John Laslett: A Scholarly Remembrance
Labor historian John Laslett died on March 23rd, 2025 at the age of 91. He will be remembered for his scholarly engagement with.
In Memoriam
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Marked, Unmarked, Remembered: A Public History Series
Bringing Labor History Alive: Reenacting the 1936 St. Louis City Hall Occupation
Every spring, over thirty women union activists are accepted to attend the Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference, or The Polk School.
- by Emily E. LB. Twarog
- June 13, 2024
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A Seat at the Table New Voices from the Struggle to Organize Young, Service-Sector Workers in the US
This is the first in a series that updates and extends John McKerley’s essay in the current issue of Labor: Studies in Working.
- by John McKerley
- November 1, 2023
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“Lions Led by Asses”
While labor historians have organized a letter signing campaign to the Biden administration asking them to grant some concession to rail workers, others.
- by Chris Townsend
- November 30, 2022
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New Book Interviews
The Role of Independent Working-class Political Action
This is the fourth and final contribution to our symposium on Tom Alter’s new book, Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of.
- by Tom Alter
- September 26, 2022
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A Refreshing Return to Agrarian Class Struggle Scholarship
This essay is the third contribution to our symposium on Tom Alter’s new book, Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of Farmer-Labor.
- by Chad Pearson
- September 24, 2022
Film & Video
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Working 9 to 5
Ever wonder if it’s safe to bring an artichoke to lunch when you’re trying to convince someone to speak up on the job?.
- by Ellen Cassedy
- August 2, 2022
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I Am Not a Writer
Bob Rossi’s poem “Deincarnation” was published in December 2021’s Labor: Studies in Working Class History. He’s graced us with another. I Am.
- by Bob Rossi
- February 24, 2022
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Issues of Labor
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Read Five Top Labor Articles — free til January 31, 2022
Duke University Press, the publisher of Labor: Studies in Working Class History, has just released the 5 most read articles from Volume 18.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- December 21, 2021
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Immigrant Societies and Union Culture
Bob Rossi is a long-time member of the Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota, (SNPJ) who has interviewed and corresponded with dozens of SNPJ members.
- by Bob Rossi
- December 2, 2021