March to Commemorate Winston-Salem Local 22
April 20, 2013. A group of journalists and activists in Winston-Salem are organizing a rally and march to commemorate the work of a.
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Historians as Organizers unveil marker to 1877 mass strike in Maryland
As the president of the US announces new historical monuments, ranging from Harriet Tubman to 240,000 acres of land in New Mexico, it.
- by Bill Barry
- April 3, 2013
Issues of Labor
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Labor 10.1 (Spring, 2013)
In This Issue The Common Verse William Boggs, “It’s Them Robots“ LAWCHA Watch Shelton Stromquist, “Going Global“ Arts and Media Joshua Brown, “Introduction.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 27, 2013
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In Memoriam: Robert Chrisman
I first encountered The Black Scholar in the mid-1990s when I was an undergraduate seeking insight to the quandaries of campus race relations,.
- by Clarence Lang
- March 26, 2013
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B&O Railroad Strike of 1887 Memoralized at Camden Yards
On Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, in Baltimore, MD, an historic marker was unveiled on South Howard Street, next to the Camden Yards.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 25, 2013
Labor History
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Robert H. Zieger Prize for Southern Labor Studies
In honor of the late Robert H. Zieger–teacher, scholar, and tireless union activist–the Southern Labor Studies Association announces that it is raising funds.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 24, 2013
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Graduate Student Travel Grants for the LAWCHA Conference
The Labor and Working-Class History Association will award four travel grants of $250 each to graduate students presenting at the June conference in.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 22, 2013
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LAWCHA Conference Registration Guide
If you are finding our conference registration process confusing, you are not alone! We have created a simple step-by-step guide to registering, including.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 21, 2013
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OpEd
Cindy Hahamovitch, “Protecting Immigrant Farm Workers,” Miami Herald OpEd
For the second time in 35 years farm employers are holding up comprehensive immigration reform by demanding a bigger and less-regulated guestworker program..
- by Ryan Poe
- March 14, 2013
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OpEd
Nelson Lichtenstein, “Obamacare’s Other Benefit,” LA Times OpEd
“If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical.
- by Ryan Poe
- March 13, 2013