North American Labor History Conference Set for Oct 10-12 in Detroit
Lawrence Smoot | Published on 9/27/2024
On hiatus since the pandemic, the North American Labor History Conference (NALHC) is coming back this year, “amid a presidential election campaign to consider questions about the relationship between work and democracy.” This year is “a crucial juncture for workers and labor organizations in the United States and throughout the world,” say organizers. “The working classes, people of color, ethnic minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ people are organizing against voting restrictions while struggling against indifference, apathy, and fear. As labor scholars, historians, activists, archivists, and union members, we meet to consider the relationship and role of workers, labor unions, and worker organizations in democratic societies.” The conference will take place at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.