Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Cowboys and Capitalists

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Filmmaker Matthew Pehl on the 1883 Great Cowboy Strike, featured on this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour, along with reports from the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival and San Francisco’s LaborFest.
In labor history, on this date in 1988, TV writers ended a 22-week strike.
Quote of the day: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.

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The Union’s Bigger Family

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working To Live In Southwest Washington on why union membership means more than just good benefits—it means community and security.
In labor history, on this date in 2000, Verizon workers launched an 18-day strike.
Quote of the day: Saul Alinsky.

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Why Can't Plumbers Represent Chimney Sweeps?

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On the Pipe Up podcast, members of the Plumber’s Union discuss expanding representation to chimney sweeps—and why it’s not so crazy.
In labor history, on this date in 1933, FDR established the National Labor Board to enforce collective bargaining rights.
Quote of the day: George Orwell.

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Outrage in the Brotherhood

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Monday, August 4: The Labor Notes podcast reports on backlash after leadership cuts support for Black, Latino, LGBTQ, and women’s groups in the Brotherhood of Carpenters.
In labor history, silk workers struck in Paterson, NJ in 1919, and 185,000 Teamsters walked out at UPS in 1997.
Labor quote of the day: The Paterson strikers.

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The Chaos Before the Curtain

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The On Writing podcast explores how fast-paced, last-minute collaboration fuels live shows like SNL.
In labor history, on this date in 1921, Matewan police chief Sid Hatfield was murdered—an act that helped spark the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Quote of the day: Sid Hatfield.

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The Canal Brought Wealth—But Not for Everyone

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Mark S. Ferrara explores the human cost of progress along the Erie Canal on the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
In labor history, on this date in 1981, a fifty-day baseball strike ended.
Labor quote: Jackie Robinson.

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They Want to Bust the Union Up

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Madison Labor Radio brings us a true David versus Goliath story from the healthcare frontlines in Janesville, Wisconsin.
In labor history, the Medicare Act was signed into law in 1964.
Quote of the day: Jimmy Hoffa.

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If Wages Aren’t Increasing, How Do We Expect This to Work?

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Worker Power Hour tackles the housing crisis and wage stagnation in Southern California.
In labor history, on this date in 1970, Delano grape growers signed their first union contracts with the United Farm Workers.
Quote of the day: Cesar Chavez.

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Only Two Hours of Sleep

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Life at sea and the toll of commercial fishing on the Labor Link Podcast.
In labor history, on this date in 1932, federal troops burned the Bonus Army’s shantytown near the U.S. Capitol.
Quote of the day: Harry Bridges.

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Moses Was a Migrant

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Friday, July 25: Union or Bust explores faith, migration, and the moral call to action in today’s struggles for justice.

In labor history, 1877: The first U.S. general strike erupted in St. Louis, ending in deadly repression.
Quote of the day: Big Bill Haywood.

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