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,.
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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- February 5, 2014
OpEd
Lane Windham, “Why Alt-Labor Groups Are Making Employers Mighty Nervous”
A growing minimum wage movement indicates that despite low union membership statistics, labor’s future isn’t as dire as some in the business world.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 30, 2014
LAWCHA
The Elk River Spill — Capitalism at its “best”
On the morning of Thursday, January 9, 2014, 7500 gallons of a coal cleaning chemical known as Crude MCHM (principally composed of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol).
- by Gordon Simmons
- January 30, 2014
LAWCHA
LAWCHA at the OAH, Atlanta 2014
LAWCHA has two main events at this year’s OAH. We encourage all LAWCHA members to attend the public Friday night activist plenary organized.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 24, 2014
OpEd
Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein, “Are Home Health Care Workers About to Get Screwed by the Supreme Court?”
Harris v. Quinn could take away their collective bargaining rights. That would be a loss for not only these workers, but our nation’s.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 22, 2014
Events (Old)
Work: The Politics of Laboring in American History, Graduate Student Conference (Michigan)
May 9-10, 2014. This conference will consider the myriad forms of work throughout American history, in order to engage scholarship in a wide.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 21, 2014
LAWCHA
Celebrating MLK Day: Dream Defenders, Moral Mondays, and the Fight for 15
Another national observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is upon us. I know that I’m speaking to the choir here when I.
- by Clarence Lang
- January 20, 2014