Historian Erik Loomis on the Forgotten Sector of Labor — Domestic Labor in the Home

by Justin | Aug 9, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History

  Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis’ work at Lawyers, Guns, & Money   Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 9, 1910. The first patent for the electric washing machine is issued. Let’s use this as a jumping...

Historian Erik Loomis on Love Canal, Superfund, and Pollution Disasters that Define Working Class Lives

by Justin | Aug 7, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter  Read Erik’s work at Lawyers, Guns, & Money   Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 7, 1978. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to the toxicity poisoning the...

Historian Erik Loomis on the Family and Medical Leave Act

by Justin | Aug 5, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter   Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 5, 1993. The Family and Medical Leave Act went into effect. Let’s talk about an important but ultimately minor piece of legislation that demonstrates the historical...

Historian Erik Loomis on the Bracero Program

by Justin | Aug 4, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History, Mexico

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter   Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 4, 1942. The United States and Mexico made an agreement to deliver contract Mexican labor to American farmers in order to serve as cheap replacement labor during World War...

Historian Erik Loomis on the Wheatland Riot

by Justin | Aug 3, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter   Historian Erik Loom on This Day in Labor History: August 3, 1913. Police repression of IWW organizing in the fields outside Wheatland, California leads to gunshots, 4 deaths, and the railroading of organizers into prison....

Historian Erik Loomis on the El Monte Sweatshop Raid

by Justin | Aug 3, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter   Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 2, 1995. California agents raided an apartment complex in El Monte, California, freeing 72 Thai immigrants forced to work in an illegal sweatshop. This case demonstrated...