Friday, December 12, 2025

Press Releases/Media Coverage

 Women, Immigrants, and the Working-Class Battle in Little Falls, New York: The Textile Strike of 1912-1913

"New Book on Little Falls Textile Strike Published," The Daily Post (Little Falls, New York) - https://thedailypost.digital/new-book-on-little-falls-textile-strike-published/

"Area Historian Writes Book About Valley Strike," The West Winfield Star (West Winfield, New York) - https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/area-historian-writes-book-about-valley-strike

"Little Falls Textile Strike of 1912-1913 is Topic of New Book," The Daily Sentinel (Rome, New York) -https://www.romesentinel.com/entertainment-life/local-history/little-falls-textile-strike-of-1912-13-is-topic-of-new-book/article_a424d0fb-41fe-4dfd-9d3b-203e5cb60b49.html

"New Book Looks at New York Little Falls Textile Strike of 1912-1913," The Left Chapter -https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/new-book-looks-at-the-new-york-little-falls-textile-strike-of-1912-1913

"The Little Falls Textile Strike: New Scholarship Brings a New Book," New York Almanack - https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/01/little-falls-textile-strike-book/

Monday, December 1, 2025

Monographs

Women, Immigrants, and the Working-Class Battle in Little Falls, New York: The Textile Strike of 1912-1913. Algora Publishing (New York, NY), 2025.

Available on Amazon, Algora's site, the IWW's online store, and Barnes & Noble.

https://www.amazon.com/Women-Immigrants-Working-Class-Battle-Little/dp/1628945877

https://algora.com/product/women-immigrants-and-the-working-class-battle-in-little-falls-new-york-the-textile-strike-of-1912-1913/

https://store.iww.org/shop/women-immigrants-and-the-working-class-battle-in-little-falls-new-york/

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/women-immigrants-and-the-working-class-battle-in-little-falls-new-york-j-n-cheney/1148995819

Praise for the book:

"I loved the book - and honestly I don't get to read too many books anymore so it's a small miracle and testament to his work that I even finished it." - John Warren, founder and editor of New York Almanack 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Lectures/Presenations

"The Redco Foods Strike of 2007-2008 and the Radical Legacy of Little Falls" - Herkimer County Historical Society, Herkimer, NY. August 9th, 2025

"The Waterville School District's Watershed Moment: An Examination of the 1974 Strike" - Waterville Historical Society, Waterville, NY. April 26th, 2025

"Utica's Significance in the 1936 Split of the Socialist Party of America" - History Project Symposium, Utica University, Utica, NY. April 12th, 2025

“Small Town Radicals: A Look at the Student Walkout of 1934” - Greater Winfield Historical Society, West Winfield, NY. November 18th, 2024

Articles

"The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire & The Little Falls Textile Strike" - New York Almanack, 2/23/2026. - https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/02/triangle-shirtwaist-little-falls/


"From Wobbly to Fascist: The Political Tragedy of Filippo Bocchini" - Cosmonaut, 2/11/2026. https://cosmonautmag.com/2026/02/from-wobbly-to-fascist-the-political-tragedy-of-filippo-bocchini/


"Immigration and Labor in Little Falls, New York" - New York Almanack, 2/11/2026. This is a short excerpt from my first book on the Little Falls Textile Strike. https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/02/immigration-labor-little-falls-ny/


"The Story of the Bertelle Manufacturing Company Strike of 1950" - New York History Review, 10/23/2025. https://www.nyhrarticles.blog/post/the-story-of-the-bertelle-manufacturing-company-strike-of-1950


"The Little Falls Textile Strike" - New York Archives Magazine, Fall 2025, Volume 25, No. 2, 18-23. https://www.nysarchivestrust.org/new-york-archives-magazine/magazine-highlights/fall-2025


"The Municipal Socialism of a Local New York State Mayor" - The Bias/Institute for Christian Socialism, 10/6/2025. https://christiansocialism.com/2025/10/06/the-municipal-socialism-of-a-local-new-york-state-mayor/


"Looking Back: Mount Markham Teachers" (1985-1986 Teachers Strike) - The West Winfield Star, 9/24/2025. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/looking-back-mount-markham-teachers


"A History of Radical Voices at Utica University" - The Tangerine, 9/18/2025. https://uticatangerine.com/15448/news/a-history-of-radical-voices-at-utica-university/


"Looking Back: To 1911" (Not So Plush Work: The Clark Mills Weavers Strike of 1911) - The Waterville Times, 7/16/2025.


"First of the City and Last of the State: Benjamin Nichols and Ithaca's Flirtations with Socialism" - Cosmonaut, 6/18/2025. https://cosmonautmag.com/2025/06/first-of-the-city-and-last-of-the-state/


"Uprising in Richfield Springs" - The West Winfield Star, 4/29/25. Online preview, released in print on 4/30/25. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/uprising-in-richfield-springs


"Standing Up by Sitting Down: The 1906 Sit-Down Strike in Schenectady, New York" - Z Network, 4/16/2025. https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/standing-up-by-sitting-down-the-1906-sit-down-strike-in-schenectady-new-york/


"Looking Back: Strike of 1974" - The Waterville Times, 4/8/2025. Online preview, released in print on 4/9/2025. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/looking-back-strike-of-1974


"Civil Workers, Uncivil Problem: The 1934 Civil Works Administration Strike in Utica, New York."' - Dissident Voice, 3/7/2025. https://dissidentvoice.org/2025/03/civil-workers-uncivil-problem-the-1934-civil-works-administration-strike-in-utica-new-york/


"The 1971 Frankfort-Schuyler Teachers Strike and the Unique Paradigm Against Public Employees" - Cosmonaut, 2/12/2025. https://cosmonautmag.com/2025/02/the-1971-frankfort-schuyler-teachers-strike-and-the-unique-paradigm-against-public-employees/


"Looking Back: Electric Hike Sparks Protest" - The West Winfield Star, 1/28/2025. Online preview, released in print on 1/29/2025. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/looking-back-electric-hike-sparks-protest


"Looking Back" (The 1990 Teachers Dispute in Waterville, New York) - The Waterville Times, 11/25/2024. Online preview, released in print on 11/26/2024https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/looking-back


"Stop the Presses, Start Fighting!: The 1967 Newspaper Strike in Utica, New York" - Cosmonaut, 11/15/2024. https://cosmonautmag.com/2024/11/stop-the-presses-start-fighting-the-1967-newspaper-strike-in-utica-new-york/


"A Short Burst of Electricity: The Brief General Electric Strike of 1913 in Schenectady, New York" - The Journal of American Socialist Studies, Issue 3 (2023/2024), October 16, 2024. https://midwesternmarxpublishingpress.sellfy.store/p/journal-of-american-socialist-studies/


"Richfield Springs Had Dispute in 1975" - The West Winfield Star, 8/27/2024. Online preview, released in print on 8/28/2024. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/richfield-springs-district-had-dispute-in-1975


"How the Mohawk Valley Popularized A Brutal Method of Strikebreaking" - Dissident Voice, 8/6/2024. https://dissidentvoice.org/2024/08/how-the-mohawk-valley-popularized-a-brutal-method-of-strikebreaking/


"Review: Bill Buell – George Lunn: The 1912 Socialist Victory in Schenectady (2019) - Midwestern Marx, 7/19/2024. https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/review-bill-buell-george-lunn-the-1912-socialist-victory-in-schenectady-2019by-jn-cheney


"Strike In Mt. Markham" - The West Winfield Star, 7/9/2024. Online preview, released in print on 7/10/2024. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/strike-in-mt-markham


"The Battle of the Trees" - The West Winfield Star, 5/7/2024. Online preview, released in print on 5/8/2024. Two part article, only part one received a preview. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/the-battle-of-the-trees


"Review: Angela Harris – Strike Story: A Dramatic Retelling of the Little Falls Textile Strike of 1912 (2013)" - Midwestern Marx, 4/29/2024. https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/review-angela-harris-strike-story-a-dramatic-retelling-of-the-little-falls-textile-strike-of-1912-2013-by-jn-cheney


"Student Protest in 1934"; The West Winfield Star, 4/2/2024. Online preview, released in print on 4/3/2024. Reprint of Dissident Voice article. https://www.watervilletimes.com/single-post/student-protest-in-1934


"Student Solidarity: The 1934 One Day Walkout of West Winfield, New York" - Dissident Voice, 1/27/2024. https://dissidentvoice.org/2024/01/student-solidarity-the-1934-one-day-walkout-of-west-winfield-new-york/


"A Special Strike: The 2019 Special Metals Strike in New Hartford, New York" - Dissident Voice, 1/24/2024. https://dissidentvoice.org/2024/01/a-special-strike-the-2019-special-metals-strike-in-new-hartford-new-york/


"Remington 2020: Capitalism's Greatest Failure in the Mohawk Valley" - Midwestern Marx, 11/3/2023. https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/remington-2020-capitalisms-greatest-failure-in-the-mohawk-valley-by-jn-cheney

Press Releases/Media Coverage

  Women, Immigrants, and the Working-Class Battle in Little Falls, New York: The Textile Strike of 1912-1913 "New Book on Little Falls ...