Tag: Mother Jones Dinner
Mother Jones inducted into Mining Hall of Fame
The well-known Mother Jones historian, Rosemary Feurer of Northern Illinois University, reports that the great Labor leader has received another honor – being inducted...
Acclaimed Labor leader Sara Nelson will speak at Mother Jones Dinner
Springfield, IL – Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), will be the featured speaker on Saturday, Oct. 12 at...
Mother Jones, Lucy Parsons left legacy of courage, activism
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – While Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was barnstorming America to organize coal miners, end child labor and fight injustice...
Former Washington Post reporter talks of need to organize, pursue new...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – It would be nice if the great labor leader Mary Harris “Mother Jones” could in some way experience how...