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News and views from Labor Radio Podcast Network shows, plus labor quotes and history. #LaborRadioPod
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Mar 21, 2022
Mar 21, 2022
2 min
Workers win wage increases, improved benefits.
Today’s labor quote: Gwyn Dixon.
Today’s labor history: American Labor Union founded.
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Mar 20, 2022
Mar 20, 2022
5 min
The 5 Biggest Lies About Unions.
Today’s labor quote: Robert Reich.
Today’s labor history: 40,000 UC employees strike for 24 hours.
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Mar 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022
2 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks corporate America’s biggest lies about unions.
Today’s labor history: Police evict retail clerks occupying a NYC Woolworth’s.
Today’s labor quote: Barack Obama.
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Mar 17, 2022
Mar 17, 2022
2 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks corporate America’s biggest lies about unions.
Today’s labor history: Staffers at SF progressive rock station KMPX-FM strike.
Today’s labor quote: Joan Baez.
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Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
2 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks corporate America’s biggest lies about unions.
Today’s labor quote: Upton Sinclair.
Today’s labor history: Packinghouse workers shut down 140 plants.
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Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
2 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks corporate America’s biggest lies about unions.
Today’s labor quote: The U.S. Supreme Court.
Today’s labor history: Supreme Court approves the 8-Hour Act.
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Mar 14, 2022
Mar 14, 2022
2 min
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks corporate America’s biggest lies about unions.
Today’s labor quote: Al Ekblad.
Today’s labor history: Ford replaces craftsmanship with drudgery.
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Mar 13, 2022
Mar 13, 2022
5 min
A Ukrainian worker’s voice; Times Tech Guild wins big; Unions hail postal reform bill; Latest DC labor news.
Today’s labor quote: Bev Grant and the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus.
Today’s labor history: Origins of the “rat”.
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Mar 11, 2022
Mar 11, 2022
2 min
Howard University Hospital nurses may walk out; DC government employees get new 4-year deal; 10,000 Steel Workers ratify 5-year contract with Newport News Shipbuilding; Richmond first school district in Virginia to reinstate collective bargaining rights.
Today’s labor quote: Bev Grant’s “We Were There”.
Today’s labor history: Luddites smash “labor saving” textile machines.
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Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
2 min
Senate passage “marks a turning point in the fight to protect and strengthen the people’s public Postal Service.”
Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler.
Today’s labor history: Chávez breaks 24-day fast.
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