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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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PATCO strike of 1981: Reflections on Joseph McCartin’s Collision Course
In the wake of the continued disasters for workers rights in the last few years and the recent release of statistics suggesting that.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- January 29, 2013
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Lane Windham, “If not unions, then what?,” Baltimore Sun, January 28, 2013
LAWCHA member and University of Maryland College Park graduate student Lane Windham has published an opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun entitled “If.
- by Ryan Poe
- January 28, 2013
Events (Old)
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Chicago: New Models of Representation Conference
March 7, 2013. Registration required. This one-day conference is motivated by a provocative question: What happens when workers begin to act like unions.
- by Ryan Poe
- January 26, 2013
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Was Herbert Hill, NAACP’s Labor Secretary, an FBI informer?
Was Herbert Hill–the Labor Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for 25 years known for his fierce.
- by Trevor Griffey
- January 25, 2013