by Anna Christine Jones One of the many collections that the Labor collecting area at University of Maryland’s Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) stewards is a large, 37 linear foot…| Special Collections & University Archives
by Rosemarie Fettig Welcome to the second installment in our series featuring the Labor audiovisual collections! In our last post, we followed the collection materials on their journey across campu…| Special Collections & University Archives
by Rosemarie Fettig The Labor collections in UMD’s Special Collections and University Archives hold miles and miles of paper records, but did you know that this collection includes archival materials in other formats, too? When the George Meany Memorial Archives was transferred to UMD in 2013, their holdings also included thousands of films, videotapes, and … Continue reading Labor AV Blog Series: Post #1| Special Collections & University Archives
by Jasper Nash and Rosemarie Fettig In Summer 2024, SCUA published a brand-new finding aid for over 260 linear feet of materials from the Tobacco Workers’ International Union (TWIU) records. Here’s…| Special Collections & University Archives
Why is the labor movement such a central vehicle for revolutionary social change? Why are they growing today? Why did they go into decline? We continue our interview with revolutionary union organizer Doug Geisler about how to build a revolutionary labor movement, and about his roleplaying game Beat the Boss, which teaches players how to … Continue reading Militancy in the Workplace: Interview With IWW Organizer Doug Geisler Pt. 2→| Anti-Fascist News
Tim Kirby, ideological director at the Center, and Joaquin Flores, director at the Center, debate what the ins and outs of ‘Progressive Imperialism’. Kirby poses the question to Flores “How are pr…| syncreticstudies.com
The factory system is an approach to manufacturing that arose during the Industrial Revolution to replace more inefficient forms of production| The Economic Historian