Tomorrow (Oct 11), the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition will be dedicating their new memorial to those who died in the 1911 fire. My hat is off to those who spent years making this happen. I wish I could be there with them tomorrow. rememberthetrianglefire.org/memorial/

Lisa Tucker (Virginia Tech Liberal Arts), Gregory Galford (Virginia Tech Liberal Arts), & Lou Martin (Chatham University) explore a New Deal sustainable housing experiment--the planned community of Arthurdale, WV--in Vol. 29, Iss. 1 of Journal of Appalachian Studies. cc: Appalachian Studies scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jas/articl…

Talking union at my workplace. publicsource.org/chatham-univer…

Up now on the Booktimist blog: "West Virginia History Examines the State and Region in the Neoliberal Era" by @wvuLou Lou Martin. WVU History Dept booktimist.com

📣 Retail Workers - We especially appreciate the work you do this time of year. As a reminder, it’s OK to talk to your coworkers about pay and conditions on the job. When management boasts about sales numbers, don't forget who made them that money. You and your coworkers did.

We had a great time at our first Camp Solidarity this past October. Check out our recap video with some highlights from this past year and consider joining us for the next one in 2025! 🎥 JJN Multimedia #union #laboreducation #campsolidarity #matewan #wvminewarsmuseum

I really enjoyed writing this short article about labor actions in the ancient world because it was a nice reminder that, as different as their societies were from ours, there are still a lot of parallels. rethinkq.adp.com/history-strike…

So excited to share that PA-12's, Christopher Mark, has been selected as a finalist for The Partnership’s Service to America Medals! Christopher's dedication to preventing fatalities from roof falls & other underground mining disasters has saved an untold number of miners’ lives.

Volkswagen workers just moved a mountain. Mercedes workers got next. #StandUpUAW

.United Mine Workers Pres. Cecil Roberts on Friday condemned an effort by House Republicans to block enforcement of a long-awaited rule aimed at curbing workers’ exposure to poisonous rock dust, calling it “a direct attack on the health and safety of coal miners.”apnews.com/article/mine-w…

This Day in Labor History: July 28, 1933. The powers of Homestead, PA tried to stop Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins from giving a speech in the town. So she marched to the post office and gave it on federal property! Let's talk about this tough woman!

Kristi Noem: No one will top my bizarre animal killing stories. RFK Jr.: Hold my bear.

He just.... said it.

Congrats to Pitt staff for joining the United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion! Y’all are key to what makes Pitt great. So excited to stand in solidarity with you in this fight for fairness and dignity. ✊🏾 wesa.fm/education/2024…

President Biden is right. He should not invoke Taft-Hartley to end the port strike. Dock workers are striking against excessive corporate greed. The shipping industry has made $400 billion in profits since 2020. It's time for dock workers to be treated with respect, not contempt.

Remember: A costume this scary is best handled in groups. 👻 🎃

We’re unionizing my workplace, and I’m on the organizing committee. We wrote an open letter to our board of trustees that’s available on our website: chathamfaculty.org/2024/09/24/ope…

I wrote an op ed about what the election looks like from my corner of the country.

Chatham University associate history prof. Lou Martin reflects on how his commute from Western PA to Pittsburgh, which passes through Trump country and more liberal areas, reveals the divides of his state. zps.la/3Y2M3Es

To the many voters in Appalachia that I know are being fooled by fear mongering media and politicians who do nothing but lie. I know times are tough, and it’s easy to point fingers at those different from you. You’re being told to blame others like the undocumented worker, people