Aimee Loiselle
@aimloiselle.bsky.social
Writer, historian, educator, snacker, gardener
Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican & Southern White Women Fought for Place in American Working Class (UNCP 2023)
US labor history, women and global capitalism, pop culture representations of work and wealth
Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican & Southern White Women Fought for Place in American Working Class (UNCP 2023)
US labor history, women and global capitalism, pop culture representations of work and wealth
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Thank you Northeast Popular & American Culture Association for selecting my book "Beyond Norma Rae" for the Peter C. Rollins Prize for a work that makes a significant contribution to the field.
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World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa. Host South Africa wants to prioritize issues affecting poor countries, including responses to disasters made worse by climate change.https://to.pbs.org/4ra3tNf
At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters
World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa. Host South Africa wants to prioritize issues affecting poor countries, including responses to disasters made worse by climate change.https://to.pbs.org/4ra3tNf
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The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.
https://to.pbs.org/3X2KxlR
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Labor Department won't release full October jobs report due to 43-day shutdown
The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and so...
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.
https://to.pbs.org/3X2KxlR
https://to.pbs.org/3X2KxlR
The right and Republican Party are unapologetic about appropriating and misusing any liberal, civil rights, or progressive terminology and laws to achieve its goals
Founded in 1957, the Civil Rights Division focused initially on ensuring that Black Americans in the South had access to the ballot.
Under Trump, it’s working to dismantle gun restrictions.
Under Trump, it’s working to dismantle gun restrictions.
At the Justice Department, civil rights now means gun rights
The Civil Rights Division was created to protect the disempowered. Under Trump, it’s working to dismantle gun restrictions.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The right and Republican Party are unapologetic about appropriating and misusing any liberal, civil rights, or progressive terminology and laws to achieve its goals
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🟡 NEW: Democrats are fighting to preserve states’ ability to regulate AI after President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a moratorium on state-level action.
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Democrats fighting to preserve states’ ability to regulate AI
The issue is roaring back to life during defense bill talks after President Donald Trump urged Republicans to act; the Senate had voted 99-1 against a state-level moratorium.
www.semafor.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🟡 NEW: Democrats are fighting to preserve states’ ability to regulate AI after President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a moratorium on state-level action.
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
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The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
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The U.S. sent a coalition of 100 local leaders to COP30 to show that America is still committed to finding climate solutions even though the Trump administration is deterring progress.
The Trump administration didn't send a delegation to COP30. How the US is maintaining a presence at the climate summit
The U.S. is maintaining a presence at COP30, despite the Trump administration declining to send an official delegation to this year's climate conference in Brazil.
abcnews.go.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The U.S. sent a coalition of 100 local leaders to COP30 to show that America is still committed to finding climate solutions even though the Trump administration is deterring progress.
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This is one of my favorite photos - it shows collaboration between 3 of the most important Black leaders of the 20th century. Anna Arnold Hedgeman is often cropped out -- yet she was as influential as Malcolm X and A Philip Randolph. Here, she's identified as Rosa Parks! Please, learn your history!
Malcolm X
Malcolm X and Rosa Parks were two of the civil rights leaders assembled by A. Philip Randolph for a 1962 rally supporting poorly-paid Black, Hispanic, and Caribbean hospital workers in their bid for.....
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November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is one of my favorite photos - it shows collaboration between 3 of the most important Black leaders of the 20th century. Anna Arnold Hedgeman is often cropped out -- yet she was as influential as Malcolm X and A Philip Randolph. Here, she's identified as Rosa Parks! Please, learn your history!
I heard an interview with the new United Mine Workers president about protecting coal jobs -- the best plan, a full training program and full funding for community colleges in coal regions to transition to jobs in the renewable energy industry.
The numbers are clear: we’ve lost over 150,000 energy jobs because of Trump’s energy crisis.
@climatepower.bsky.social’s new report shows that while Trump has squashed hundreds of thousands of jobs, energy bills have spiked across the country.
Working families deserve better.
@climatepower.bsky.social’s new report shows that while Trump has squashed hundreds of thousands of jobs, energy bills have spiked across the country.
Working families deserve better.
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I heard an interview with the new United Mine Workers president about protecting coal jobs -- the best plan, a full training program and full funding for community colleges in coal regions to transition to jobs in the renewable energy industry.
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Congratulations to @pghguild.com for winning their strike🎉
After over 3 years on the picket line in the country's longest ongoing strike, Post-Gazette workers fought for and won better wages and benefits.
When workers win, we all win ✊
After over 3 years on the picket line in the country's longest ongoing strike, Post-Gazette workers fought for and won better wages and benefits.
When workers win, we all win ✊
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Congratulations to @pghguild.com for winning their strike🎉
After over 3 years on the picket line in the country's longest ongoing strike, Post-Gazette workers fought for and won better wages and benefits.
When workers win, we all win ✊
After over 3 years on the picket line in the country's longest ongoing strike, Post-Gazette workers fought for and won better wages and benefits.
When workers win, we all win ✊
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NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued the following statement on her last day at the National Labor Relations Board.
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www.nlrb.gov
January 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued the following statement on her last day at the National Labor Relations Board.
www.nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
www.nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
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Please consider signing this petition to restore Indiana University's Labor Studies Department.
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actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...
Labor Studies is Vital for Working Hoosiers
In 2025, Indiana passed HEA/HB1001, a budget law requiring public colleges to seek approval for continuing low-enrollment degree programs. In response, universities—including multiple Indiana Universi...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Please consider signing this petition to restore Indiana University's Labor Studies Department.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...
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Patrick Dixon spoke to the University of Iowa's Sarah Bond about her recent book 'Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire' on last week's episode of the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
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Strikes Across Time — Casa Bonita to the Washington Post to Ancient Rome | Labor Heritage Power Hour
On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: three stories of strikes and solidarity in the arts. Casa Bonita performers in Denver walk out for fair pay and safety; journalist Pete Tucker revisits the 19...
yourrightsatwork.podbean.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Patrick Dixon spoke to the University of Iowa's Sarah Bond about her recent book 'Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire' on last week's episode of the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
yourrightsatwork.podbean.com/e/strikes-ac...
yourrightsatwork.podbean.com/e/strikes-ac...
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A Dead Glacier Is a Loss. A Dying One Is a Threat. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Dead Glacier Is a Loss. A Dying One Is a Threat. (Gift Article)
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A Dead Glacier Is a Loss. A Dying One Is a Threat. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Demand taxes -- on the right profits and wealth.
Demand oversight and enforcement -- on the big $$$.
Demand oversight and enforcement -- on the big $$$.
Meta paid $16 BILLION in taxes this year, thanks to the corporate minimum tax passed in 2022.
That's the corporate tax that Trump's IRS has quietly decided to stop enforcing.
Go figure.
That's the corporate tax that Trump's IRS has quietly decided to stop enforcing.
Go figure.
November 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Demand taxes -- on the right profits and wealth.
Demand oversight and enforcement -- on the big $$$.
Demand oversight and enforcement -- on the big $$$.
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The 2025 Margaret Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize goest o Alison M. Downham Moore for her book, The French Invention of Menopause and the Medicalisation of Women's Aging.
global.oup.com/academic/pro... #HSS2025
global.oup.com/academic/pro... #HSS2025
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The 2025 Margaret Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize goest o Alison M. Downham Moore for her book, The French Invention of Menopause and the Medicalisation of Women's Aging.
global.oup.com/academic/pro... #HSS2025
global.oup.com/academic/pro... #HSS2025
Austerity has not worked for working people -- another economic policy has to be proposed (here's the catch) in ways that APPEAL TO WORKING PEOPLE and not just to scholars and progressive experts.
As investment shifts away from working class, "working people constantly lose"
Clara Mattei, president of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation, discusses austerity measures, exploitation, and more.
www.marketplace.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Austerity has not worked for working people -- another economic policy has to be proposed (here's the catch) in ways that APPEAL TO WORKING PEOPLE and not just to scholars and progressive experts.
Thank you for getting into the book I wrote, engaging the argument and the supporting ideas -- the real power of book reviews. (So many just offer up their ideas of what book they would've written....)
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contingentmagazine.org/2025/04/26/f...
Framing Resistance
Loiselle provides insight and inspiration for reimagining solidarity.
contingentmagazine.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thank you for getting into the book I wrote, engaging the argument and the supporting ideas -- the real power of book reviews. (So many just offer up their ideas of what book they would've written....)
contingentmagazine.org/2025/04/26/f...
contingentmagazine.org/2025/04/26/f...
Time to get hardcore real -- this is not about science at this point. It is about (1) understanding the history of economic decisions for industry and trade and (2) the diplomatic, negotiating, and lobbying techniques to demand restructuring and oversight of major global changes.
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
Climate negotiations have started. Here's how far countries need to go
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Time to get hardcore real -- this is not about science at this point. It is about (1) understanding the history of economic decisions for industry and trade and (2) the diplomatic, negotiating, and lobbying techniques to demand restructuring and oversight of major global changes.
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Nov 2025 heard interview about why austerity hurts working people. As historian, got me interested in history of journalists, scholars, experts questioning austerity--and the power it has to remain dominant econ policy, even in wealthy states like CT.
Ex #1 2013 polisci.brown.edu/publication/...
Ex #1 2013 polisci.brown.edu/publication/...
Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013
polisci.brown.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nov 2025 heard interview about why austerity hurts working people. As historian, got me interested in history of journalists, scholars, experts questioning austerity--and the power it has to remain dominant econ policy, even in wealthy states like CT.
Ex #1 2013 polisci.brown.edu/publication/...
Ex #1 2013 polisci.brown.edu/publication/...
Women make up less than 5% of the construction trades - professions such as carpenter, electrician and plumber. President Trump wants to grow the industry, but there are fears women could be further sidelined. Some labor unions say they will not let that happen.
Some labor unions remain committed to recruiting women despite policy rollbacks
Some labor unions say they're committed to growing the share of women in construction jobs, even as President Trump rolls back policies that opened doors for women.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Women make up less than 5% of the construction trades - professions such as carpenter, electrician and plumber. President Trump wants to grow the industry, but there are fears women could be further sidelined. Some labor unions say they will not let that happen.
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Reposting this…for reasons.
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposting this…for reasons.
Coordinating Council for Women in History CCWH
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Coordinating Council for Women in History CCWH
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"Thanks to the Voting Rights Act, these voters finally had a voice in choosing who represented them in the State Senate and House," the ACLU of Mississippi said. "When given the opportunity, Black voters came out and voted for change.”
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After six years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Thanks to the Voting Rights Act, these voters finally had a voice in choosing who represented them in the State Senate and House," the ACLU of Mississippi said. "When given the opportunity, Black voters came out and voted for change.”