Please join Bucky and the Illinois Labor History Society to celebrate and learn about the origins of International Labor Day at Purdue University, Hammond, IN.  You will hear music and commentary from Bucky as well as representatives from Purdue University's History and Philosophy departments about the Haymarket event which lead to the creation of International Labor Day.  This event is sponsored in part by the Illinois Labor History Society and Purdue University Northwest Department of History and Philosophy.    

Come out May 1st and celebrate the International Worker's holiday in Chicago, IL, at the place where it all began, Haymarket Square, Chicago.  Join Bucky and some friends at the monument located on Des Plaines and Randolph, about 2:30.  Check back often for updates.  This is a FREE event open to the public.

No sooner had the gun barrels cooled from the Civil War than the nation’s burgeoning industrial workforce began to seek redress for a growing list of economic and political grievances.  Illinois played a central role in that development as its coal mines, railroads, and iron mills paced the nation’s economy in the post-bellum years and throughout the Gilded Age. Workers from throughout the state marched to the forefront in the reborn labor movement for economic reform and justice in America.…

This just in-Bucky will be performing at the Hideout, Chicago, IL, with a cast of characters to celebrate Studs Terkel and his contributions to Chicago art, labor and culture.  Bucky will be playing some Studs Terkel favorites, including Joe Hill songs.  Come join us May 16th, 6:30-ish.  Check with the Hideout for more detail.