Workers Disunited: Stories of Labor within the AFL

*BACKGROUND GUIDE COMING SOON*

Topic I: The oil Boom

Topic II: the future of the labor movement

Thomas Misiano (ChaIr) and Bennett Brunner (CD)

Thomas Misiano is a third year undergraduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences, double majoring in Foreign Affairs and Global Security and Justice. Raised by history buffs, he has also grown a love for history and is thrilled to research the Gilded Age! He is also involved in Army ROTC and is pursuing an astronomy minor, along with chasing his love of travel.

dcv2pt@virginia.ede

Bennett Brunner is a 3rd year studying History and Public Policy. He is from McLean, Virginia, and spent a year in Wise, Virginia, where he studied Appalachian History and American labor movements. In his free time, he enjoys running, A Capella, and cooking. He is excited for an enriching and exciting committee experience!

xdp5sb@virginia.edu