why I chose to be arrested”

On May 6, Bob Korstad joined civil rights activists, 2 former presidents of the Organization of American Historians and other concerned citizens to

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Events (Old) Labor History OpEd

History of Capitalism Summer Camp, Cornell University

July 14-25. Join 25 other historians and get the skills you need to understand economic theory, interpret quantitative sources, make sense of corporate

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