Rethinking Employee Retraining: Lessons from the 1980s
We asked Neil Johnson-Rogers to introduce readers to some of his findings, published in the new issue of Labor, about the vaunted autoworker.
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The Work of Forgetting
Nate Holdren’s essay “The Work of Forgetting: Industrial Physicians, Medical Forms, and Industrial Violence in the Early Twentieth-Century United States” in Labor: Studies.
- by Nate Holdren
- June 13, 2026
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Sex and the Power of Publicity: OCAW in the 1970s
Sarah Milov’s essay,“Damned Women: Fetal Protection as Employer Offensive at American Cyanamid,” in the December 2025 issue of Labor: Studies in Working Class.
- by Sarah Milov
- January 23, 2026
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Going Public: LABOR’s Newest Section
I am thrilled to announce a new collaboration between LaborOnline and LABOR: Studies in Working Class History called Going Public. As a new.
- by Emily E. LB. Twarog
- January 5, 2026
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Don’t Stand Alone: Working Together and Sharing Stories of Black Labor Activism
In light of current attacks on labor unions, Black history, academic freedom, and public humanities, we are grateful to be able to share.
- by José Cotto, Max Krochmal, Jana K. Lipman, Mary Niall Mitchell, M. G. Olson
- January 2, 2026
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Top 5 Labor Essays of 2025 available free until January 26, 2026
Here are the most read essays of this year for the journal Labor: Studies in Working Class History. They are available for free.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 23, 2025
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Labor History and Military History: A Forum
This recorded forum is an exciting follow-up to Justin Jackson’s blog, The Specter of War in Labor History on the Labor: Studies in.
- by Rosemary Feurer, Justin F. Jackson, Reena Goldthree, John W. Hall, Tejasvi Nagaraja
- November 22, 2025
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“Scrap Iron Becomes Bullets”: When Dockers Fought Fascism with Direct Action
To protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza, dockworkers in Genoa, Italy attempted to convince their fellow workers in ports across Europe and North.
- by Peter Cole
- October 23, 2025
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The Specter of War in Labor History
The new issue of of Labor is now available. The entire Up For Debate forum section of the issue will be available for.
- by Justin F. Jackson
- October 20, 2025
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“Illinois Teachers and the Fight for Labor Rights”: Free Essay available
The essay related to this blog is offered free for the next three months.-Ed.What can be learned from the past struggles to win.
- by Joseph Rathke
- June 2, 2025