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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Like many Black soldiers conscripted in the segregated armed forces during World War II, Burt Jackson did not need did need battlefield instruction to
#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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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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If you missed our recent panel discussion, (Re)Defining the American Working Class, a recording is now available on YouTube:
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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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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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#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: In this archival recording, Zoila Reyes recalls SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaign in Washington, DC. #america250 #americanhistory #dchistory #seiu
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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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Penn State faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing, in a closely watched decision that could have sweeping implications across the university.
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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...
