Greetings, LAWCHA! Please join us for the annual Big Book Forum held by Labor: Studies in Working-Class History, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2 to 4 pm Eastern time) via Zoom. This year we feature Rudi Batzell's new book, Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery: Global Inequality, Racial Boundaries and the Rise of Unions in American and British Capitalism, 1870-1929 (UC Press). Commentaries will be provided by Lara Vapnek (St. John’s University), Kevin Kenny (New York University), Richard Price (University of Maryland), and Naomi Williams (Rutgers). Julie Greene will moderate. The event is free and open to the public. See the flyer for more information and a QR code, or register for the event at go.umd.edu/LaborBigBook2025<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/go.umd.edu/LaborBigBook2025__;!!DZ3fjg!7hZDVEjiUBncshBak_iJ0imt8996-KLuoeLIK5gSq5UZNYdo4tCEw1XIavW-l6TuH-4Tk5MFzRi20BUp$>. Please share widely. We look forward to seeing you on October 17! Sincerely, Julie Greene Editor, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History [cid:ii_mfy2eo3u0]