More Than A Labor of Love: The Work of Home Care
February 22 at 6:30pm in San Francisco, California. Presented by Eileen Boris with organizing updates by Sylvia Lopez and Dalia Rubiano (Mujeres Unidas.
LAWCHA
Black History in the Glare of the Second Obama Administration
It may be clichéd to remark that the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama, and his historic re-election, were momentous events not only.
- by Clarence Lang
- February 15, 2013
LAWCHA
Senator Harkin comments on Obama’s labor problem
Senator Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa) comments about President Obama’s State of the Union Address seemed to be channeling one of this blog’s recent commentaries.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- February 13, 2013
LAWCHA
Some Thoughts on Retrying the Haymarket Martyrs
Editor’s note: The conservative journal National Review recently gave this blog and the journal Labor: Working Class History of the Americas a blast.
- by Bryan Palmer
- February 11, 2013
LAWCHA
Austerity Saturdays from the Postal Service
It’s Saturday February 9th as I write this. Every postal worker knows by heart their first official day of work as their “anniversary.
- by Philip Rubio
- February 10, 2013
LAWCHA
Drones for Democracy?
All week I’ve been glued to coverage regarding our drone policy and the leak of documents rationalizing U.S. government policies surrounding their use..
- by Randi Storch
- February 9, 2013
LAWCHA
Visualizing Labor History
Labor and working-class historians ought to be thinking a lot more about interesting methods of data visualization. The internet is full of fascinating.
- by Jefferson Cowie
- February 8, 2013
LAWCHA
LAWCHA Board Election Results, 2013
The results of the LAWCHA 2012-2013 Board Elections are in. We thank all participants and look forward to working with the new members.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 6, 2013
LAWCHA
Teaching Working-Class Literature in Labor History Courses
Labor Notes conducted an informal survey of labor activists, asking them about their favorite class-conscious novels. The range of works was pretty interesting.
- by Erik Loomis
- February 2, 2013
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Solidarity? Whatever—Obama’s Forgotten Social Movement
President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, progressive? Maybe. But only if you are one of the liberals who have forgotten this nation’s working class..
- by Leon Fink
- January 29, 2013