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Commentary, opinion, & news about labor & working class issues past & present, @LAWCHA_org members & the journal, Labor: Studies in Working Class History

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Illinois Press@IllinoisPress
Jun 12
In recognition of the @labornotes conference this weekend, you can read “America at 250: Illinois Labor” by James R. Barrett from Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (@ILHistory1818) Vol. 119, Iss. 1, free until July 15. scholarlypublishingcollectiv…

America at 250: Illinois Labor

WHILE THE TITLE HAS OFTEN BEEN CONTESTED, Illinois has always been a labor state. In this sense, it reflects many aspects in the history of industrial America. It has been “Hog Butcher for the...

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Labor History and Military History: A Forum around the Up For Debate in the current issue of Labor. Check it out and get the essays for free from the links. lawcha.org/2025/11/22/labor-…
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We lost a great labor activist and educator. Tobie Higbie reflects on Wong's legacy. lawcha.org/2025/10/14/rememb…
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David Roediger's great memoir is a witty, reflective take on a rich academic and activist life. lawcha.org/2025/09/28/david-…
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Check out Harvey Schwartz interview with Bob Cherny to learn about the Coit Towers Murals-an amazing story lawcha.org/2025/10/05/robert…
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An SOS from @n_hold vitally important— please check and spread the word today lawcha.org/2025/09/15/save-o…
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I just signed a @CWA6186 petition: Reinstate Dr. Tom Alter | Defend Free Speech at All Universities. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Check out Janine Giordano Drake's terrific interview on Para Power, by Nick Juravich. Paraprofessionals are teachers aides and other staff that make the schools function, and this is their history! lawcha.org/2025/08/21/nick-j…
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We've had a LOT of blogs since last we alerted through twitter. We'll be posting some regularly. A big thank you and welcome back to the team to @jacremes who interviewed @NickJuravich and Steve Striffler about their new edited collection.lawcha.org/2025/07/29/steve-… ass/
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As part of our series Marked, Unmarked Remembered, @RosemaryFeurer tells how a new marker to an unsung African-American labor activist, was placed at a high-traffic location --from a public history coalition. lawcha.org/2025/06/26/spring…
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Up on the blog: @n_hold replies to report about the @TheBHCNews comments, with a blog ruminating about the value lawcha.org/2025/03/27/where-…
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Chad Pearson and Michael Hillard's account for the buzz at the @TheBHCNews 2025 conference lawcha.org/2025/03/23/busine…
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Chad Pearson and Michael Hillard's account for the buzz at the @TheBHCNews 2025 conference lawcha.org/2025/03/23/busine…
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Matt Nichter@mattnichter
23 Nov 2024
I'm sharing a trove of FBI files on civil rights activists that I obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Here's a link to the files: tinyurl.com/mryxyb39
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The new issue of@labor_journal is out, and @DukePress has made the essay about Amazon's MTurk by Tina Wei free for 3 months! Check it out and pass it on. lawcha.org/2024/09/18/amazon…
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Get this deal--ends today
Illinois Press@IllinoisPress
2 Sep 2024
This #LaborDay, take 50% off all #laborhistory titles when you use code LABOR24 at checkout! Full list of #laborstudies titles here⬇️ press.uillinois.edu/books/fi… cc: @lawcha_org @LER_Illinois @WILaborHistory @ReutherLibrary @UWBridgesCenter @SouthernLaborSA @LaborOnline @GrimKim
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At the Milwaukee Irish fest
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Up now: Harvey Schwartz reviews Robert Cherney's monumental biography of Harry Bridges lawcha.org/2024/08/12/schwar…
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This new essay on Teaching Labor History using keyword searches in the (translated) Chicago Foreign Language Press archive is just in time for Fall classes. Great contribution from @LiatSpiro (includes actual assignment and examples) lawcha.org/2024/08/06/teachi…
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On the blog-- Chad Pearson's review of the terrific book on Contingent Faculty available from @IllinoisPress lawcha.org/2024/07/23/chad-p…
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