Fighting Against War: Peace Activism in the Twentieth Century
February, 11-13, 2015 (CFP Deadline, July 31), University of Melbourne, Australia. Throughout the twentieth century, labour movement activists have been in the forefront.
Labor History
Teaching Blog
Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality
Author Colin Gordon’s book, Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality is an online textbook that uses historical and economic analysis to.
- by Ryan Poe
- June 6, 2014
LAWCHA
LAWCHA Providing Funding for Regional Grad Student Labor Conferences
At our board meeting in Atlanta, LAWCWA voted to provide up to $250 to help support other regional graduate student-organized and run labor.
- by Ryan Poe
- June 5, 2014
People
Les Orear, Activist and Founder of Illinois Labor History Society (1911-2014)
Leslie Fray Orear, a union organizer for the United Packinghouse Workers of America, editor of its newspaper and co-founder and president emeritus of.
- by Liesl Orenic
- June 3, 2014
LAWCHA
A Memorial Day Exercise by Mark Lause
A few years back, I got to visit the grave of an uncle buried overseas. He had been happily married to a wonderful.
- by Mark Lause
- May 26, 2014
LAWCHA
LAWCHA 2013 Newsletter
If you are a LAWCHA member, your hard copy of the 2013 Newsletter will arrive in the next few weeks! Until then, you.
- by Ryan Poe
- May 26, 2014
LAWCHA
The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives at Cornell University
This is the first entry of a series of blogs dedicated to discussing labor archives. Thanks to Conor Casey for organizing this series..
- by Patrizia Sione
- May 20, 2014
People
Leon Fink receives Sol Stetin Award for Labor History
Congratulations to Leon Fink who received Sidney Hillman Foundation’s gives 2014 Sol Stetin Award for Labor History. Ryan Poewww.ryanmpoe.com/
- by Ryan Poe
- May 16, 2014
Events (Old)
Labour History Workshop, St. Catharines, Ontario
Sunday, May 25. The 2014 Labour History Workshop will be held in St. Catharines, Ontario, on Sunday, May 25, during this year’s Congress.
- by Ryan Poe
- May 12, 2014
Call for Proposals
People
SLSA is accepting essay submissions for the Robert H. Zieger Prize
The Southern Labor Studies Association (SLSA) announces the Robert H. Zieger Prize for the best essay in Southern Labor Studies. This prize has.
- by Ryan Poe
- May 12, 2014