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
Call for Proposals
Labor History
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
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
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),
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
LAWCHA
Anthony DeStefanis Board Profile (Correction from Official Ballot)
I, Ryan Poe, mistakenly left off two full paragraphs of Anthony DeStefanis’ bio on the LAWCHA board member election ballots. Myself and the
LAWCHA
OpEd
Linda Gordon, “Juicing up the labor movement? Try speaking to women’s issues,” UAW News, December 27, 2012
On Dec. 11 Michigan passed two right-to-work laws, one for public and one for private employees. As even our president said, they mean
LAWCHA
OpEd
Peter Cole, “Behind the Longshoremen’s Strike Threat,” The Progressive, December 29
“Just days before year’s end, a growing chorus of retailers, manufacturers, and conservative politicians called on President Obama to invoke a notorious anti-union
Action Alerts
Update: Dismantling Labor’s Past in Maine
Two years ago, Maine Governor Paul LePage’s removed Judy Taylor’s labor history mural located in the state’s Department of Labor. On January 14th,