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.
Articles

Marxism Beyond the Economy and Exploitation Beyond the Wage, Eva-Maria Swidler

Since its inception Marxism has largely operated with a narrow definition of the economy which closely resembles capitalism’s own, focusing on wage labor

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LAWCHA

LAWCHA 2017-18 Newsletter Now Available!

Our 2017-2018 newsletter is now available. It is in the mail if you are a LAWCHA member, or if you prefer, you can

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Opportunity

Opportunity: Instructor at Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center (LERC)

The Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) is a state-wide program that combines teaching, research, and public service to improve the lives of

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Opportunity

Opportunity: Labor Policy Research Assistant/Associate at Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center (LERC)

LERC will be hiring for one position at the research assistant or research associate level, depending on education and experience. This non-tenure track

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Labor History

GOP Law Fails to Break Iowa’s Largest Public-Sector Unions

One of the most transparent union-busting provisions of Iowa’s new collective bargaining law has failed to significantly reduce the number of workers covered

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Call for Proposals

Disorganized/De-organized/Reorganized: Midwest Labor and Working Class History Colloquium 2018

We welcome scholars from any discipline interested in presenting on topics that fit the theme, broadly defined. The colloquium is open to scholars,

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LAWCHA

Don’t Forget to Renew Your Membership!

It’s that time of the year again, LAWCHA members! Have you remembered to renew your membership? Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History

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Contingent Faculty Committee Blog

Dave Jamieson, “The Ivy League Has An Unexpected Friend In Donald Trump”

Their graduate students are trying to unionize. The president may have already stopped them. Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern

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Call for Proposals LAWCHA

Call for Gutman Prize Submissions: Deadline January 1, 2018

Eligible dissertations must be in English and defended in the academic year 2016-17 (September 1, 2016-August 31, 2017). Applicants are not required to

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Call for Proposals

Call for Working Group Discussants: 2018 NCPH Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada April 18-21, 2018

Working groups, involving facilitators and up to twelve discussants, allow conferees to explore in depth a subject of shared concern before and during

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