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Labor 15.4 (December, 2018)

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Louise Toupin on her newly translated book, Wages for Housework

Our series on new books in labor and working-class history continues. An English translation of Louise Toupin’s Wages for Housework: A History of an.

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Dawson Barrett on His New Book, The Defiant

Joseph Walzer recently interviewed Dawson Barrett on his new book, The Defiant: Protest Movements in Post-Liberal America, a book that looks at the.

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The Rightward Shift in Brazil, and Prospects for the Left: An Interview With Labor Historian Sean Purdy

Elections in Brazil are underway. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro faces leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party in the final round of the.

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LaborOnline New Book Interviews

Elizabeth Todd-Breland on her new book, A Political Education

Our series on new books in labor and working-class history continues. This month, Elizabeth Todd-Breland talks about A Political Education: Black Politics and Education.

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The AHA and the Chicago Hotel Strike

On Sept. 7 UNITE HERE began a strike against 25 hotels in Chicago. The demands focused on year round health insurance and other.

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Laura McEnaney on her new book, Postwar

Our series of interviews with authors of new books in labor and working-class history continues. Laura McEnaney’s Postwar: Waging Peace in Chicago, is.

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The $15 Disney Minimum Wage, Historic?

Over the better part of the last year (July 2017-August 2018), Disney cast members in both Anaheim and Orlando have been negotiating with.

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Issues of Labor

Labor 15.3 (September, 2018)

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The Fight for Good Jobs and a Democratic Economy

Jonathan Kissam, historian and Communications Director for United Electrical Workers Union, digs into the past for some ideas for the future, in a.

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