New York Labor History Association
A bridge between past and present
The NYLHA’s newest book review, on When Baseball Met Big Bill Haywood: The Battle for Manchester, New Hampshire, 1912-1916 by Scott C. Roper and Stephanie Abbot Roper, is now live on our Book Reviews page. Read Lee Lowenfish’s review of the 2018 book by clicking here.
The NYLHA is proud to announce the Fifth Annual Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Awards Ceremony on Oct. 16. Alongside LaborArts, the Metro New York Labor Communications Council, the NYC Central Labor Council, and the Wagner Labor Archives at NYU, we will be hearing from two talented labor journalists, Alex Press of Jacobin and Kim Kelly of Teen Vogue, as we honor and celebrate the past, present, and bright future of labor journalism.
Details on RSVPing, time, and place can be found on the flyer below.
The New York Labor History Association is proud to co-sponsor an upcoming book talk with author Peter Cole on his new book, Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area. The book talk will be held at the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State College on Oct. 10, from 7:00-8:30 p.m.