John McNay, “People’s Veto of a Union-Busting Law Holds Lessons,” Portside
The people’s veto of SB 5 was a triumph of organization, and of labor’s ability to tell its story to ordinary people. I.
Opportunity
Career Instructor Needed at the Labor Education and Research Center (University of Oregon)
The Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon invites applications for a dynamic, committed labor educator to join our.
- by Ryan Poe
- October 16, 2014
LAWCHA
Title VII’s Legacy
The latest issue of Labor:Studies of Working Class History of the Americas has an excellent forum (available on the right side of this.
- by Erik Loomis
- October 15, 2014
LAWCHA
“Behind Every Worker is a Family,” by Wendy Z. Goldman
In Buenos Aires, I spoke to a crowded auditorium of 700 workers, students, and faculty. Workers came from the Lear plant, from the.
- by Ryan Poe
- October 10, 2014
International Conference
Labor History
Registration open for the Australia-US Comparative Labour History Conference
Historians and other scholars have long recognized both similarities and differences in the labour experience in Australia and the United States. Both countries.
- by Ryan Poe
- October 7, 2014
Labor History
Comrades & Cowboys
In 1886, several prominent European socialists came through Cincinnati in search of insights into America. Their local comrades–“delightful German-American friends” took them to.
- by Mark Lause
- September 30, 2014
Events (Old)
Australia-US Comparative Labour History Conference
January 8-9, 2015. The University of Sydney, Australia. This conference aims to bring together historians and scholars interested in exploring the comparative and.
- by Ryan Poe
- September 25, 2014
LAWCHA
The Right’s Working-Class Philosopher
Original posted in Jacobin on September 2, 2014. Eric Hoffer was a conservative who only had the time to write because he was.
- by Peter Cole
- September 10, 2014
OpEd
Teaching Blog
John McNay, “Attack on public school teachers seems like sour grapes”
In the United States, right-wing politicians have diligently worked to defund public education. Republicans have often done this in two major ways. They.
- by Ryan Poe
- September 10, 2014
OpEd
John McNay, “Senate Bill 5 remains an emblem of Kasich’s extreme agenda”
As Ohio voters consider whether to give John Kasich another four years as governor this November, they might want to revisit his first.
- by Ryan Poe
- September 10, 2014