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Hyatt and Employee Dignity
Last Update: December 16, 2011
The Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California recently posted sexually suggestive photos of housekeepers, and fired a woman who objected, as well as her sister. Several LAWCHA members are taking action against the hotel.…
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A Time to Defend Labor and the Public Sector
Last Update: November 29, 2011
Thanks to the leadership that workers in Wisconsin and other states took in the Spring of 2011, Americans seized the opportunity to change the debate about the fiscal crisis in the states, its origins, and the way it was being used to attack the labor movement and to dismantle public services.
Regions: California Iowa Nebraska North Carolina Ohio Wisconsin…
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“Occupy” Protests
Last Update: November 24, 2011
In September, 2011 a small group of protesters gathered on Wall Street to protest growing inequality in the United States. It has since become a national and international movement. LAWCHA members have written about and been involved in various aspects of the American Autumn.
Thursday, November 17th: Labor Solidarity Day…
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Freedom U: Education for the Undocumented
Last Update: September 2, 2011
This past year, the university system in the state of Georgia adopted a policy that effectively bars undocumented immigrants from entering into the state’s five most competitive colleges and universities. Activists and scholars from across the state are collaborating on an effort to offer an alternative to the state university system while rallying support behind the repeal of the decision.…
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Attacks on Labor Educators and Labor Historians
Last Update: August 31, 2011
A systematic attack on university professors teaching labor history began in Kansas City, Missouri in April, 2010. LAWCHA quickly mobilized in defense of academic freedom.…
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Blair Mountain Protests
Last Update: August 31, 2011
LAWCHA member and newsletter editor Rosemary Feurer attended the protests in West Virginia to save historic Blair Mountain.…
