7 Cents An Hour: The 1950 Utica Bus Strike - New York Almanack On May 1, 1950, bus drivers and mechanics of the Utica Transit Company called for a strike as part of their fight for better wages.

Check out my newest piece for @newyorkalmanack.bsky.social
#Strikes #Utica #BusDrivers #LaborHistory
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If there are any podcasts related to local, labor, or socialist history in the US looking for a guest/topic, I'd be happy to come on and discuss the Little Falls Textile Strike.
#LaborHistory #LocalHistory #Podcast #IndieAuthor

Bit smaller of a turnout than I was hoping for, but nonetheless my talk on the Little Falls Textile Strike at the Little Falls Library was a success
#LocalHistory #LocalAuthor #IndieAuthor #Library #LittleFalls

I have no agent and my publisher, nice as the people there are, has no social media presence so I do all of my own marketing and promotion.
#IndieAuthor #Historian #History #MohawkValley #Meme #IWW #SocialistParty

@workingclasshistory.com Just wanted to tell you folks I've tried to email you about a book on the Little Falls Textile Strike 3 times, as recently as 2 weeks ago, to no response. I'm sure there are many irons in the fire & I don't mean to prod I just wanna give the strike the attention it deserves

Women, Immigrants, and the Working-Class Battle in Litt… The Little Falls Textile Strike of 1912-1913 was a pivo…

My book is on goodreads! If you've had the chance to read it, I encourage you to leave an honest review. It would be appreciated if you did so on the actual Amazon page as well. Thanks in advance!
#LocalHistory #IndieAuthor #IWW #Review
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Very timely reading.
#MichaelParenti #Patriotism #History

@industrialworker.bsky.social how might one get their book reviewed in your publication? My book is carried in the IWW store and the folks there have been in contact about a review or an interview but have heard nothing back

Anybody know of any podcasts that might be interested in discussing my book/the significance of local history as a radical teaching tool?
#Podcasts #LaborHistory #Revolutionary #Education #Socialism

From Wobbly to Fascist: The Political Tragedy of Filippo Bocchini Filippo Bocchini went from a militant organizer for the IWW to running for state office on the ticket of the Fascist Party of Pennsylvania. J.N. Cheney investigates the causes of this ideological heel...

Back in February, I had an article published with @cosmonautmag.bsky.social about Filippo Bocchini, an IWW organizer turned fascist and the irrational basis of fascism. Check it out.
#Cosmonaut #IWW #Wobbly #RadicalHistory
cosmonautmag.com/2026/02/from...

Dance Party, Clowns, Trans Rights, & a Historic Labor Fight | Hot Seat: Media Monday S2:E26 YouTube video by Ron Klopfanstein

I recently appeared on The Hot Seat: Media Monday hosted by @ronklopfanstein.bsky.social to discuss my book, my writing process, and the importance of radical local history. Check it out:
#LocalHistory #Radio #LittleFalls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38jY...

This event led to the creation of legislation to reduce working hrs for women & children in NYS. This legislation didn't protect pay, so many faced paycuts in the aftermath. These pay cuts led to the Little Falls Textile Strike.

I found a website to make shortened URLs that had less problems than tinyurl, used it for an article I wrote, but now every one of the links made with it is broken so I have to go back and find what source it was and then put it into tinyurl before I can submit it. Pain.

Just sent one!

@workingclasshistory.com how would one go about adding their book to your store/and or setting up a podcast appearance?

If you're interested in my book but rightfully don't want to give money to Amazon, paperbacks are also available from the Industrial Workers of the World's online store:
#IWW #IndustrialWorkersoftheWorld #Wobblies
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Last night I did a reading/signing for my book at Athenix Books & Brews in Little Falls. It was a great time! If you'd like a copy of my book, it's available on Amazon, Algora Publishing, the IWW's online store, and Barnes & Noble.
#IWW #LocalHistory #Socialism #Reading #Bookstore

Cuba will prevail as they have in the past. The revolution cannot be destroyed by the piper tiger of the US blockade.

I just made an author page on Facebook, feel free to follow me on there as well
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Socialists Can Learn from Radical Local History - Democratic Left Your own city’s history could have radical moments that are overlooked in favor of nationally known incidents and figures — as I learned while researching the 1912-13 Little Falls textile strike.

Had an article published on the significance of radical local history with Democratic Left, a publication of @demsocialists.bsky.social. Here's the link:
democraticleft.dsausa.org/2026/03/13/s...
#DSA #Socialism #LocalHistory #LaborHistory

2025 Labor History Bibliography | LAWCHA Here’s my annual list of books published in labor history, this one for 2025. If you know of a book published last year that should have been included, I

This happened a week or 2 ago, but it's wonderful to see my book listed in @lawcha.bsky.social's yearly labor history bibliography
lawcha.org/2026/02/19/2...

Email your representatives: No War with Iran! I just wrote a letter to my congressional representatives to urge them to oppose Trump's illegal war with Iran. Can you join me? https://go.dsausa.org/iranwarpowers

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Email your representative: No War with Iran! Write one here: go.dsausa.org/iranwarpower...
#DSA #AntiWar #NoWarWithIran

If the Posadists were right I'm gonna be so irritated

No war with Iran!

There's a huge potential for revolutionary education in local history if you look past the pop history of former businesses and high school sports #localhistory #revolutionaryhistory #socialism #marxism #communism

The Little Falls Textile Strike: New Scholarship Brings A New Book - New York Almanack The first non-fiction book providing a comprehensive recounting and analysis of the largely forgotten bu nationally important Little Falls Textile Strike.

Independent historian J.N. Cheney explores a long-neglected but important event in New York labor history, the Little Falls Textile Strike. Read a review of Cheney's important new book below.
www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/01/litt...

My debut book covering the Little Falls Textile Strike of 1912-1913, a forgotten strike involving the IWW and the Socialist Party, is available on Amazon + other retailers. #IWW #SocialistParty #Strike
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