Illinois Labor History Society

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Web Name: Illinois Labor History Society

WebSite: http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org

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Contact UsUse the form on the right to contact us.You can edit the text in this area, and change where the contact form on the right submits to, by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right.The Illinois Labor History Society Seeks to encourage the preservation and study of labor history materials of the Illinois Region, and to arouse public interest in the profound significance of the past to the present. Learn more BookstoreBookstore and reviews.Virtual union hall of honor december 10Please join the Illinois Labor History Society in honoring heroes of the labor movement both past and present. This year we are honoring Drs. Alice Hamilton, Quentin Young, and Peter Orris. We are commemorating the history of labor's involvement in fighting the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic and the role workers are playing in the struggle for safe working conditions and accessible health care during today's Covid-19 pandemic. This will be an on-line event on a schedule, allowing our supporters to aid the Labor History Society and join us in honoring these outstanding health care worker advocates. The live event is December 10 at 6:30 p.m.Please join us in honoring the individuals above in their roles in establishing, promoting, and enforcing government safety standards, as well as the millions of workers on the frontlines today who are fighting for safe conditions and worker dignity. For tickets go to www.tickettailor.com/events/illinoislaborhistorysociety/4374032019 Union Hall of HonorThe 2019 Union Hall of Honor honored the late Ron Powell, past President of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881, Teamster Robert Simpson and Irene Goines of the Woman’s Trade Union League. Click Here for More Information about these HonoreesWelcome to the ILHS WebsiteWe are very pleased to welcome you to the ILHS website. We invite you to explore the site. It contains many of the same features and content that made our former website so popular, but it also has new additions:Looking for a recommendation for a good labor book or CD? Check out our new reviews section, with reviews of some of the latest labor history books and musical cds, written by ILHS Vice President Mike Matejka.Hoping to attend an ILHS event? Check our our calendar for upcoming programs.Needing a daily-dose of labor history? Check out Labor History in 2:00 a two-minute daily history podcast created in partnership with the Rick Smith Radio Show.Do you have suggestions or comments about our new site? Contact ILHSWHY Teach Labor History?Why is it important to teach labor history to the next generation?According to the renowned labor historian James Green: "Today, with union membership reduced, government standards for worker rights and safety under assault, and job security in jeopardy everywhere, young people entering the labor market are still vulnerable to to abuse in the workplace. And yet, most are alarmingly unaware of the decades of struggle that previous generations engaged in--and that union members are still engaged in today--to extend human and civil rights in the workplace." Read more from James Green's article here.Jim Green passed away earlier this year, please take a moment to read a tribute to this true champion of labor history written by ILHS Vice President Mike Matejka here.2018: A Look BackIn PicturesQuotes"The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voice you are throttling today." August Spies, 1855-1887"And I long to see the day when Labor will have the destiny of the nation in her own hands and she will stand as a united force and show the world what the workers can do." Mary Harris 'Mother' Jones, 1830-1930“What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures, to make manhood more noble, womanhood more beautiful, and childhood more happy and bright.." Samuel Gompers, 1850-1924“Freedom is never given it is won.” A Philip Randolph, 1889-1979

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