133rd Anniversary of Bay View Tragedy Set for May 5
A re-enactment of the massacre of seven persons marching for the 8-hour-day on May 5, 1886 in the Bay View
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38th Annual Conference to look at history of worker actions, their effectiveness
The history of “direct actions” by workers, such as strikes, mass rallies and sit-downs, will be discussed at the 38th
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Eight-hour day still elusive for some workers, crowd told at 132nd Anniversary Event
Even the chilled, brisk wind off Lake Michigan was not enough to cool down the spirit of the more than
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Women need to build solidarity to bring equity
Throughout history, women have found that though solidarity and unions they have been able to win greater fairness and equity
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WLHS Offers Contests To Get Labor History Into Wisconsin Schools
Tomorrow’s future workers are today’s middle and high school students and they are missing out on a vital part of their education – the story of labor and how unions have helped to build a nation!
Since its founding in 1981, the Wisconsin Labor History Society has made it a key mission to urge the teaching of workers and labor history in our state schools. This year, as in the past, we are offering great cash prizes to middle and high school students to encourage their study of labor history:
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Study of labor history imperiled by rightwing attacks on academic freedom
(An Analysis) Will the study of labor history soon be missing from our universities and colleges? It’s a possibility if
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Labor can fight back and win! Conference message
“We stand up and we fight back!” “We stand up and we fight back!” With that rousing refrain, Keynote speaker
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