LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association

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 Join here: http://lawcha.org/join/

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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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This week's Labor History Today podcast revisited a 2021 interview in which Jack Metzgar joined Your Rights at Work on WPFW in DC to talk about his recent book, Bridging the Divide. ms.podbean.com/media/share/...

ms.podbean.comMother Jones’ Boys and Jack Metzgar’s LegacyLabor History Today: UMWA Secretary-Treasurer Michael Phillippi connects Mother Jones’ legacy with today’s labor struggles at Miners Day in Mount Olive, Illinois. Then, we remember Jack Metzgar with o...
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Read an excerpt of Bob Cherny's new book, 'A Short History of San Francisco' at LaborOnline. In the attached segment Cherny discusses the impact of the Great Depression and the strikes of 1934. lawcha.org/2026/10/16/a...

lawcha.orgThe San Francisco General Strike: A Dramatic Excerpt from Robert Cherny's New Book | LAWCHARobert Cherny recently published A Short History of San Francisco. We are grateful that University of Nevada Press has allowed Labor Online to have a

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed
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These collapses and closures followed by reopenings. As any labor historian knows, these are designed to weed out expensive workers, troublesome workers, and make remaining and new workers grateful to the boss. @lawcha.bsky.social

AAUP@aaup.org

"Setting up this College is restoring something that was ended. But of course, when it was ended, many, staff lost their jobs, people with years of experience working in undergraduate education. So, this is a wholesale replacement of a college by a new college." – Pauline Strong, UT Austin AAUP

tpr.orgUT Austin announces new University College to teach core curriculumDevin Stauffer, who also helped create UT's new core curriculum, has been named as the dean of the college.

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Tej Nagaraja
@tejnagaraja.bsky.social

📣 Great individuals — talking about what’s most important, now… 🎧 #1u

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David Stein discusses the past and present of working-class organizing and resistance in Minnesota with historians @willpjones.bsky.social and Peter Rachleff in the this week's episode of the Working History Podcast. #laborhistory workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/ice-and-re...

workinghistorypodcast.podbean.comICE and Resistance in the Twin Cities | Working HistoryDavid Stein sits down with historians Will Jones (Professor of History at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Peter Rachleff (Retired Professor at Macalester College and Co-Executive Directo...
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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David Stein discusses the past and present of working-class organizing and resistance in Minnesota with historians @willpjones.bsky.social and Peter Rachleff in the this week's episode of the Working History Podcast. #laborhistory workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/ice-and-re...

workinghistorypodcast.podbean.comICE and Resistance in the Twin Cities | Working HistoryDavid Stein sits down with historians Will Jones (Professor of History at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Peter Rachleff (Retired Professor at Macalester College and Co-Executive Directo...

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Peter Ikeler
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Very sad to learn that Jack Metzgar has passed. A true organic intellectual, he did his utmost to support others. His 2021 book provides piercing insight into the classed nature of late-capitalist societies. I wrote about it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... He will be sorely missed.

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Aimee Loiselle
@aimloiselle.bsky.social

@lawcha.bsky.social @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social @labornotes.bsky.social

Higher Education Labor United (HELU)@higheredlabor.bsky.social

At MIT, an alliance between property service workers and graduate students shows the power of wall-to-wall organizing for living wages and workers’ rights against a shared, well-resourced management. Read more: tinyurl.com/MITWorkersUn... @32bjseiu.bsky.social

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"The Business of Being Dolly." On this week's episode of Working History Yami Rodriguez and Justin Randolph spoke down with Amanda Marie Martínez to discuss Parton’s legacy and some of the myths and misconceptions around the Queen of Country. workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-busine...

workinghistorypodcast.podbean.comThe Business of Being Dolly | Working HistoryDolly Parton: renowned country star, successful businesswoman, celebrated philanthropist... leftist? Not so fast. In this week’s episode Yami Rodriguez and Justin Randolph sit down with historian Aman...
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Rosemary Feurer spoke with Mary Anne Trasciatti about her new book "Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: The Rebel Girl, Democracy, and Revolution." Read the full interview at Labor Online. lawcha.org/2026/10/10/m...

lawcha.orgMary Anne Trasciatti on her new book, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn | LAWCHAIn Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: The Rebel Girl, Democracy, and Revolution (2025), historian Mary Anne Trasciatti traces Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's path to
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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Lots of #laborhistory on this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: Colleen O'Neill discusses her recent book "Waging Sovereignty" while Eladio Bobadilla talks about "Dangerous Migration." Two great interviews! ms.podbean.com/media/share/...

ms.podbean.comNative Workers and Immigrant SolidarityThis week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Who controls our work—and who gets included when we say “solidarity”? We explore two histories that challenge easy answers about worker power. Historian Col...

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Viola Müller
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🤩 Four among the most exciting #labor history associations & journals have teamed up to make a #podcast: it’s called WORKING HISTORY and everyone should check it out!

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Working History is back! We're proud to be partnering with Southern Labor Studies, @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social & ILWICH to bring you a new fall season with episodes dropping every Thursday. Catch the first episode below! #laborhistory workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-handoff/

workinghistorypodcast.podbean.comThe Handoff | Working HistoryIt's official, "Working History" is back!  In our first episode back, Beth English—the founder, host, and producer of "Working History" vol 1—interviews Sarah McNamara, president of the Southern Labor...

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed
@sfndhe.bsky.social

Academic Freedom as a Labor Issue: A perspective from Faculty First Responders A sustained campaign against academic freedom can change everything about the conditions of academic labor for as long as it lasts—and for a long time after. @aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social

aaup.orgAcademic Freedom as a Labor IssueNew modes of collective action are needed to defend academic freedom.

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Aimee Loiselle
@aimloiselle.bsky.social

Smart phone app gambling is a working-class issue. The history of predatory gambling (like predatory lending) targets working and low-income people. Now it is everywhere, the palm of the hand and 24-7. @lawcha.bsky.social @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social #workinglcass

Tim O’Brien@timobrien.bsky.social

“What troubles me most is the disconnect at the ESPN executive level between making money and caring about the human impact of constantly bombarding fans with betting odds and talk.” www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

cjr.orgNicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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In the latest episode of the Working History Podcast, Abosede George talks to Kate Reed about her revealing new research on the women of the Mexican National Railroad. Check out the conversation via the link below. #laborhistory #mexicanhistory workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-women-...

workinghistorypodcast.podbean.comThe Women of the Mexican National Railroad | Working HistoryWhen we think about the history of railroad labor, we often think of engineers, sleeping car porters, or the workers who constructed the railroads themselves. But what about the cooks, nurses, and lau...

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Aimee Loiselle
@aimloiselle.bsky.social

Jennifer is a great podcaster: reads and listens carefully, and puts together an accessible show and likes to grab a few gems. "The emotional power is in the culture," did I say that? @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

cliodialogues.bsky.social@cliodialogues.bsky.social

Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦 and what happened when 1970s Hollywood decided who got included in the story of the American working class? 🎧Link in bio @aimloiselle.bsky.social

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@aimloiselle.bsky.social joined The Clio Dialogues to share the real story of multi-racial women's organizing in Southern textile mills that inspired the 1979 Academy Award winning film Norma Rae. #laborhistory #organizing #womenshistory #filmhistory www.cliodialogues.com/american-mad...

cliodialogues.comAmerican Made, Hollywood Spin: A Wider Angle on the American Wor…One of Hollywood’s most enduring symbols of worker activism came about when actress Sally Field stood alone on a factory table, handwritten "UNION" sign held high a…
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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Working History is back! We're proud to be partnering with Southern Labor Studies, @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social & ILWICH to bring you a new fall season with episodes dropping every Thursday. Catch the first episode below! #laborhistory workinghistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-handoff/

workinghistorypodcast.podbean.comThe Handoff | Working HistoryIt's official, "Working History" is back!  In our first episode back, Beth English—the founder, host, and producer of "Working History" vol 1—interviews Sarah McNamara, president of the Southern Labor...
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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After several long years off the air, the Working History podcast returns next week for a new season. Listen to a preview via the link below and subscribe on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. #laborradiopod #laborhistory ms.podbean.com/media/share/...

ms.podbean.comWorking History Reboot PromoAfter several long years off the air, the beloved labor history podcast is back! Now brought to you by the Southern Labor Studies Association, the Labor and Working-Class History Association, LABOR: S...
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Nate Holdren reports from a well attended screening of Norma Rae hosted by the Iowa Labor History Society in Des Moines. To learn more about the society follow the link in the story. lawcha.org/2026/09/12/t...

lawcha.org"There's No 'We' Working Twelves": Norma Rae Comes to Des Moines | LAWCHAHello online labor friends. I wanted to write a quick report on an Iowa Labor History Society (ILHS) event here in Des Moines. I should add, the Society
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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Janine Giordano Drake sat down with Ruby Oram to discuss her new book 'Home Work: Gender, Child Labor, and Education for Girls in Urban America, 1870-1930', available now from the University of Chicago Press. Read the interview at Labor Online. lawcha.org/2026/09/01/r...

lawcha.orgRuby Oram on her new book, Home Work | LAWCHARuby Oram’s Home Work: Gender, Child Labor, and Education for Girls in Urban America, 1870-1930 (University of Chicago Press, 2025) examines how working

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Madeleine Baker
@madeleineebaker.bsky.social

Sorry to be cheesy but I really appreciate the support and hope that you will pick up a copy if you are able. It means a lot to know that this work I poured so much into will be circulating in physical form under my real name.

Madeleine Baker@madeleineebaker.bsky.social

The most joyous unboxing of my life! The paperback of Make Your Own Job is out today, with a very special new cover. You can find a copy wherever you like to buy your books.

LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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Eladio Bobadilla joined last week's episode of the Labor Heritage Power Hour to discuss his recent book Dangerous Migration: Mexican Labor and the Fight for Immigrant Rights. yourrightsatwork.podbean.com/e/rememberin...

yourrightsatwork.podbean.comRemembering Dolly, Searching for Scabby | Labor Heritage Power HourOn this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: We go inside the Ohio factory where Scabby the Rat—and his friends the Greedy Pig, Fat Cat and Mother Jones—come to life. Dave Sherba of Inflatable Images tel...
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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Rosemary Feurer spoke to Victoria Grieve about her new book, Labor Journalism, Labor Feminism: Women of the Federated Press. Read the interview at Labor Online. lawcha.org/2026/08/13/v...

lawcha.orgVictoria Grieve on Labor Journalism, Labor Feminism: Women of the Federated Press | LAWCHALabor Journalism, Labor Feminism: Women at the Federated Press explores the cooperative labor-focused news service, Federated Press (FP). The FP reached
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Jane Berger jointed Bill Barry on the Maryland 250 Labor History Podcast to discuss the history of public sector unionism in Baltimore. www.md250laborhistory.org/podcast/ep19...

md250laborhistory.orgEP19: Public Sector Unionism in Baltimore with Jane Berger — Maryland250 Labor HistoryJane Berger grew up in Baltimore and wrote A New Working Class , which is an important labor history book about the civil rights movement and public sector unionism in Baltimore. Click here to v...

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed
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See you there >>>>>> Let's build this >>> @aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social @rooseveltinstitute.org @prospect.org @campusworkers.bsky.social @truthout.org @dissentmag.bsky.social @propublica.org

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Join member @aimloiselle.bsky.social at Next System Teach-Ins. We need organizers to coordinate teach-ins starting APRIL 2027. Let's not salvage, let's PLAN + BUILD. Fri 8/28 12pm ET “Practical First Steps for Teach-In,” third in the series: Defining community Securing support Logistics REGISTER>

nextsystem.orgNSTI Organizer Workshop Series – Session 3 | Next System
LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association
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Nelson Lichtenstein discussed the UAW's rocky road to reform on the latest episode of the Reinventing Solidarity podcast. soundcloud.com/cunyslu/epis...

soundcloud.comEpisode 70 - UAW's Rocky Road to Reform with Nelson LichtensteinThe eminent labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein joins New Labor Forum Editor-at-Large Micah Uetricht to talk about the ongoing conflicts in the United Auto Workers (UAW) on the latest episode of Reinv
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Ian Rocksborough-Smith spoke to Elissa Sampson and Robert M. Zecker about their recent edited volume, From Popular Front to Cold War: The Interracial Left and the International Workers Order, 1930–1945. Watch the interview at LaborOnline: lawcha.org/2026/07/23/e...

lawcha.orgElissa Sampson and Robert M. Zecker on their new book, From Popular Front to Cold War | LAWCHAIan Rocksborough-Smith interviewed Elissa Sampson and Robert M. Zecker about their recent edited volume, From Popular Front to Cold War: The Interracial
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"The Trump attack on history would hollow out the institutions and recordkeeping that enable historical research while undermining existing scholarship," write Eileen Boris and Kristin Ahlberg. academeblog.org/2026/07/21/w...

academeblog.orgWho Will Tell America’s 250-Year Story?BY EILEEN BORIS AND KRISTIN AHLBERG In an interview with journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Donald Trump claimed to be a great man, on par with world-shattering figures like Mao, Napole…