B&O Railroad Strike of 1887 Memoralized at Camden Yards
On Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, in Baltimore, MD, an historic marker was unveiled on South Howard Street, next to the Camden Yards.
Labor History
LAWCHA
Robert H. Zieger Prize for Southern Labor Studies
In honor of the late Robert H. Zieger–teacher, scholar, and tireless union activist–the Southern Labor Studies Association announces that it is raising funds.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 24, 2013
LAWCHA
Graduate Student Travel Grants for the LAWCHA Conference
The Labor and Working-Class History Association will award four travel grants of $250 each to graduate students presenting at the June conference in.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 22, 2013
LAWCHA
LAWCHA Conference Registration Guide
If you are finding our conference registration process confusing, you are not alone! We have created a simple step-by-step guide to registering, including.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 21, 2013
LAWCHA
OpEd
Cindy Hahamovitch, “Protecting Immigrant Farm Workers,” Miami Herald OpEd
For the second time in 35 years farm employers are holding up comprehensive immigration reform by demanding a bigger and less-regulated guestworker program..
- by Ryan Poe
- March 14, 2013
LAWCHA
OpEd
Nelson Lichtenstein, “Obamacare’s Other Benefit,” LA Times OpEd
“If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 13, 2013
LAWCHA
Brazil’s Trade Unionist Ex-President Recalls Hugo Chávez: A Translation of Lula’s Video
Over his three terms as elected President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez has been much demonized in the U.S. and international press that backs.
- by John French
- March 11, 2013
Labor History
LAWCHA
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.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 7, 2013
LAWCHA
LAWCHA Conference: Registration Now LIVE
Conference goers can now register for early registration to the 2013 LAWCHA Conference, “Rights, Solidarity, and Justice,” taking place in New York City.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 4, 2013
LAWCHA
1877 Railroad Strike Historical Marker Unveiling — Baltimore, Saturday, March 23
As LAWCHA members know, contemporary unionism is almost invisible—union members usually don’t show T-shirts or bumper stickers and certainly not yard signs proclaiming.
- by Bill Barry
- March 4, 2013