What’s in the December Issue of the Journal of American History?
The December issue of the Journal of American History is now available online and in…
Browsing: Labor
Employer Organizing: The Importance of Hobnobbing
As depicted in this cartoon from Square Deal, a magazine published by the Citizens’ Industrial…
What’s in the March Issue of the Journal of American History?
The March issue of the Journal of American History is now available online and in print.…
The Machiavelli of the Mexican American People: Steelworkers, the Catholic Church, and Building Political Power
Robert Segovia (left) instructing class. Emerito Torres and Agapito Cruz (at chalkboard). Photo courtesy of…
The Reports of Leonora Barry, Knight of Labor: Chronicling Women Workers in the Gilded Age
This piece is a response to our recent Call for Submissions: Histories of Labor in…
Histories of Labor in the U.S. Call for Submissions
From service workers and graduate students to media outlets and rail workers, labor activism is…
Needles and Hoops Sports Programs in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Socialist Party, and their Communist Rivals
Today, the fight for social justice in sports tends to concern elite competition because adults…
Labor History and Passenger Outrage in the U.S. Airline Industry
During the Spring of 2017, the U.S. airline industry became the target of widespread public…
Labor and the Environmental Justice Movement: Why Their Shared History Matters Today
The recent pipeline battle at Standing Rock, and the lead poisoning disaster in Flint, have…
Grounds for Dreaming
Can you briefly describe your book? My book Grounds for Dreaming takes readers into the…