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Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights awarded to National Health Workers Union of Liberia and its exiled leader George Poe Williams.
Today’s labor quote: SEIU Local 500.
Today’s labor history: Rev. Abernathy arrested while picketing Charleston hospital in a demand for union recognition.
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Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Earning while you learn; Two wins for UNITE HERE 23; Ukraine workers’ Wartime Diaries; Pay gap persists at The Post.
Today’s labor quote: Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Today’s labor history: ILWU shuts down West Coast in solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Major rally on climate action planned for tomorrow in DC.
Today’s labor quote: Bernie Sanders.
Today’s labor history: One of the worst disasters in Virginia mining history.
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Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Women and people of color are still paid less, compared with their male and White colleagues, according to Washington Post Guild study.
Today’s labor quote: Washington Post Guild.
Today’s labor history: Rockefeller signs Taylor Law.
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Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Labour Initiatives, a local non-governmental organization in Ukraine, has launched a video series, dubbed Wartime Labor Diary, featuring interviews with workers documenting their often heroic efforts in Kyiv during wartime.
Today’s labor quote: “Comrade Gromov”.
Today’s labor history: The Ludlow Massacre.
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Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Levy Nationals Ballpark workers win contract; Guckenheimer Google workers join union.
Today’s labor quote: Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Today’s labor history: NYC bus boycott succeeds.
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Washington DC Joint Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee Training Director Chris Biondi on why apprenticeships make sense.
Today’s labor quote: Chris Biondi.
Today’s labor history: Striking WV coal miners defend themselves.
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Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Nurses strike Howard University Hospital; Striking Howard University Hospital workers gain wide support; Restoring worker rights; Timesland contract; Movement certified.
Today’s labor quote: John L. Lewis.
Today’s labor history: SCOTUS screws up.
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Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Dealing with crises arising from conflicts and disasters; International Labour Organization (ILO) releases training manual for workers’ organizations.
Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph.
Today’s labor history: First women-led American union strikes, and wins.
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Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Timesland News Guild gets new contract; NLRB to certify union at Movement of Crystal City.
Today’s labor quote: Sylvain La.
Today’s labor history: Mexican and Filipino farm workers arrested for union activities.
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