Bob Zieger, 1938-2013
LAWCHA mourns the loss of one of its founding members, Bob Zieger. Bob was one of LAWCHA’s first ever board members and has
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Documentary: “With a Stroke of the Chaveta”
Pam Sporn’s documentary film With a Stroke of Chaveta tells the unique story of cigars and literature in Cuba and Cuban emigre communities
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LAWCHA Conference: Registration Now LIVE
Conference goers can now register for early registration to the 2013 LAWCHA Conference, “Rights, Solidarity, and Justice,” taking place in New York City
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1877 Railroad Strike Historical Marker Unveiling, Saturday March 23, Baltimore
The state of Maryland accepted LAWCHA member Bill Barry’s proposal for a historical marker at Camden Yards to celebrate the railroad strikers of
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More Than A Labor of Love: The Work of Home Care
February 22 at 6:30pm in San Francisco, California. Presented by Eileen Boris with organizing updates by Sylvia Lopez and Dalia Rubiano (Mujeres Unidas
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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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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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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
Call for Proposals
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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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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