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Following the Footsteps of Jack O’Dell

On the frosty morning of January 13, 2024, the student union building at the University of Washington (UW) was buzzing with the joy of reunion as longtime friends, students, and...

Social Dirt and Precarious Academia Before the Law

Claire Raymond weighs in with a searing commentary on her experiences as an adjunct, contingent laborer in academia. This is the second blog post that introduces the important themes and...

Resistance to the Casualization of Academic Labor, A View From the UK

This is the third in a series that updates and extends John McKerley’s essay in the current issue of Labor: Studies in Working Class History, which is freely available for...

Paul Shackel on his new book, The Ruined Anthracite

This is the third in a series that updates and extends John McKerley’s essay in the current issue of Labor: Studies in Working Class History, which is freely available for...

James C. Benton on his recent book, Fraying Fabric How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America

Every spring, over thirty women union activists are accepted to attend the Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference, or The Polk School as it is fondly referred to. The...

A Seat at the Table – Update Part 4

This is the fourth in a series that updates and extends John McKerley’s essay in the current issue of Labor: Studies in Working Class History, which is freely ...