LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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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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David Lester, Paul Buhle, and I have created 4 graphic novels, all histories from below, published in the US by @beaconpress.bsky.social. They've been translated into Basque, Catalán, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and Thai. We are looking for new translations. Any editors/presses to suggest?
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
David Lester, Paul Buhle, and I have created 4 graphic novels, all histories from below, published in the US by @beaconpress.bsky.social. They've been translated into Basque, Catalán, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and Thai. We are looking for new translations. Any editors/presses to suggest?
Visit LaborOnline to catch Ian Rocksborough-Smith's interview with Naomi R Williams on their recent book, 'A Blueprint for Worker Solidarity: Class Politics and Community in Wisconsin.'
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Naomi R Williams on their new book, A Blueprint for Worker Solidarity | LAWCHA
Ian Rocksborough-Smith interviewed Naomi R Williams about their recent book, A Blueprint for Worker Solidarity: Class Politics and Community in Wisconsin,
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December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Visit LaborOnline to catch Ian Rocksborough-Smith's interview with Naomi R Williams on their recent book, 'A Blueprint for Worker Solidarity: Class Politics and Community in Wisconsin.'
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"Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the “working homeless” in cities across America"
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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Gol
Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the “working homeless” in cities across America“Read...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the “working homeless” in cities across America"
#workingclass
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#workingclass
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Thinking about one of my all-time favorite historians, CUNY grad Nick Salvatore, & what he did for cultural/political biography, radical history, Af-Am history. I am always telling folks about We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber.
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Obituary: Nick Salvatore - The Ithaca Voice
Nick Salvatore, 82, of Ithaca, New York, died on Saturday, November 29th after a period of declining health. He passed away peacefully, listening to music he loved and comforted by […]
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December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thinking about one of my all-time favorite historians, CUNY grad Nick Salvatore, & what he did for cultural/political biography, radical history, Af-Am history. I am always telling folks about We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber.
www.ithacavoice.org/2025/12/obituary-nick-salvatore/
www.ithacavoice.org/2025/12/obituary-nick-salvatore/
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Another way to counter originalism -- is with substantive history built on primary source evidence and historical methods of inquiry, analysis, and argument!! Expose originalism as the contemporary ideology without historical substance.
Originalism’s creep in the courts may seem inevitable. But litigators do have tools to push back – and for the first time, my colleagues @tomtmwolf.bsky.social, @cisozaki.bsky.social and I have collected the many moves litigators can make in a single resource: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another way to counter originalism -- is with substantive history built on primary source evidence and historical methods of inquiry, analysis, and argument!! Expose originalism as the contemporary ideology without historical substance.
Francis Ryan recently joined the Labor Jawn podcast to discuss the working-class history of Philadelphia and his recent contribution to the recent Penn Press three-volume history of the greater Philadelphia region.
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Greater Philadelphia Volumes - Interview with Dr. Francis Ryan
Podcast Episode · Labor Jawn · 12/08/2025 · 49m
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December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Francis Ryan recently joined the Labor Jawn podcast to discuss the working-class history of Philadelphia and his recent contribution to the recent Penn Press three-volume history of the greater Philadelphia region.
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Tune in and listen to @justinfdjackson.bsky.social, author of THE WORK OF EMPIRE, leads this @lawcha.bsky.social panel discussing whether or not labor and military history work together.
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Up For Debate: Labor and Military History
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December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Tune in and listen to @justinfdjackson.bsky.social, author of THE WORK OF EMPIRE, leads this @lawcha.bsky.social panel discussing whether or not labor and military history work together.
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UCLA's Mapping Deportations invites you to explore the use of U.S. immigration enforcement policies from a historical perspective, revealing the racial lens through which deportations have been implemented throughout the nation's history. Check it out below.
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Mapping Deportations – U.S. Immigration Control since 1790
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December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
UCLA's Mapping Deportations invites you to explore the use of U.S. immigration enforcement policies from a historical perspective, revealing the racial lens through which deportations have been implemented throughout the nation's history. Check it out below.
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New analysis of the Turin Strike Papyrus—a detailed account from 1157 BCE—shows how artisans building the royal tombs at Deir el-Medina staged a coordinated walkout after going 18 days without grain rations. tinyurl.com/29822yb2
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Collection online - The so-called “Strike Papyrus” written by Amunnakht
More than 4.000 of the approximately 40.000 objects in Museo Egizio’s collection are accessible here. All data are constantly updated, thanks to the continuous study and documentation of the objects.…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We are seeing the biggest union upswing in 50 years, argues Dave Kamper in his new book 'Who's Got the Power? The Resurgence of American Unions.' Eric Dirnbach reviews for LaborNotes below.
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Review: Who’s Got the Power: Hope for Troubled Times | Labor Notes
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are seeing the biggest union upswing in 50 years, argues Dave Kamper in his new book 'Who's Got the Power? The Resurgence of American Unions.' Eric Dirnbach reviews for LaborNotes below.
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Bob Bruno explains some common conceptions about the Luddites and how we can learn from them today in his latest substack.
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AI and the Luddite Lessons for Workers
One night in 1811, British troops broke up a crowd that had been demonstrating for more work and better pay.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bob Bruno explains some common conceptions about the Luddites and how we can learn from them today in his latest substack.
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Bob Bussel recently wrote about Harold Gibbons, Ernest Calloway, and the need for working-class citizenship through 'total person unionism' on the Power at Work Blog.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Bob Bussel recently wrote about Harold Gibbons, Ernest Calloway, and the need for working-class citizenship through 'total person unionism' on the Power at Work Blog.
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One of the questions on the unit 5 test for the US survey I teach was: "Using primary sources from class, identify and dispel two myths about the Civil Rights Movement."
About a third of the students picked "old and tired," with one student saying they felt betrayed by the myth they had learned.
About a third of the students picked "old and tired," with one student saying they felt betrayed by the myth they had learned.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One of the questions on the unit 5 test for the US survey I teach was: "Using primary sources from class, identify and dispel two myths about the Civil Rights Movement."
About a third of the students picked "old and tired," with one student saying they felt betrayed by the myth they had learned.
About a third of the students picked "old and tired," with one student saying they felt betrayed by the myth they had learned.
If you missed @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social Big Book Forum a few weeks ago, featuring Rudi Batzell's 'Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery,' you can now watch a replay of the event, available here at LaborOnline.
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Labor 2025 Big Book Forum: Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery | LAWCHA
On October 17, historian Rudi Batzell presented at the Labor 2025 Big Book forum about his new book, Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery: Global
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November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you missed @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social Big Book Forum a few weeks ago, featuring Rudi Batzell's 'Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery,' you can now watch a replay of the event, available here at LaborOnline.
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Community members in Stockton, CA gathered at Delta College in October to unveil a new portrait and remember the life and work of historian and past LAWCHA member Dawn Mabalon.
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Filipino community honors well-known historian with portrait at Stockton's Delta College
Members of the Filipino community gathered at Delta College to honor a well-known historian and beloved friend, the late Dr. Dawn Mabalon.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Community members in Stockton, CA gathered at Delta College in October to unveil a new portrait and remember the life and work of historian and past LAWCHA member Dawn Mabalon.
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Starbucks workers are on strike. Chronic understaffing, unfair wages and hundreds of unfair labor practices pushed a 92% super-majority to walk out on Red Cup Day and beyond.
The Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with the baristas on taking an indefinite stand.
The Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with the baristas on taking an indefinite stand.
Facing unprecedented labor violations, Starbucks workers overwhelmingly agree to strike indefinitely
Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Starbucks workers are on strike. Chronic understaffing, unfair wages and hundreds of unfair labor practices pushed a 92% super-majority to walk out on Red Cup Day and beyond.
The Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with the baristas on taking an indefinite stand.
The Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with the baristas on taking an indefinite stand.
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Just a heads-up: there are only 2 days left to back “Argentina: A Tale of Two Utopias” on Kickstarter. It’s a powerful history of revolution, soccer, and the 2001 uprising: unique, urgent, and deeply political. Don’t miss your chance to support this vital book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrk...
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just a heads-up: there are only 2 days left to back “Argentina: A Tale of Two Utopias” on Kickstarter. It’s a powerful history of revolution, soccer, and the 2001 uprising: unique, urgent, and deeply political. Don’t miss your chance to support this vital book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrk...
Check out Robert Bruno's latest Substack where he discusses Bernie Moreno, Sherrod Brown, and the closing of a paper mill in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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A Business Guy, Jobs Lost, No Suprise
In 2024, Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown narrowly lost his seat to MAGA Republican Bernie Moreno.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Check out Robert Bruno's latest Substack where he discusses Bernie Moreno, Sherrod Brown, and the closing of a paper mill in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Patrick Dixon spoke to the University of Iowa's Sarah Bond about her recent book 'Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire' on last week's episode of the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
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Strikes Across Time — Casa Bonita to the Washington Post to Ancient Rome | Labor Heritage Power Hour
On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: three stories of strikes and solidarity in the arts. Casa Bonita performers in Denver walk out for fair pay and safety; journalist Pete Tucker revisits the 19...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Patrick Dixon spoke to the University of Iowa's Sarah Bond about her recent book 'Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire' on last week's episode of the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
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Rosemary Feurer reports from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Senator Bernie Sanders received the 2025 Eugene V. Debs Award.
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Welcome Home, Bernie!: Sanders is 2025 Eugene V. Debs Award Winner | LAWCHA
On October 25, 2025 Bernie Sanders received the 60th Eugene V. Debs Award. The Debs Foundation (where I serve as board member along with historians,
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November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Rosemary Feurer reports from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Senator Bernie Sanders received the 2025 Eugene V. Debs Award.
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Ron Schatz spoke to curators Joe and Delsa White when visiting their ongoing "Labor & Art" exhibit at the Bost Building in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Learn more about it at LaborOnline.
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“Labor & Art” in Homestead, Pennsylvania | LAWCHA
I am a historian who studied with David Montgomery at the University of Pittsburgh in the mid-1970s, a tumultuous time in labor and working-class history.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ron Schatz spoke to curators Joe and Delsa White when visiting their ongoing "Labor & Art" exhibit at the Bost Building in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Learn more about it at LaborOnline.
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'A Radical and Progressive Legacy: Labour’s Housing Record, 1945 to 1951' by John Robert Temple
Read it online: bit.ly/Temple-LHR
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'A Radical and Progressive Legacy: Labour’s Housing Record, 1945 to 1951' by John Robert Temple
Read it online: bit.ly/Temple-LHR
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Most read in Labour History Review |
'A Radical and Progressive Legacy: Labour’s Housing Record, 1945 to 1951' by John Robert Temple
Read it online: bit.ly/Temple-LHR
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'A Radical and Progressive Legacy: Labour’s Housing Record, 1945 to 1951' by John Robert Temple
Read it online: bit.ly/Temple-LHR
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Please consider signing this petition to restore Indiana University's Labor Studies Department.
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Labor Studies is Vital for Working Hoosiers
In 2025, Indiana passed HEA/HB1001, a budget law requiring public colleges to seek approval for continuing low-enrollment degree programs. In response, universities—including multiple Indiana Universi...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Please consider signing this petition to restore Indiana University's Labor Studies Department.
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@profpetercole.bsky.social explores the long history of dockworkers solidarity activism in support of peoples fighting authoritarianism, imperialism, and racism in the latest issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social. Check out a preview below at LaborOnline.
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"Scrap Iron Becomes Bullets": When Dockers Fought Fascism with Direct Action | LAWCHA
To protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza, dockworkers in Genoa, Italy attempted to convince their fellow workers in ports across Europe and North Africa to
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November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
@profpetercole.bsky.social explores the long history of dockworkers solidarity activism in support of peoples fighting authoritarianism, imperialism, and racism in the latest issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social. Check out a preview below at LaborOnline.
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