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 others. She is working on The Illinois Mine Wars, 1860-1940 and a new biography of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.
LAWCHA

LAWCHA Board Election Results, 2013

The results of the LAWCHA 2012-2013 Board Elections are in. We thank all participants and look forward to working with the new members

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LAWCHA

PATCO strike of 1981: Reflections on Joseph McCartin’s Collision Course

In the wake of the continued disasters for workers rights in the last few years and the recent release of statistics suggesting that

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LAWCHA

Lane Windham, “If not unions, then what?,” Baltimore Sun, January 28, 2013

LAWCHA member and University of Maryland College Park graduate student Lane Windham has published an opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun entitled “If

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Events (Old) Labor History

Chicago: New Models of Representation Conference

March 7, 2013. Registration required. This one-day conference is motivated by a provocative question: What happens when workers begin to act like unions

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Call for Proposals Labor History

CFP: The Paterson Silk Strike Centennial Conference, 1913-2013 (Deadline: March 1, 2013)

The William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ) is seeking papers for its upcoming conference commemorating the centennial of the 1913 Paterson Silk

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Labor History Opportunity

Lioneld Jordan Fellowship in Arkansas Labor and Working-Class History

LAWCHA member Michael C. Pierce passes along a notice about an opportunity to study labor and working-class history in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Lioneld

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Issues of Labor

Labor 9.4 (Winter, 2012)

In This Issue The Common Verse Jeanne Bryner, “Silence Gives Consent“ LAWCHA Watch Cecilia Bucki, “LAWCHA/OAH Meeting in Milwaukee: Looking Ahead“ Contemporary Affairs

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Labor History LAWCHA OpEd

Reminder: Gutman Prize Deadline in Two Weeks (January 31st)

Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among

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International Conference Labor History

CFP: European Social History Conference (deadline: May 15)

Registration for ESSHC 2014 is now open. The European Social Science History Conference is organized by the International Institute of Social History (IISH),

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Global Affairs Articles LAWCHA

Alex Lichtenstein on Marikana: A View From the Mountain and a Case to Answer

In the September 1 edition of LARB, historian Alex Lichtenstein examined the background of the massacre of striking miners at Marikana, looking closely

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