Books
Syd Hoff and A. Redfield: Two sides of the same coin
November 14, 2013An almost unknown dimension of his amazing career, discovered by his heirs only after his death in 2004, was Hoff's work for left-wing periodicals in the '30s.
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Today in labor history: Death of unionist Karen Silkwood
November 13, 2013Her life was featured in Silkwood (1983), an Academy Award-nominated film based on an original screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen.
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Author calls for fight to prevent extinction of the college prof
October 17, 2013Today only a few universities are faculty drive. Harvard and the University of Chicago are among them and are among the best institutions in America. So what happened?
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Today in labor history: National Association of Letter Carriers founded
August 29, 2013With sixty carriers attending from eighteen states, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) was founded in a meeting hall above Schaefer's saloon in Milwaukee, on August 29, 1889.
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Today in labor history: IWW’s “Little Red Songbook” published
August 19, 2013The book included famous pro-worker songs like "The Internationale" and "Solidarity Forever."
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