The Jack Henning Graduate Fellowship in Labor Culture and History application for 2012-2013 will be made available in January of 2012.

click here for the 2012-2013 application.

In 2009 the award was presented to Alex Johnston (UCSC) whose dissertation “Remember the Work: Remember the Worker: Blue Collar Preservation” and film “Way Down in the Hole” provides us with a visceral exploration of the Great Colorado Coalfield War and the infamous Ludlow Massacre.

Kyle Arnone (UCLA), our 2010 recipient, researched a unique case of workers’ self-organization among "independent-contractor" port truck drivers in Southern California.

Elizabeth Sine (UCSD) was awarded the Jack Henning Graduate Fellowship for 2011-12. Elizabeth's dissertation is entitled: "Movements on the Margins: An Archaeology of Struggles for Survival and Dignity in Depression-Era California".