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John Sayles. Matewan. Van Nuys: Artisan Entertainment, 1987. feature film, 2 hr. 22 min., DVD.
Reviewed by T. R. C. Hutton (Glenville State University) Published on H-Labor (August, 2022) Commissioned by David Marquis (The College of William & Mary)
Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=57950
Which is better for business, keeping workers happy, or keeping workers in line? The movement for corporate social responsibility (CSR) argued that management and workers shared a partnership that could multiply productivity and profits if properly nurtured.
Hi folks, this is Tom Castillo. I am posting an announcement from Claire Goldstene and Aimee Loiselle, Co-Chairs of the LAWCHA Committee on Contingent Faculty....
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New Hagley History Hangout episode available: In A Medicated Empire, Dr.
New Hagley History Hangout episode available: What happens to jobs when technology changes?
New Hagley History Hangout is available: Hudson Maxim wanted his lake, and he didn’t mind twisting some arms to get it. The early-twentieth-century investor in Lake Hopatcong property wished to make it a destination for well-heeled travelers and pleasure seekers. Making his plans difficult were a cadre of challenges from intransigent executives, to the Morris Canal, to the hydrography of the lake itself. Environmental scholar Peter Astras, PhD candidate at St. Johns University, tells the tale of Lake Hopatcong as an object of desire, development, and indeterminate outcomes.
The Bernhardt Prize is an award of $1,000 given for an article that furthers the understanding of the history of working people. The event and the prize honor the vision of the late Debra E. Bernhardt, who worked in so many different realms to share the hidden histories of working people.
New York Labor History Association
Please note the new deadline for submissions
BARBARA WERTHEIMER PRIZE IN LABOR HISTORY
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