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.
Labor History
LAWCHA
Labor History
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 6, 2013
Events (Old)
Labor History
LAWCHA
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 3, 2013
Events (Old)
Labor History
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- February 16, 2013
Events (Old)
Labor History
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 26, 2013
Call for Proposals
Labor History
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 24, 2013
Labor History
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 22, 2013
Labor History
LAWCHA
OpEd
Reminder: Gutman Prize Deadline in Two Weeks (January 31st)
Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 16, 2013
International Conference
Labor History
CFP: European Social History Conference (deadline: May 15)
Registration for ESSHC 2014 is now open. The European Social Science History Conference is organized by the International Institute of Social History (IISH),.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 15, 2013
Labor History
Opportunity
Career Instructor, Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon
The Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon seeks a dynamic, committed labor educator to join our faculty as.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 11, 2012