Joshua Freeman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Queens College, the Graduate Center, and the School of Labor and Urban Affairs, City University of New York. His most recent book is Behemoth: A History of The Factory and the Making of the Modern World.
After one of Supreme Court’s most anti-union rulings in recent years, is there still time for organized labor to save itself?
From the first jobless Americans through the Great Depression to the Great Recession of the present moment, the reserve army of labor marches through time.
After 100 years, the tragedy still inspires outrage and grief. Why does it have a hold on us?