In late April the annual conference of the Organization of American Historians convened in Milwaukee with a program that, thanks to the inspiration of Alice Kessler Harris and the hard work of the OAH program committee and its co-chair Nancy
Ken Germanson, President Emeritus, Wisconsin Labor History Society If there was any thought that history is irrelevant in today’s world, that was dispelled at the 31st Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Labor History Society held April 21 in Milwaukee.
LRAN is aimed to create a space for the generation and exchange of fresh ideas and thinking among labor leaders, activists, scholars and students. It is also to connect scholars with practicioners in order to form a more cohesive organizing
LAWCHA members and labor activists around the country are uniting against a recently proposed legislative ban on Michigan universities collaborating with a worker center. Read on for information on what you can do to stop it.
With a constant influx of new members and the continuance of a long tradition of labor organizing, the Labor and Working-Class History Association and its multigenerational membership bear witness to the full range of life’s ups and downs, from the
Seattle, WA — With the slow recovery from the Great Recession still underway, unemployment in the United States remains at levels not seen for decades. Benefits dwindle; foreclosures loom. Perhaps worst of all, hope runs short. Millions are left feeling
Crisis and Working Class Resistance: Solidarity in Global/Local Contexts 2012 Southwest Labor Studies Association conference Thursday May 17-Friday May 18 UC-Riverside Workers and working class communities locally and globally are facing a historic crisis in their living and working conditions.
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
How Class Works, 2010 Call for Presentations A Conference at SUNY Stony Brook June 7-9, 2012 The Center for Study of Working Class Life is pleased to announce the How Class Works – 2012 Conference, to be held at the
Call for Papers, Workshops and Presentations for the 2012 Conference, to be held in Tacoma, Washington May 18 – 20.