Even blue-chip companies fail. Here’s how to save their workers, and towns, when they do The Washington Post
The new year has not been happy for former Sears employees. As the company fights for its life in bankruptcy court, laid-off employees
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Issues of Labor
Labor 15.4 (December, 2018)
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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Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation CFP
The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) is pleased to announce its annual Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class
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LAWCHA Conference CFP Deadline Extended: Now October 15
Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among
Issues of Labor
Labor 15.3 (September, 2018)
Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among
Call for Proposals
LAWCHA
LAWCHA 2019 CFP Updated
Paper submissions are now open! Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism
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Martin J. Bennett, “50 Years Ago: King, Memphis, and the Poor People’s Campaign,” Beyond Chron, May 31, 2018
Most Americans know that a white racist assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4,1968 – fifty years ago. But
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“Oilcan” Ed Sadlowski, 1938-2018: Midwestern Grit
Ed Sadlowski passed away yesterday. His life is a testament to the grit of the leftwing Midwestern union militants. His roots in unionism
Issues of Labor
Labor 15.2 (May, 2018)
In This Issue Editor’s Introduction Leon Fink, Editor’s Introduction Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the
Issues of Labor
Labor 15.1 (March 2018)
In This Issue Guest Editors’ Introduction Max Fraser, Christopher Phelps, The Labor Beat: An Introduction Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at