The tragic death of 29 miners at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine on April 5th, along with President Obama’s call for better federal oversight over mine safety, should remind […]
Category: labor history
Spirit of Rebellion at OAH
Jarod Roll, author of the new book Spirit of Rebellion: Labor and Religion in the New Cotton South, attended this year’s annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians the […]
Remembering Staley
Thomas Frank, author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and other books, discusses Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor in today’s Tilting the Yard column (subscription required) in […]
“Staley” wins award
Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement by Steven K. Ashby and C.J. Hawking, has tied for Best Book related to the field of Labor Studies published in […]
Steven Ashby and C.J. Hawking in DC
On Tuesday April 6, 2010, Steven K. Ashby and C. J. Hawking will discuss their recent book Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement at Busboys & Poets (5th […]
“Sweet Tyranny” wins Wentworth Award
Sweet Tyranny: Migrant Labor, Industrial Agriculture, and Imperial Politics by Kathleen Mapes is the winner of the 2010 Richard L. Wentworth/Illinois award in American History. This award for the best […]
Lawrence Richards to appear on C-Span’s Washington Journal
Lawrence Richards, author of the book Union-Free America: Workers and Antiunion Culture, is scheduled to appear on C-Span’s Washington Journal program on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 9:30-10:00 a.m. (Eastern). His segment […]
Orenic to speak in Chicago
Liesl Miller Orenic will discuss her new book On the Ground: Labor Struggle in the American Airline Industry at the Open University Of The Left, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W. Fullerton in Chicago, […]
Staley authors interview on NPR’s WILL
Steven Ashby and C. J. Hawking, authors of the new book Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement, will be interviewed July 1st, 1:05-2:00 PM (Central), on Urbana’s NPR affiliate […]
In These Times features “Staley”
In These Times just launched a web only feature on Steven Ashby and C. J. Hawking’s new book Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement. On December 22, […]
“Staley” authors on the road
Steven Ashby and C. J. Hawking, authors of the new book Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement, are on the road and writing a tour diary for […]
What about those hotels?
Hey, The Samuel Gompers Papers received a mention in a Washington Times story on the AFL-CIO conference in Miami. […]