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Midwest Labor and Working Class History Colloquium CFP

Midwest Labor and Working Class History Colloquium organizers are currently soliciting papers for the 2017 colloquium. We welcome scholars from any discipline interested.

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“Bad Dudes”: Immigrants, Illegality, and Human Rights

By sweepingly associating immigrants who overstayed their visa or crossed the border improperly with criminal activity, the President built upon a long tradition.

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Eileen Boris, “The Decades of History Behind Arguments Made by President Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick,” Time, February 7, 2017

The Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. CEO is sure to be grilled by the Senate on his past statements about the rejection of higher.

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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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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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Is the Worst Yet to Come for Unions?

With the decline of good paying jobs in the private sector, public employment has been particularly important for working-class people. These state and.

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Call for Proposals

LRAN 2017 CFP: Washington, D.C.

The 2017 Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) national conference will be held Thursday, June 8th and Friday, June 9th at Howard University.

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Is Solidarity Possible?: Cops Are Workers Too

When railroad mogul Jay Gould beat the Knights of Labor in 1886, he revealed his strategy. “I can hire one half of the.

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Every Part of Us Has Parts

There are moments when we middle-class professionals, or at least the progressive part of us, recognize our blindness.

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