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The AFL-CIO and Keystone XL Pipeline

On Tuesday, the AFL-CIO Executive Council approved a Statement on Energy and Jobs that effectively endorsed the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline..

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Time to Stop Beating Our Heads Against the Politics of Labor Law Reform

Is private sector labor law reform the most futile project of the last seventy-five years? Despite the desperate need for a functioning labor.

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The End of Cod

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to check out Cape Cod in the winter. It was pretty great, even if cold. On.

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Black History in the Glare of the Second Obama Administration

It may be clichéd to remark that the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama, and his historic re-election, were momentous events not only.

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Senator Harkin comments on Obama’s labor problem

Senator Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa) comments  about President Obama’s State of the Union Address seemed to be channeling one of this blog’s recent commentaries.

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Some Thoughts on Retrying the Haymarket Martyrs

Editor’s note: The conservative journal National Review recently gave this blog and the journal Labor: Working Class History of the Americas a blast.

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Austerity Saturdays from the Postal Service

It’s Saturday February 9th as I write this. Every postal worker knows by heart their first official day of work as their “anniversary.

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Drones for Democracy?

All week I’ve been glued to coverage regarding our drone policy and the leak of documents rationalizing U.S. government policies surrounding their use..

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Visualizing Labor History

Labor and working-class historians ought to be thinking a lot more about interesting methods of data visualization. The internet is full of fascinating.

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LAWCHA Board Election Results, 2013

The results of the LAWCHA 2012-2013 Board Elections are in. We thank all participants and look forward to working with the new members.

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