Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

No Rules? No Way at Casa Bonita!

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with a Casa Bonita performer in Denver who walked out on Halloween for fair pay and safety. In labor history, a 1922 explosion in Spangler, Pennsylvania killed 79 miners after the company ignored deadly gas warnings. Quote of the day: historian Sarah Bond.

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Off the Clock and Out of Uniform

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From the Bipartisan Buzz podcast, a look at what postal workers can and can’t do on the clock. In labor history, the 1916 Everett Massacre left seven dead and dozens wounded. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs.

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Practice Solidarity

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From the Workers Beat Extra podcast — what we have to do in the short- and long-term interests of union members. In labor history, Steelworkers at Bridgestone/Firestone won their jobs back after a two-year strike. Quote of the day: Will Rogers.

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Elected Power and Political Will

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Notes podcast looks at what it really means for elected officials to wield — or waste — their power. In labor history, California voters pass Proposition 22, exempting gig companies from classifying drivers as employees. Quote of the day: Wendell Phillips.

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Partners and Power Lines

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Line podcast explores how unions and environmentalists are finding common ground in the industrial Midwest. In labor history, workers finished carving Mount Rushmore in 1941. Quote of the day: Rudyard Kipling.

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Work Seen from the Inside

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Photographer Jim Brozek captures the grit and danger of honest work on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, which also features the award-winning exhibit Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County. In labor history, miners in Tennessee revolted against convict labor in 1891. Quote of the day: The Working Man’s Advocate.

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Standing Up for Their Communities

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From The Boiling Point podcast, two cities are standing up for their communities in their own unique ways. In labor history, October 29 is celebrated as John Mitchell Day, honoring the United Mine Workers leader’s victory in the 1900 Great Strike. Quote of the day: John Mitchell.

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Walk the Entire Plant in VR?

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Talk the TAUC digs into real-world VR headset use cases for workers in the field. In labor history, Ironworkers completed the 630-foot Gateway Arch with zero fatalities. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph.

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Profit over people in SF’s Gateway warehouse plan

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio covers community pushback against San Francisco’s Gateway warehouse plan and the health and environmental-justice stakes. In labor history, the National Negro Labor Council is founded in Cincinnati in 1951 to unite Black workers for equality. Quote of the day: Joe Johnson.

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Young workers organizing young workers

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Machinist 141 Connections on JetBlue ramp agents building an inside committee and peer-to-peer outreach to win a union. In labor history, 1892 New Orleans workers launched a general strike uniting Black and white workers for recognition and a 10-hour day. Quote of the day: Ken Bernstein.

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