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Janine Giordano Drake on her new book, The Gospel of Church

The Gospel of Church: How Mainline Protestants Vilified Christian Socialism and Fractured the Labor Movement, just published by Janine Giordano Drake (Oxford University.

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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.

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A Seat at the Table – Update Part 2

THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES THAT UPDATES AND EXTENDS JOHN MCKERLEY’S ESSAY IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF LABOR: STUDIES IN WORKING.

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The 2022-23 Upsurge of Union Organizing and Strikes in Higher Education

As this report documents, the recent uptick in union organizing has not been large enough to reverse the long-term decline in union density,.

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William D. Riddell On the Waves of Empire U.S. Imperialism and Merchant Sailors, 1872-1924

Ian Rocksborough-Smith interviewed William D. Riddell about his new book On the Waves of Empire: U.S. Imperialism and Merchant Sailors, 1872-1924, published by.

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Michael Pierce Testifies about the Origin of Right to Work

In March 2023 historian Michael Pierce testified on the origins of right to work before the Michigan Senate Labor Committee when it was.

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Kevin Kenny on his new book, The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic

Kevin Kenny, a noted scholar of labor history and immigration history, has recently published The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic: Policing.

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COVID-19 and Authoritarian Populism

Aditya Sarkar’s  essay, “Pandemics, Labor Relations, and Political Regimes: The Bubonic Plague and COVID-19 Crises in India,” in issue 20:2 (May 2023) of.

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Work, Disaster, and the Lost Possibilities of Pandemic Politics

This is part of a series featuring authors of essays in the journal Labor: Studies in Working Class History.  Jacob Remes frames the.

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The Making and Breaking of a Popular Front: The Case of the National Negro Congress

This is part of a series featuring authors of essays in the journal Labor: Studies in Working Class History.  Eric Arnesen discusses the.

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