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Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
500 workers at magazines like Vanity Fair, Vogue and Bon Appétit demand a union; sign their petition here.
Today’s labor quote: Jaime Archer.
Today’s labor history: Longest U.S. newspaper strike ends.
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Washington Hilton automatic daily housekeeping cuts are “devastating for workers.”
Today’s labor quote: Susan B. Anthony
Today’s labor history: Texas cowboys strike.
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Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Tired of airlines driving a race to the bottom, workers demand an end to poverty jobs.
Today’s labor quote: D. Taylor.
Today’s labor history: Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act enacted.
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
There are now a dozen petitions for union elections at Virginia Starbucks.
Today’s labor quote: Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta.
Today’s labor history: The “Battle of Wall Street”.
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Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
The Cornell's Labor Tracker Project’s Johnnie Kallas reports.
Today’s labor quote: Johnnie Kallas.
Today’s labor history: MLK leads striking sanitation workers in Memphis.
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Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Golden Triangle Ambassadors ratify new contract; Confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson now!; Howard faculty win contract; nurses may strike.
Today’s labor quote: Si Kahn.
Today’s labor history: SCOTUS denies rights to undocumented workers.
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Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Hosted by the Labor Heritage Foundation. Performers include Bev Grant, Lynn Marie Smith, Colleen Kattau, Jendog Lonewolf, Luci Murphy, Rebel Voices, Jillian Matundan, Crys Matthews, Emma's Revolution, Lilliana Herrera, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Al Bradbury. CLICK HERE for tickets.
Today’s labor quote: Lya Sorano.
Today’s labor history: 146 workers – mostly women -- killed in fire
at New York’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Teaching Faculty Union at Howard University (SEIU Local 500) wins contract; HU Hospital nurses (DCNA) taking strike vote.
Today’s labor quote: Dyana Forester.
Today’s labor history: NYC subway breaks ground.
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Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
The American labor movement fully supports Judge Jackson’s historic nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court; CLICK HERE to add your name.
Today’s labor quote: Jim Clyburn.
Today’s labor history: Coalition of Labor Union Women founded.
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Urges supporters to turn out today to support their organizing drive.
Today’s labor quote: Derek Mangus.
Today’s labor history: Mark Twain on the Knights of Labor.
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