Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Dems & labor team up to save UI benefits

Maryland unions applauded the efforts of members of the General Assembly to oppose or mitigate Hogan’s move to end supplemental unemployment benefits.

Today’s labor history: Massachusetts first state to establish a minimum wage.  

Today's quote: Felicia Gibbs.

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Secure Maryland Wage Act takes effect

Workers at BWI Marshall Airport and Baltimore Penn Station will see their pay rise to $17 an hour.
Today’s labor history: ILGWU founded.
Today's quote: Doran Brown.

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People first

“I think machinery should amplify human work, not replace human work,” says IATSE member at Strathmore Music protest.
Today’s labor history: Philadelphia printers stage first strike.
Today's quote: W.E.B. DuBois.
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Washington Gas Workers reach agreement, avoiding strike

“We’ve won a fair contract…that addresses our priority issues, including raises and healthcare.”

Today’s labor history: Dakota Beef meatpackers win 7-hour sit-down strike.

Today's quote: Teamsters Local 96.

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Union vets join Warrior Met strike

Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig and United Mine Workers of America veterans join the Warrior Met Coal strike picket line.
Today’s labor history: 60,000 railroad shopmen strike.
Today's quote: Will Attig.

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This Week’s Union City Radio Highlights

Workplace violence flares in San Jose; Country music and workers; “Singing Through The Hard Times”.
Today’s labor history: Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago.
Today’s labor quote: Rosie the Riveter.

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Workplace violence flares in San Jose

Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a transit maintenance and dispatch center once again raises the issue of workplace violence.
Today’s labor history: Rochester’s general strike.
Today's quote: President Joe Biden.

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Workers win another round in wage theft battle

Judge says DC's Department of Employment Services must provide key information.
Today’s labor history: SCOTUS says Recovery Act unconstitutional.
Today's quote: Elizabeth Falcon

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“Singing Through The Hard Times”

LHF’s Great Labor Arts Exchange scheduled for June 17-20
Today’s labor history: Nation's first "co-ed" strike.
Today’s quote: Great Labor Arts Exchange.

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Women ag workers push for safer jobs

Women agricultural workers in Tunisia are standing up for their rights to safe workplaces.
Today’s labor history: Unemployed WWI vets arrive in Washington, D.C.
Today’s quote: Philip Murray.

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