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.
Labor History
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.
- by Bennett Muraskin
- December 5, 2016
Labor History
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.
- by The Walter P. Reuther Library
- November 30, 2016
Labor History
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.
- by Andrew Kolin
- November 17, 2016
Labor History
Anti-Union Culture-Making: “And Women Shall Weep” (1958)
Produced in 1958 by the National Right To Work Committee, the 26-minute film …And Women Must Weep tells the story of a small,.
- by Gregory Wood
- October 24, 2016
Articles
Labor History
Jews in the Labor Movement: Past, Present and Future
Think of the greatest strikes in US labor history. Apart from the garment workers’ strikes in New York and Chicago before World War.
- by Bennett Muraskin
- October 2, 2016
Labor History
The ILWU History Project
In the February-March 2016 issue of Labor, under LAWCHA Watch, John W. McKerley and Jennifer Sherer write that multiple generations of labor scholars,.
- by Harvey Schwartz
- September 17, 2016
Labor History
LaborOnline
The New Democrats and the Old Dominion: A Legacy of the Hyper-Capitalist 1990s
The rise of Virginia to national political prominence has been a long time coming. Well before the centrist Tim Kaine was given the.
- by Michael Dennis
- September 15, 2016
Labor History
Welcome to the New Depression: A Video by Darryl Holter
Forwarded from Darrly Holter’s official newsletter. An original taste of Americana music, drawing from country, blues and folk traditions. Darryl Holter is also.
- by Michael Honey
- September 10, 2016
Labor History
Encourage Public Labor History
In a recent LAWCHA post, Conor Casey, of the Labor Archives of Washington at the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, properly cheered students.
- by Bill Barry
- September 9, 2016