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Toward a People’s History of the University of Maryland: AFSCME Local 1072
Emily Fox, June 26, 2024
Emily Fox recounts the history of AFSCME Local 1072, a militant union of campus staff at the University of Maryland organized during a period often considered to be a low ebb of trade unionism in the United States. Read Article.
Resistance to a Backlash: Maryland Public Employees On Strike, 1968-1974
Emily Fox, November 1, 2024
Emily Fox argues that a series of illegal strikes by Maryland state public employees between 1968 and 1974 provide key historical insight into the rise and fall of militant public sector unionism in the United States. Read Article.