Some Silver Linings for the Working Class in British Politics?
On the face of it, there is little to make progressives cheerful about in British politics at the moment. In the wake of.
Global Affairs Articles
Activism
Global Affairs Articles
Life after the Massacre: A View from Oaxaca
“I thought that it was raining,” education students wrote the day after police killed as many as 12 and injured dozens at protests.
- by Eric Larson
- July 7, 2016
Global Affairs
Canoas: A Government of, by and for the People
This is the first article in a series on Canoas, Brazil and its experiment with radical democracy. Here in the states, we know.
- by Ruth Needleman
- April 25, 2016
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Labor History
French Workers Fight to Maintain 35-Hour Work Week
French workers are fighting to maintain their 35 hour work week. Adopted in February of 2000, as part of the platform of France’s.
- by David Obringer
- March 23, 2016
Activism
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Garment Workers are Speaking Out – Will Nike Listen?
Today marks the first day of our countrywide worker speak-out featuring Noi Supalai, a former union President and Nike worker from Thailand. While.
- by Shelton Stromquist
- March 17, 2016
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Labor History
LAWCHA
LAWCHA Joins the Global Labour History Network
The Global Labour History Network (GLHN) is an interdisciplinary network of historians and other social scientists, founded in Barcelona on June 16, 2015..
- by Ryan Poe
- March 2, 2016
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Teaching Blog
Oaxaca Teachers Still Fighting Corporate Education Reforms
Ten years ago, one of the most radical unions in the hemisphere, the Sección XXII of Mexico’s National Education Workers’ Union (SNTE), led.
- by Eric Larson
- February 26, 2016
Call for Proposals
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The Labour Movement, Mutuals and Co-operatives: CFP for Special Issue of Labour History
Greg Patmore and Mark Westcott have issued a call for proposals for a special issue of the May, 2017 issue of Labour History..
- by Ryan Poe
- January 8, 2016
Events
International Conference
European Labour History Network: First Conference
The ELHN was founded in October 2013 in Amsterdam as a network of labour historians in order to bring together scholars with different.
- by Ryan Poe
- November 30, 2015
International Conference
Global Labour University Conference: Sharing the Gains – Containing Corporate Power
We would like to invite you to the 10th Annual Global Labour University (GLU) Conference, “Sharing the Gains – Containing Corporate Power.” The.
- by Ryan Poe
- September 4, 2015