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  • Keystone-France - McKeesport Steel Plant

The History and Possible Futures of an American Steel Town

McKeesport, Pennsylvania has been through two Great Depressions. Its recovery from the first holds lessons for today.

Taylor C. Noakes2021-11-05T10:45:43-04:00September 24, 2021|
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  • Njie - co-op collage

Worker-Owned Cooperatives and the Future of Rust Belt Labor

Amid declining union power and attacks on organized labor, some Rust Belt workers are turning to worker-owned cooperatives.

Raechel Anne Jolie2021-05-19T10:40:45-04:00May 7, 2021|
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  • Black to Green Collage - Njie

Building the “Black to Green” Pipeline

In Evansville, Indiana, the NAACP and IBEW are training Black people for work in the clean energy industry, aiming for an equitable transition away from fossil fuels.  

Audrey Henderson2021-01-13T11:16:25-05:00December 11, 2020|
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  • Flint Strike 1

White Shirt Day and “The Birth of a Union”

The legacy of the 1937 Sit-Down Strike—for Flint and beyond.

Edward McClelland2019-12-06T13:31:10-05:00February 25, 2019|
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