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Labor Mobilizations and Movements: The 2017 Midwest Labor and Working-Class History Colloquium

The Midwest Labor and Working-Class History (MLWCH) colloquium met at the University of Memphis on June 2nd, 2017.  The one-day event included academic.

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Black Education, Racism, and Class: Reflections from a Charter High School Graduation

This May I attended the commencement ceremony for a young cousin who was one of 117 graduates from an overwhelmingly black charter high.

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The New Left, Labor History and the Unending Echoes of 1956

Stuart Hall with Bill Schwarz, Familiar Stranger: a Life Between Two Islands. Duke University Press, 2017. 271pp, $29.95 pbk Stuart Hall, Selected Political.

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Conor Casey and Evangeline Urcia on We Do the Work: Filipino American activist, poet, writer, and worker Carlos Bulosan

The latest episode of the Labor Archives of Washington’s regular segment on the KSVR radio show We Do the Work is now streaming.

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Community Connections: Inreach and Outreach as Archival Advocacy Activities

Advocacy activities articulating the value of archives can be an important component of inreach and outreach activities. Effective advocacy requires that archivists make.

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Labor and the Legacies of World War I

April 2017 marks the 100th year anniversary of U.S. entrance into World War I.   Doubtless most of the commemorations of this event will.

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LAWCHA statement opposing Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor

The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) strongly opposes the nomination of Andrew Puzder for the position of Secretary of Labor. We believe.

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The Jewish Role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

The most radical and militant union in American history was the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) colloquially known as the Wobblies. Although.

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Collection Spotlight: UAW Local 174 Mural

In 1937, United Auto Workers Local 174 sponsored the creation of a series of murals to enliven their Union Hall and celebrate their.

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Clinton and Trump: Labor and the Election of 2016

Both the polling and the pundits’ predictions of a Clinton victory were wrong. The reasons for Trump’s victory in part can be understood.

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