Right to Work a Man to Death
In 1958, an Indianapolis woman named Patricia Bolen wrote a letter to the Indianapolis Star about how Indiana’s right-to-work law affected her husband:.
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The 47 Percent, Reconsidered
No, this isn’t another commentary on Mitt Romney’s denunciations of the so-called “47 percent” of Americans who, according to him, freeload off the.
- by Clarence Lang
- December 1, 2012
Call for Proposals
Events (Old)
“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.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- November 30, 2012
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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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News
OpEd
Join the Discussion: Haymarket On Trial, with Timothy Messer-Kruse
Rosemary FeurerRosemary Feurer is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, among.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- November 15, 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 Rosemary Feurer
- 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 Rosemary Feurer
- 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 Rosemary Feurer
- November 13, 2012