The Labor and Working Class History Association - Annual Conference 2025

LAWCHA 2025

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LAWCHA REGISTRATION FORM

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 15

Onsite registration will be available but at a higher rate.

All presenters and attendees must register in advance and must be an active member of LAWCHA – Click here to JOIN/RENEW. The conference runs from Thursday, June 12 through Saturday, June 14, 2025. A draft program will be available by April 1, 2025. The registration fee includes full conference access including continental breakfasts at Ida Noyes Hall on Friday and Saturday mornings and two receptions at Ida Noyes Hall with light fare and drinks on Thursday and Friday evenings.

Lodging

LAWCHA has blocked out dorm rooms for those looking for an affordable option.

For priority access to dorm rooms, please register by March 14.

A limited number of rooms will be available after March 14th but space is not guaranteed.

The dorms are approximately a 10-15 minute walk to Ida Noyes Hall, the primary conference site. We expect to have approximately 150 single rooms ($94/night) and 150 double rooms ($150/night) available. All dorm rooms have shared hall bathrooms. Dorm room bookings include linens and towels.

These will be distributed on a first come/first serve basis. Feel free to book a double for yourself if no singles are available or find a roommate if you prefer to share the cost.


Single - $94/night

Double - $150/night

Local union hotels

Local Union Hotels:

The closest unionized hotels are at the McCormick Place convention center. These are the Hilton Garden Inn and Hyatt Regency (both approx. $350/night) or the Marriott Marquis (approx. $525/night). They're about five miles away, but accessible by public transit (30-45 minutes).

Lower cost union hotels are available in downtown Chicago starting at $180/night.

June will be a high season for these hotels so we encourage you to act soon if you want to go this route.

If you have any questions about local arrangements, please email Gabe Winant at gwinant@uchicago.edu

Add Ons:

- Friday box lunch - $5
- Saturday box lunch - $5

- Saturday evening dinner at local union hall with shuttle service - $50

- Thursday, June 12 (afternoon time TBA) - Labor History Tour of South Side/Bronzeville with Shermann "Dilla" Thomas - $40

- Sunday, June 15 (morning time TBA) – Chicago has always been a flashpoint for the American Labor Movement. For this four hour tour, we will be exploring two historic themes: Haymarket history and Industrial organizing in the Packinghouses. We will also touch upon local and regional events surrounding the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the connection between the Haymarket Incident of 1886 and the 1968 protests of the Democratic National Convention that brought the Illinois Labor History Society into existence. - $40

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LAWCHA is subsidizing lunch on 6/13 and 6/14: $5 for a bag lunch. Payment on next page.
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On the evening of 6/14, LAWCHA is arranging a banquet at a nearby union hall. Participation (including transportation) is $50; payment on next page.
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