Wisconsin Labor History Society

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Join with us as we salute Wisconsin’s workers and their unions for helping to make Wisconsin a great state! Look at our history, share your own history, preserve that history and tell it to coming generations. The Society is totally volunteer, is a nonprofit organization and is affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society.

The Albert Shanker Institute has published a research report that outlines bias against labor in textbooks. Click here to read it.

Bay View Tragedy Celebration attracts more than 400 to remember seven killed  by militia in May 5, 1886 eight-hour-day march.

Go to Bay View Tragedy Information Page

View videos of Bay View Tragedy.

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“It’s not over,” is theme of 2012 WLHS Annual Conference

Join us for this year’s exciting conference entitled: “It’s Not Over: Reclaiming Wisconsin’s Labor Heritage.” The conference will look at how workers fought and gained right from 1900 to the present day.  Scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Postal Workers Union Hall in Milwaukee.  Click here for tentative agenda and registration form.

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2011-2012 High School Essay Contest Rules Announced.

Click here for announcement and click here for rules.

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To remember history is to build for the future! Join us today.  Handy membership form is available by clicking here.

NEW! Full details on National History Day for middle / high school students.  Click here.

What’s inside…

Our 2006-2011 newsletters available in PDF format. Click here to select newsletters.

Please contact info@wisconsinlaborhistory.org with comments.

The history of this labor movement must be taught...