LAWCHA
Thinking of Calumet 1913
My husband keeps expressing a hankering to go up to Calumet, Michigan on Christmas eve to commemorate the 73 people, mostly children, who.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 21, 2013
Call for Proposals
Labor History
LRAN Conference, June 18-19 at Georgetown Law
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 21, 2013
OpEd
Jessican Wilkerson, “Remembering the Mothers Who Fought for Food Assistance”
I recently had a conversation with a family member—let’s call her Sally—who is convinced that our cousin, who is poor and struggles with.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 16, 2013
Call for Proposals
Taft Prize Deadline Sunday, December 15
I am pleased to announce the beginning of the annual competition for the Philip Taft Labor History Award. The competition is open to.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 11, 2013
Events (Old)
WCSA Conference, How Class Works
June 5-7, 2014, SUNY Stony Brook. The conference seeks to explore ways in which an explicit recognition of class helps to understand the.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 9, 2013
OpEd
Peter Rachleff, “Hormel to WalMart: Low-wage workers protest, organize”
Last week thousands of fast food, retail, and other service sector workers initiated a series of protests across the country, including one day.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 9, 2013
OpEd
James B. Leonard, “Don’t weaken labor law’s ‘hot goods’ provision”
Migrant farmworkers, particularly hand-harvest laborers, are frequently paid less than the minimum wage. Many growers rely on shady farm labor contractors to recruit.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 9, 2013
Events (Old)
Bay Area: The Great Migration and Motown
Thursday, December 19: The Rockin’ Solidarity Labor Chorus presents The Great Migration and Motown. Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco City College, Ocean Campus.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 2, 2013