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LAWCHA

Thinking of Calumet 1913

My husband keeps expressing a hankering to go up to Calumet, Michigan on Christmas eve to commemorate the 73 people, mostly children, who.

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LAWCHA

Gutman Prize Deadline Extension to January 10

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OpEd

Jessican Wilkerson, “Remembering the Mothers Who Fought for Food Assistance”

I recently had a conversation with a family member—let’s call her Sally—who is convinced that our cousin, who is poor and struggles with.

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Call for Proposals

Taft Prize Deadline Sunday, December 15

I am pleased to announce the beginning of the annual competition for the Philip Taft Labor History Award. The competition is open to.

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Events (Old)

WCSA Conference, How Class Works

June 5-7, 2014, SUNY Stony Brook. The conference seeks to explore ways in which an explicit recognition of class helps to understand the.

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OpEd

Peter Rachleff, “Hormel to WalMart: Low-wage workers protest, organize”

Last week thousands of fast food, retail, and other service sector workers initiated a series of protests across the country, including one day.

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OpEd

James B. Leonard, “Don’t weaken labor law’s ‘hot goods’ provision”

Migrant farmworkers, particularly hand-harvest laborers, are frequently paid less than the minimum wage. Many growers rely on shady farm labor contractors to recruit.

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