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White Trash, Hillbillies, and Middle-Class Stereotypes

During election years white people who do not have bachelor’s degrees (the increasingly common definition of “the working class”) become both a somewhat.

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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,.

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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.

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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.

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OpEd

Martin J. Bennet, “California’s $15 Minimum Wage Earthquake!” BeyondChron (August 16, 2016)

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed legislation boosting California’s minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour — a 50 percent increase that made.

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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.

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Labor History

We Do the Work: An Interview with Conor Casey

The latest episode of the Labor Archives of Washington’s regular segment on the KSVR radio show We Do the Work is now streaming.

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Global Affairs Articles Labor History

Speech by Dilma Rousseff, Upon Her Removal as President of Brazil, 31 August 2016

Dilma Roussef, the first woman to head Brazil, was removed from office on August 31, 2016, after months of impeachment hearings led the.

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Contingent Faculty Committee Blog LAWCHA

It is About Time: LAWCHA’s Committee on Contingent Faculty

This blog introduces LAWCHA’s newest and most important initiative. Last year, with encouragement from past president Nancy MacLean, an ad hoc committee drafted.

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Call for Proposals Events LAWCHA

LAWCHA 2017 Conference (Seattle): CFP Deadline Extended to October 15

The Labor and Working Class History Association, an organization of scholars, teachers, students, labor educators and activists, welcomes individual and session proposals for.

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