Free labor history books from Temple University Press
Temple University Press has been known for publishing significant titles in labor studies. Given this long history, m
Labor Movement
Workers of the World Unite (At Last)
By Ronaldo Munck, Mention the labor movement today, and activists might ask, “What movement?” Indeed, the vibrant lab
Charles E. Ruthenberg: The first leader of the Communist Party USA
By C.J. Atkins (originally posted here) At the time of his death in 1927, he was lauded as “one of the most indicted and imp
The Brief Origins of May Day
Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many oth
Call for papers: Labor and History in the 21st Century
40th Annual North American Labor History Conference October 18-20, 2018 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Th
Call for Submissions: Special Issue On Mexico & Labor Movement
The editors of Journal of Labor and Society (LANDS) invite submissions for a special issue on the Mexican workers and la
New Book: Unions and the City – Negotiating Urban Change
Edited by Ian Thomas MacDonald. From ILR Press: Labor unions remain the largest membership-based organizations in ma
May Day: A History
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LaborNotes: Building an Army to Fight Runaway Inequality
How can unions help create a social movement to take on Wall Street’s economic and political dominance? That’s t
New Book by James Young: Union Power – The United Electrical Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania
From Monthly Review Press: If you’re lucky enough to be employed today in the United States, there’s about a one-in-ten
New Book: Against Labor – How U.S. Employers Organized to Defeat Union Activism
From University of Illinois Press: Against Labor highlights the tenacious efforts by employers to organize themselv
URPE Brooklyn Conference: Left-Wing Economics in a Right-Wing Political Climate
St. Francis College, Brooklyn NY, April 8, 2017 The Conference will bring together the theoretical perspectives of ra
Sam Gindin on Building a Mass Socialist Party
By Sam Gindin We desperately need a mass socialist party. But the dictum “build it and they will come” won’t get us very fa