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.
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
- 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
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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