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American Labor, Congress, and the Welfare State, 1935–2010 by Tracy Roof (review)

American Labor, Congress, and the Welfare State, 1935–2010 by Tracy Roof (review) reviews / comptes rendus / 275 universal rebel worker, his name inseparable from the unique militant unionism he embraced. In his last testament Hill requested that he be cremated and his ashes spread across the world. That too became a symbolic political act that was to live on almost a century after his death. Hill's ashes were sent in packets to iww locals across the globe. One small package never reached its destination, being confiscated in 1918 by the US Post Office then forwarded to the fbi for safekeeping. In 1986 the package was rediscovered and eventually turned over to the Chicago headquarters of the still surviving iww. Adler ends the story with a final ceremonial and scattering of ashes in Chicago, but here he makes a minor error in the account. Almost infinitesimal pinches were also sent to organizations and individuals around the world. One packet was sent to the Toronto, Ontario iww local. At the volatile Eaton's strike Wobblies stirred Hill's ashes into a bin meant to provide heat. A whiff of this dust was enclosed in a red leather locket inscribed with Joe Hill's words "Don't Mourn ­ Organise!" and given to me when I http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Labour / Le Travail The Canadian Committee on Labour History

American Labor, Congress, and the Welfare State, 1935–2010 by Tracy Roof (review)

Battista, Andrew.
Labour / Le Travail , Volume 71 (1) – May 18, 2013
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reviews / comptes rendus / 275 universal rebel worker, his name inseparable from the unique militant unionism he embraced. In his last testament Hill requested that he be cremated and his ashes spread across the world. That too became a symbolic political act that was to live on almost a century after his death. Hill's ashes were sent in packets to iww locals across the globe. One small package never reached its destination, being confiscated in 1918 by the US Post Office then forwarded to the fbi for safekeeping. In 1986 the package was rediscovered and eventually turned over to the Chicago headquarters of the still surviving iww. Adler ends the story with a final ceremonial and scattering of ashes in Chicago, but here he makes a minor error in the account. Almost infinitesimal pinches were also sent to organizations and individuals around the world. One packet was sent to the Toronto, Ontario iww local. At the volatile Eaton's strike Wobblies stirred Hill's ashes into a bin meant to provide heat. A whiff of this dust was enclosed in a red leather locket inscribed with Joe Hill's words "Don't Mourn ­ Organise!" and given to me when I

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Published: May 18, 2013

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