University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

Thursday, June 4, 2026

  • Book Party for Jane LaTour's Backroom Bargaining

    7:30 pm   EST
    Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St., NYC

    Join the NYLHA to celebrate the posthumous release of Jane LaTour's book, "Backroom Bargaining: Racketeering and Rebellion in New York City's Labor Unions." Copies of Jane's book will be on sale for the discounted rate of $20. Queens College (CUNY) Professor Joshua B. Freeman will provide historical context on the union democracy movement.