Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement by Steven K. Ashby and C.J. Hawking has been awarded the C.L.R. James Prize for Best Book in Working-Class Studies by […]
Category: labor history
Donald Rogers on Work Safety Regulatory Reform
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 […]
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 […]