Organizing for Power and Workers’ Rights in the 21st Century
On March 5, 2015, the Center for the History of the New America at the University of Maryland will host a symposium exploring.
Action Alerts
Activism
(Wisconsin) Rallies Planned to Fight ‘Right-to-Work’ Law
12:00 p.m. Tuesday February 24 and 12:00 p.m. Wednesday February 25, State Street Side of the Capitol. The Senate Committee on Labor and.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 23, 2015
OpEd
Mark Brenner, “Dockworkers deserve plaudits: Opposing view,” USA Today (February 19, 2015)
Dockworkers up and down the West Coast are practically drowning in crocodile tears. Newfound concern for workers across the economy has everyone from.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 23, 2015
Labor History
OpEd
Jim Gregory, “Seattle’s Left Coast Formula,” Dissent (Winter, 2015)
Contemporary Seattle is a city with a dual personality. On one hand, a dramatic building boom is underway. Towering cranes crowd the skyline.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 16, 2015
Labor History
Remembering the Flint Sit-Down Strike
Tired of reductions in pay and jobs, increased workloads, and harassment of United Automobile Workers organizers, on December 30, 1936 automotive workers in.
- by The Walter P. Reuther Library
- February 15, 2015
OpEd
LAWCHA Member Jarod Roll Featured in BBC Article, “Can a union victory happen in the South?,” February 12, 2015
After the United Automobile Workers’ (UAW) union failed in its effort to unionise a Volkswagen (VW) plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the New York.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 13, 2015
Events (Old)
LAWCHA at the 2015 OAH (St. Louis)
April 16-19, 2015. Are you attending the April meeting of the OAH in St. Louis—or living in the area? LAWCHA will have a.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 13, 2015
OpEd
James Green, “West Virginia Coal Mine Owners Have Blood on Their Hands”, The Daily Beast, February 5, 2015
The bloody history of mine workers in West Virginia is truly as dark as any dungeon, but the recent indictment of a mine.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 7, 2015
Call for Proposals
State Historical Society of Iowa 2015/2016 Research Grants (Deadline: April 15)
The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) announces a grant program for the 2015/2016 academic year. SHSI will award up to ten stipends.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 7, 2015
Labor History
Graphic History Collective Project #10 – Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love
We are excited to share the mini-comic version of Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love, a community based comic book project created by Toronto-based.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 4, 2015