March to Commemorate Winston-Salem Local 22
April 20, 2013. A group of journalists and activists in Winston-Salem are organizing a rally and march to commemorate the work of a
Events (Old)
Issues of Labor
LAWCHA
Labor 10.1 (Spring, 2013)
In This Issue The Common Verse William Boggs, “It’s Them Robots“ LAWCHA Watch Shelton Stromquist, “Going Global“ Arts and Media Joshua Brown, “Introduction
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B&O Railroad Strike of 1887 Memoralized at Camden Yards
On Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, in Baltimore, MD, an historic marker was unveiled on South Howard Street, next to the Camden Yards
Labor History
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Robert H. Zieger Prize for Southern Labor Studies
In honor of the late Robert H. Zieger–teacher, scholar, and tireless union activist–the Southern Labor Studies Association announces that it is raising funds
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Graduate Student Travel Grants for the LAWCHA Conference
The Labor and Working-Class History Association will award four travel grants of $250 each to graduate students presenting at the June conference in
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LAWCHA Conference Registration Guide
If you are finding our conference registration process confusing, you are not alone! We have created a simple step-by-step guide to registering, including
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OpEd
Cindy Hahamovitch, “Protecting Immigrant Farm Workers,” Miami Herald OpEd
For the second time in 35 years farm employers are holding up comprehensive immigration reform by demanding a bigger and less-regulated guestworker program.
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OpEd
Nelson Lichtenstein, “Obamacare’s Other Benefit,” LA Times OpEd
“If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical
Call for Proposals
“Geographies of Labor,” NALHC (Deadline: May 15)
October 24-26, 2013 at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. The Program Committee of the North American Labor History Conference invites proposals for sessions,
Labor History
LAWCHA
Bob Zieger, 1938-2013
LAWCHA mourns the loss of one of its founding members, Bob Zieger. Bob was one of LAWCHA’s first ever board members and has