Remember a President for Free Labor
Reflections about the importance of workers power in American aspirations seem particularly appropriate at the approach of this President’s Day–that holiday formed by.
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OpEd
Lane Windham, “VW workers not first Southern auto workers to face choice on union”
All eyes are on Chattanooga, Tenn. as 1,500 Volkswagen workers file into voting booths this week to determine whether they will be represented.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 14, 2014
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Leftwing cartoons and comics offer unique view of mid 20th century
This new book of political cartoons, In an Era of Wars and Revolutions: American Socialist Cartoons of the Mid-Twentieth Century, edited by Sean.
- by Paul Buhle
- February 13, 2014
OpEd
Peter Rachleff, “The movement that sings for freedom”
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- by Ryan Poe
- February 10, 2014
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UIC United Faculty on Front Lines of Crisis in Higher Ed
University of Illinois-Chicago United Faculty (UICUF) have announced that they will launch a 2 day strike Feb 18 and 19. In the Fall,.
- by Elizabeth Shermer
- February 5, 2014
Labor History
Pete Seeger, A Voice for Social Justice (1919-2014)
LAWCHA remembers legendary folk singer and activist, Pete Seeger, who passed away on January 27, 2014. Seeger captivated multiple generations of activists through.
- by Ryan Poe
- February 5, 2014
OpEd
Lane Windham, “Why Alt-Labor Groups Are Making Employers Mighty Nervous”
A growing minimum wage movement indicates that despite low union membership statistics, labor’s future isn’t as dire as some in the business world.
- by Ryan Poe
- January 30, 2014
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The Elk River Spill — Capitalism at its “best”
On the morning of Thursday, January 9, 2014, 7500 gallons of a coal cleaning chemical known as Crude MCHM (principally composed of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol).
- by Gordon Simmons
- January 30, 2014
OpEd
Caring for America, a Podcast with Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein
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- by Ryan Poe
- January 24, 2014
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LAWCHA at the OAH Panel and Reception, “Immigration Activism IS Labor Activism: The Undocumented Economic Justice Movement in the Old Confederacy”
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- by Ryan Poe
- January 24, 2014