Shelton Stromquist
Shelton Stromquist

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I teach labor and social history at the University of Iowa and I'm currently vice-president of LAWCHA.
LaborOnline

Who should “rule at home”?

Early in September, Polk County Iowa District Judge Jeffrey Farrell ruled that state officials had the right to overrule local school boards in

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LaborOnline

The University of Iowa Labor Center and the Attacks on Labor

The attacks on labor these days take many forms.  Some are straight-forward and brutally confrontational—the Janus ruling or the state legislation in Iowa

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Activism Global Affairs Articles

Garment Workers are Speaking Out – Will Nike Listen?

Today marks the first day of our countrywide worker speak-out featuring Noi Supalai, a former union President and Nike worker from Thailand. While

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LaborOnline LAWCHA

President’s Perspective: Looking Forward from New York

The New York conference in June marked an important threshold for LAWCHA. The programmatic diversity and stimulus to membership the conference created invites

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