“Union Makes Us Strong” CD a great resource for labor historians
Peter K. Siegel and Eli Smith, two musician-activists, have done the labor history field a huge favor by recording a set of important.
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OpEd
Martin J. Bennett, “AB 10: Time is Ripe for California to Raise the Minimum Wage”
The New York Times recently characterized the economic recovery that officially began in 2009 as a “golden era for corporate profits.” Indeed, corporate.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 26, 2013
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Teaching about Collective Bargaining–the case of Flint Michigan
This summer I had the privilege of co-coordinating an NEH Landmark grant at one of the Great Camps in the Adirondacks. Over a.
- by Randi Storch
- August 24, 2013
OpEd
Michael Honey, “Decent Jobs, Housing, and Education: MLK’s Still Elusive Dream”
A quarter of a million people rallied “For Jobs and Freedom” at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963, and.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 23, 2013
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Working Class Access to Education Blocked by Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College has officially announced plans to end the Urban Policy & Administration (UPA) program at the Graduate Center for Workers Education (GCWE)..
- by John Alter
- August 21, 2013
Call for Proposals
CISH Congress Session, Jinan, “Commodifying Home Labor: Domestic Work Over Time” (Deadline: Nov. 30)
ST 28 “Commodifying Home Labor: Domestic Work Over Time” (Specialized theme). Cooking, cleaning, and caring are not naturally the work of women, but.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 20, 2013
Call for Proposals
Special Issue of ILWCH on Histories of Domestic Labor: Resistance and Organization (Deadline: November 15)
Guest Editors: Eileen Boris and Premilla Nadasen. This special issue of ILWCH will bring together historical research and writing on paid private household.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 19, 2013
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“Opportunities for Defiance”: Embracing Guerilla History and Moving Beyond Scott Walker’s Wisconsin
This long submission is an essay submitted originally to Labor: Working Class Studies of the Americas from graduate students at the University of.
- by Beth Robinson
- August 16, 2013
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Rights, Solidarity, Justice YouTube Panels
LAWCHA extends a warm, gracious thanks to Daniel Waingarten and all the folks over at Arete Living Arts for filming select sessions of.
- by Ryan Poe
- August 16, 2013
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Obama’s Phoenix comments call for reflection on class and housing issues
Phoenix was perhaps the worst choice for Barack Obama’s recent speech on his plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To many, the.
- by Elizabeth Shermer
- August 15, 2013