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.
LAWCHA
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 Rosemary Feurer
- August 23, 2013
LAWCHA
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 Rosemary Feurer
- 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 Rosemary Feurer
- August 19, 2013
LAWCHA
“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
LAWCHA
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 Rosemary Feurer
- August 16, 2013
LAWCHA
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
Labor History
Teaching Blog
Patrick S. O’Donnell, “Workers, the World of Work & Labor Law: A Basic Bibliography”
Patrick S. O’Donnell of Santa Barbara City College sends us a bibliography of titles related to labor law. Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 13, 2013
Events (Old)
International Conference
1913 Dublin Lockout Centenary Conference
October 19, 2013. A day conference to commemorate the Dublin Lockout in 1913. During this epic struggle an estimated 100,000 people, one third.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- July 29, 2013