Welcome to the online archive of our printed, mailed, quarterly newsletter for Wisconsin Labor History Society members.
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Summer 2024 — Story of farmworker unions in Wisconsin; reliving 1886 Bay View Massacre
Spring 2024 – 1898 Oshkosh Woodworkers strike story; newspeper undercut UAW 1946-47 strike
Autumn 2023 – Candice Owley, incoming WLHS president, outlines plans
Summer 2023 – Book reviews trace history of NFLPA and the “education myth”
Spring 2023 – Queer workers make good unionists: report on annual conference
Winter 2022-23 – Unions have brighter future, annual conference is told
Autumn 2022 – Summary of WLHS outreach efforts to schools
Summer 2022 – Summary of Annual meeting; discussion of labor and evironmental issues.
Spring 2022 – Read winning essays in WLHS high school contest; Latinx and labor discussed.
Winter 2021-22 – Summary of 40th Annual Conference, featuring story of Racine community-labor successes and labor’s political history in Wisconsin.
Summer 2021 – In 1980s, big business and the government began all-out war on unions, other stories
Spring 2021 – Wisconsin scholars led the way in the study of labor history. Summary of annual meeting
Winter 2020-21 – The story of an early female railroad worker and other stories..
Autumn 2020 – Labor spies exposed by ‘Young Bob’ La Follette, other stories.
Summer 2020 – Read the stories of three who helped keep labor history alive.
Spring 2020 – Navigating Wisconsin Labor History during the Covid 19 pandemic.
Winter 2020 – Progressives, Populists and Socialists: How the Past Informs the Future
Winter 2019 – How Labor Can Win Again: ‘Direct Action’ strategies of history offer promise for the future
Autumn 2019 – Act 10 damaged public unions, but some are coming back; labor essay contest winners say ‘thanks’; Rose Daitsman, long-time supporter of WLHS, dies at 98.
Autumn 2018 – Record voter turnout in midterms; direct action or no; Jaclyn Kelly remarks regarding women in labor; Fall of Wisconsin (Dan Kaufman) book review; WI AFL-CIO’s Phil Nuenfeldt, dead at 67.
Summer 2018 – Report of 37th Annual Conference, “Women and the Labor Movement: The Quest for Gender Equity and Lessons for the Future.” Annelise Orleck, keynoter. Report on Bay View Tragedy.
Spring 2018 – New school standards to include labor history; Labor History Essay Contest Winners and winning essays.
Winter 2017-18 – 37th Annual WLHS Conference on Women and Unions; Elizabeth Jozwiak joins board; deaths: Doris Thom, 97, gained ‘firsts’ for women workers; Manuel Salas, 76, early farmworker leader; Book Review: Legacy Costs, by Richard Hudelson.
Autumn 2017 – Attacks on education imperil labor education; Charlotte Bleistein, 102, dies, was first NLRB female field examiner.
Summer 2017 – Report on 36th Annual Conference; Winning essays shown; Report on Bay View Tragedy event.
Winter 2016-17 – Announcement of 2017 conference; Remembering the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago.
Autumn 2016 – Book Reviews on Stephen Meyer’s book, “Masculinity on the Line,” and on Kevin Corley’s novel about Illinois Mine Wars.
Summer 2016 – Labor and Immigrant workers need each other; summary of 35th Annual Conference.
Spring 2016 – Bay View Tragedy inspires; Read winning labor history essays.
Winter 2015-16 – UW Faculty under attack; How labor history empowers workers.
Autumn 2015 – History of Wisconsin Civil Service and School for Workers is 90 years old.
Summer 2015 – Summary of historic 34th Annual WLHS Conference; report on Bay View Tragedy Commemoration
Spring 2015 – Read winning labor history essays and view National History Day projects and other news.
Winter 2014-15 – Student essayist looks at Triangle Fire and current significance; conference announcement
Autumn 2014 – Obituaries on Folksinger Larry Penn and Professor Victor Greene and other news.
Summer 2014 – Full report on 33rd Annual Conference featuring review of historic UAW-Kohler strikes.
Spring 2014 – Complete text of winning high school essays
Winter 2013-2014 – The Calumet MI strike of 1913 discussed. People’s art book reviewed
Autumn 2013 – Two book reviews and other news.
Summer 2013 – Report on 32nd Annual Conference and Bay View Tragedy
Spring 2013 – Essay contest winners announced. Read their essays.
Winter 2012-2013 – Right-to-Work (for less) law born in racism; conference announcement
Autumn 2012 – AFL-CIO supports labor history in schools; miners of UP honored
Summer 2012 – Summaries of 31st Annual Conference and Bay View Tragedy
Spring 2012 – Winning labor history essays from high school students
Winter 2011-2012 – Black History issue features A. Philip Randolph, plus more
Autumn 2011 – Study shows labor short-changed in textbooks
Summer 2011 – Report on 30th Annual Conference, Bay View Tragedy
Spring 2011 — Gov. Walker challenges Wisconsin’s traditions
Winter 2010-2011 – “Wisconsin Idea” is 100 years old; open shop fears
October 2010 – Resources for Teaching Labor History, Story on Laurie Wermter
June 2010 – Summary of Annual Conference
April 2010 – Read the winning high school essays
Winter 2010 – Black History in Labor; History Bill Activity
Autumn 2009 Newsletter – Labor History in Schools Bill Passes
July 2009 Newsletter – Report on 2009 Conference, BV event
April 2009 Newsletter – Winning High School Essays
February 2009 Newsletter – Milwaukee City Hall, Comments
November 2008 Newsletter – Reports and News
June 2008 Newsletter – Report on 2008 Conference, Awards
March 2008 Newsletter – Winning High School Essays
Jan 2008 Newsletter – Comments and Pictures
July 2007 Newletter – Report on 2007 Conference, Awards, News
April 2007 Newsletter – Complete essays of winning HS students
January 2007 Newsletter -Correct date of 2007 Conference is Sat. Apr. 28
Spring 2006 Newsletter – Featuring complete winning high school essays.
April 2005 Newsletter – Featuring contest winners and their essays.
Archives of previous newsletters coming soon.