LAWCHA promotes public and scholarly awareness of labor and working-class history through research, writing, and organizing. Find us here: http://lawcha.org & http://lhrp.georgetown.edu
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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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If you missed our recent panel discussion, (Re)Defining the American Working Class, a recording is now available on YouTube:
youtu.be/AY7-DOoN6zw
The 2027 LAWCHA Conference call for proposals is now available. The conference will take place at UMass Boston from June 24-26.
Eileen Boris discusses the planned defunding of the US Women's Bureau and the broader attack on statistics gathering institutions in this recent substack for HARPP.
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#Peoples250: In the early 2000s historian Bill Barry spoke to former steelworker Sharon Pritchard about her first days working at Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point in Baltimore. #americanhistory #america250 #history #baltimore
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Anna Duensing presents a small cohort of Black Americans who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War and World War II in LaborOnline's second essay about the Black anti-fascist tradition.
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#Peoples250: In this archival recording, Zoila Reyes recalls SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaign in Washington, DC. #america250 #americanhistory #dchistory #seiu
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5,351 faculty were eligible to vote. That includes part-time and full-time faculty at University Park and the Commonwealth Campuses.
Organizers said 2,510 faculty or about 75% of those who cast ballots voted "yes" on unionizing, while 847 voted "no."
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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed
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Penn State faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing, in a closely watched decision that could have sweeping implications across the university.
Steve Early interviewed David Griscom about his new book 'The Myth of Red Texas' and lessons that present day political activists may draw from Texas' Populist past.
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On today's #Peoples250, Alexis visits the Hammering Man at the #Seattle Art Museum and the Fisherman's Memorial. #america250 #laborhistory #americanhistory
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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
#Peoples250 Cameron from the University of Pittsburgh discusses the history of his hometown of Connellsville, PA, once the coke capital of the world. #americanhistory #america250 #pennsylvania
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#Peoples250: Alexis had no time for #Starbucks but visited the fisherman's memorial in the Ballard neighborhood of #Seattle and the Hammering Man at the downtown Seattle Art Museum. #seattletiktok #am...
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David Griscom’s new history uncovers how the state’s populist history is finding new life and helping shift the political landscape today.
