On this day in 1945, Japan has surrendered to the allies after almost six years of war. There is joy and celebration around the world, and 15 August 1945 has...
Ok folks, this is a mass mailing, so it will be of some interest to many, none to others, and much to a select few. Adrian & Rebecca Dudley have moved to...
(Includes information on Ludlow, such as: Thomas (O'Neal), Mary. Interviewed by Sherna Berger Gluck. 12/2/1974. Labor History: Individual Labor Activists. The...
-- message from richard myers -- Do you know that Colorado was once known as the most militantly unionized state in the country? That there were two Columbine...
Thanks for this -- I'll check it out. I know Cal State Fullerton has an Oral Hy department (I've been there) but didn't know about Long Beach (I have a copy of...
sorry to have posted that to all of you -- thought I was responding to Richard (a victim of the vagaries of group emails).... ... From: Scott Martelle To:...
Brutal days of coal strikes depicted By Joan Hinkemeyer, Special to the News November 4, 2005 Every Coloradan possesses at least a nodding acquaintance with...
Walsenburg. Grim-faced strikers in front of their union hall where two fellow workers were killed by state police an hour earlier, January 12, 1928. The...
Dear Richard: Very good! I put this information on our web site off our front page here. http://www.santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/ which will click...
Explosion at W.Va. Coal Mine Traps 13 By VICKI SMITH TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners...
[Note: there is some political content in this material.] The article at this first link discusses current coal mining technology and practices, safety issues,...
Our next book event. ... Coal mining is extremely dangerous work. The recent coal mining disaster in Sago, West Virginia is one of many throughout history. The...
I just joined your group right now.. I haven't really had a chance to read through all of the 150+ messages, but I will. I joined because I recently learned...
... From: christy costa Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself. : ) Good to have you, Christy! When you have more details about your relatives, I think many...
Ever get really, really fed up? The business article below did it for me. It says-- even after continuing mining disasters-- that once again, nothing of...
Shootout at the Hecla Mine -- March 9 When women and children were massacred by the Colorado state militia in 1914, the southern coalfields were set aflame....
I wanted to introduce myself. I am currently working on my Master's in history at Missouri State where I was introduced to the world of labor and working class...
(going from my head, so if I get titles off a bit, please forgive me) The Great Coalfield War, by George McGovern and Leonard Guttridge, 1972. Out of print,...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miners returned to work at the Sago coal mine in West Virginia on Wednesday, more than two months after 12 men died in an underground...
Anyone who comes to Denver for this exciting event & lets me know, i'll buy their concert ticket! ;-) --richard myers ... Global Labor Rising! May Day...
The first May Day WAS a strike for in the eight-hour day in Chicago and all over the U.S. It was celebrated as the original Labor Day before the adoption of...
Richard & All, Sounds like a good time but I doubt we'll make it to Denver. Have fun! In Solidarity and Struggle - For Love and Liberation! - travis Armed Self...
I'm passing along two items. Next Thursday, on May 11, the Lafayette Historical Society will present Death in the Mines, Colorado and Boulder County Mining...
What is this, solidarity among hardware fans? ;-) I hadn't noticed that website before. Don't you just love Ann Coulter? What a scary nutcase. Thanks for the...
Dear friends: (If you have C-SPAN2, there is a book review on right now (Saturday) about the book "Death In The HayMarket.") I have a few online hangouts where...
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