Remembering “Salt of the Earth” 60 Years Later
Over 400 attendees gathered on Saturday, March 15th, at United Steelworkers Local 890 hall (former Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Local 890) in.
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Tony Benn’s quotes from the Guardian worth reflection
On March 14, Tony Benn, who had spent the better part of half a century in the British Parliament died. About twenty years.
- by Mark Lause
- March 16, 2014
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Department of Labor’s List of Books that Shaped Work in America ignores critical books
In honor of its centennial the Department of Labor began posting a list of “Books that Shaped Work in America”. What does it.
- by Mark Lause
- March 12, 2014
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Perspectives: The UAW Defeat in Chattanooga
There have been a number of historically-informed blogs posted since the UAW’s defeat in Chattanooga in mid-February, 2014. We invite you to consider.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 23, 2014
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Doing the Employer’s Dirty Work?: Thinking about the History of Anti-Unionism from “Below” after the UAW’s Defeat in Chattanooga
Historians should think carefully as they ponder the meaning of the UAW defeat in Chattanooga. Some analysts write as though a full-fledged co-determination.
- by Chad Pearson
- February 21, 2014
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2013-2014 LAWCHA Election Results
The Elections Committee has reported the results of the annual election to the Executive Committee, and we are very pleased to announce the.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 17, 2014
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So the UAW Lost, What Can Be Done? Some History Lessons.
In the aftermath of the UAW loss in the Volkswagen union election in Tennessee, declarations of “A Titanic Defeat” echo across the blogosphere..
- by Rosemary Feurer
- February 16, 2014
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Remember a President for Free Labor
Reflections about the importance of workers power in American aspirations seem particularly appropriate at the approach of this President’s Day–that holiday formed by.
- by Mark Lause
- February 15, 2014
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Leftwing cartoons and comics offer unique view of mid 20th century
This new book of political cartoons, In an Era of Wars and Revolutions: American Socialist Cartoons of the Mid-Twentieth Century, edited by Sean.
- by Paul Buhle
- February 13, 2014
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UIC United Faculty on Front Lines of Crisis in Higher Ed
University of Illinois-Chicago United Faculty (UICUF) have announced that they will launch a 2 day strike Feb 18 and 19. In the Fall,.
- by Elizabeth Shermer
- February 5, 2014