“Labor Under Attack,” PNLHA Conference
The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association’s Annual Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon, from May 3-5, 2013. It is entitled, “Labor Under.
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Brandworkers Fanning the Flames, Wobbly-Style
Often, academics research and teach about problems that need fixing without engaging with activists on the proverbial front lines. Often, younger activists remain.
- by Peter Cole
- November 24, 2012
Labor History
People
Remembering Al Young, by Leon Fink & Jesse Lemisch
Alfred F. Young, a pioneer of the “new labor history,” noted social historian of the early American nation, and a founding editor of.
- by Leon Fink
- November 16, 2012
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Follow LaborOnline on Twitter, @LaborOnline
As you can see in the right-hand column, LaborOnline now has an active twitter account, LaborOnline. We will be using it to tweet.
- by Ryan Poe
- November 15, 2012
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Labor, Environmentalism, and Climate Change
Driving across western Pennsylvania recently, I was struck by the number of yard signs decrying President Obama’s “War on Coal.” The Appalachian coal.
- by Erik Loomis
- November 15, 2012
Events (Old)
The Cradle Will Rock, UW-Madison, November 19 to December 8
The University of Wisconsin, Madison will be hosting The Cradle Will Rock, a legendary pro-union play by Marc Blitzstein. He wrote Cradle in.
- by Ryan Poe
- November 14, 2012
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LaborOnline Goes Live
As piloted by new Associate Editor Rosemary Feurer–and assisted by an all-star cast of designated blog contributors–LaborOnline features commentary on a host of.
- by Ryan Poe
- November 13, 2012
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Haymarket on Trial: Timothy Messer-Kruse’s The Trial of Haymarket Activists
As a regular feature of this blog, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas will be opening public access and dialogue about.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- November 12, 2012
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Claiming a Working-Class Mandate
The U.S. voting public faced a stark decision on November 6, 2012. On the one hand, they weighed the benefits of a program.
- by Clarence Lang
- November 12, 2012