Lets tip our caps to Pullman porters

Article on Pullman Porters in Pittsburgh Post gazette

Lets tip our caps to Pullman porters.

Very interesting history of a “company” coal mining town, McIntyre PA

This is a very interesting historical site about life in a “company” coal mining town, McIntyre, PA.

Reading Now: Less Than Forever

I am currently reading “Less Than Forever: the Rise and Decline of Union Solidarity in Western Pennsylvania, 1914-1948 by Carl I. Meyerhuber,Jr.   it has a great chapter on “the Black Valley” the Alle-Kiski Valley and its opposition to unions. It has the best information I have read about local labor hero Fannie Sellins, whose grave is about 1/2 mile from our house here in New Kensington.

Very interesting reading about the Valley and local labor and industry.