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

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

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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

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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

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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,

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Action Alerts

Save Labor Studies at UMass Boston

Please take a few minutes to let the UMass Boston know that you want to bring back the Labor Studies Undergraduate Degree Program.

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LAWCHA OpEd

LAWCHA Member Activity in Recent Right to Work Conflicts

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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Action Alerts

Right to Work Legislation in Michigan

Last Thursday, Michigan legislators passed one of the most anti-worker pieces of legislation the state has ever seen — a so-called Right to

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LAWCHA

Gutman Prize Extended Deadline: January 31st, 2013

We are pleased to announce a deadline extension for the Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation. The new deadline for submissions is

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Labor History Opportunity

Career Instructor, Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon

The Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon seeks a dynamic, committed labor educator to join our faculty as

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Global Affairs Articles LAWCHA

Visualizing the 2012 LAWCHA Membership

Ever wondered where LAWCHA members were located? Thanks to BatchGeo and Google Maps, we can now visualize our membership on a map. Rosemary

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