Welcome to the latest edition of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Quarterly (formerly the Oregon Labor History Quarterly). This issue is packed with news and ideas from all of PNLHA’s territory. The expanded coverage area opens up new space for historians and commentators on labor history. PNLHA president Tom Lux is acting as editor with assistance from Ron Verzuh, but were looking for someone to take the reins. If you’re interested and have some writing and editing experience, email Tom at pnlha2@gmail.com.

In This Edition:

  • Hollywood Strike History
  • The New Luddism … Again
  • Centralia Tragedy Memorial Dedication
  • The new Springfield Labor Mural is being dedicated
  • Martin Luther King Understood Solidarity
  • An Independence Day Reflection
  • People’s History
  • When Collective Begging Turned to Collective Bargaining
  • Building Possibilities: Labour Arts and Heritage in Canada
  • BC’s Early Labor Movement
  • Celebrating a South Asian Activist
  • USW’s Gerard
  • New Women’s Walking Tour
  • Women Making History
  • Mother Jones Lives Again
  • Map Revisits New Deal Projects in PNW
  • Operation Dixie Remembered
  • SCOTUS the Workers’ Enemy
  • Working: What We Do All Day
  • Child Labor is Making a Big Comeback in the US
  • Starbucks Agrees to Settlement for Violating Worker Rights in Seattle
  • Bluegrass and Roots Songs
  • Youth Celebrates Union History