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About oklahomafed

Greg Guthrie has held positions at the US Department of Commerce, Library of Congress and the World Bank, taught the course ‘Environmental Issues in the Mediterranean” at Georgetown University where he wrote his thesis: “Labor Unions: Champions of Social Justice”, which has been cited, among others, in Labor Law Journal, and in the book ‘ American Labor: A Documentary Collection’ Ed. by Melvyn Dubofsky and Joseph A. McCartin. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Currently, he is with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the US Department of Commerce. He has been a guest on the radio program, Georgetown University Forum, where he has spoken on the virtues of Organized Labor. He is a native Oklahoman.

Our home at 6th and Willey – Custer City, Oklahoma

We totally restored this house – the Evans Estate – in Custer City. Built and painted the fence also. Sadly, it burned to the ground 6 months after we sold it.

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Significant Events in Oklahoma Labor History

Significant events in Oklahoma Labor History By Gregory Guthrie 7/27/2015 1894 COAL-MINING STRIKES. The national Knights of Labor sponsored the first union in Indian Territory when they organized coal miners in 1882. That year, 200 men were killed in an … Continue reading

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Closure of Clinton Sherman AFB – a Historical Perspective

http://newsok.com/burns-flat-and-surroundings-surprised-by-air-base-closure/article/1419130

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2011 New Mexico Conference of Churches Public Policy Statement on ‘Right to Work’ Laws

Public Policy Position on “Right to Work” Laws Introduction In view of the ethical, as well as the economic and political implications of current proposals for the enactment of a so-called “right to work” law by the New Mexico Legislature, … Continue reading

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Fr. James Lee Thesis on the Ethical Aspects of Right to Work Laws

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Slaughter Horses? I can’t believe it!

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/21303303/oklahoma-senate-house-ok-horse-slaughtering-bills Oklahoma Senate, House OK horse slaughtering bills Posted:    Feb 21, 2013 6:46 PM PST <em>Thursday, February 21, 2013 9:46 PM EST</em>Updated:    Feb 21, 2013 7:08 PM PST <em>Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:08 PM EST</em>     OKLAHOMA  CITY (AP)  … Continue reading

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Union victory in Oklahoma

The UAW just organized the workers at IC Bus manufacturing at the Tulsa International Airport Industrial Park. Congratulations Brothers and Sisters!

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New Mexico Conference of churches Position on Right to Work

Public Policy Position on “Right to Work” Laws Introduction In view of the ethical, as well as the economic and political implications of current proposals for the enactment of a so-called “right to work” law by the New Mexico Legislature, … Continue reading

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New Mexico Conference of Churches Public Policy Position on’Right to

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Are Art Galleries the Labor Unions of the Art World?

This is interesting! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mat-gleason/art-galleries-labor-unions_b_2274567.html

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