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Doing the Employer’s Dirty Work?: Thinking about the History of Anti-Unionism from “Below” after the UAW’s Defeat in Chattanooga

Historians should think carefully as they ponder the meaning of the UAW defeat in Chattanooga. Some analysts write as though a full-fledged co-determination.

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LAWCHA

2013-2014 LAWCHA Election Results

The Elections Committee has reported the results of the annual election to the Executive Committee, and we are very pleased to announce the.

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Call for Proposals International Conference

Australian-US Comparative and Transnational Labour History Conference

January 8-9, 2015. CFP deadline: April 15, 2014. The University of Sydney, Australia. Historians and other scholars have long recognized both similarities and.

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LAWCHA

So the UAW Lost, What Can Be Done? Some History Lessons.

In the aftermath of the UAW loss in the Volkswagen union election in Tennessee, declarations of “A Titanic Defeat” echo across the blogosphere..

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LAWCHA

Remember a President for Free Labor

Reflections about the importance of workers power in American aspirations seem particularly appropriate at the approach of this President’s Day–that holiday formed by.

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OpEd

Lane Windham, “VW workers not first Southern auto workers to face choice on union”

All eyes are on Chattanooga, Tenn. as 1,500 Volkswagen workers file into voting booths this week to determine whether they will be represented.

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LAWCHA

Leftwing cartoons and comics offer unique view of mid 20th century

This new book of political cartoons, In an Era of Wars and Revolutions: American Socialist Cartoons of the Mid-Twentieth Century, edited by Sean.

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LAWCHA

UIC United Faculty on Front Lines of Crisis in Higher Ed

University of Illinois-Chicago United Faculty (UICUF) have announced that they will launch a 2 day strike Feb 18 and 19. In the Fall,.

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Labor History

Pete Seeger, A Voice for Social Justice (1919-2014)

LAWCHA remembers legendary folk singer and activist, Pete Seeger, who passed away on January 27, 2014. Seeger captivated multiple generations of activists through.

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