Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

“Salary transparency is an important tool to combat the gender and race wage gap.”
Today’s labor quote: Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Today’s labor history: Police attack picketing longshoremen in Charleston, S.C.   

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ATU 689 responds to WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s retirement.
Today’s labor quote: Bob Muehlenkamp.
Today’s labor history: Springsteen's "My Hometown," tops charts.  
 
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Bill would require employers to rehire previously laid off workers for open positions.
Today’s labor quote: Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nelson.
Today’s labor history: Bruce Springsteen appears at benefit for laid-off 3M workers.
  
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In a historic speech to the 1961 AFL-CIO convention, Dr. King connected the civil rights movement and the labor movement.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today’s labor history: “Take This Job and Shove It” tops Billboard list.
  
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“Our freedom is on the line.” AFL-CIO’s Liz Shuler on making our voices heard.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today’s labor history: JFK signs Executive Order 10988, guaranteeing federal workers the right to join unions.   

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Unions sue OSHA; DC firefighter meets twins he delivered; Voting Rights Week of Action; National Center for Transgender Equality workers unionize
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today’s labor history: United States Civil Service Commission established.

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Join NPEU after card-check, in “historic moment.”
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today’s labor history: Pennsylvania Superior Court says bosses can fire workers for being gay.

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“Nurses are also being pushed by supervisors to come to work even when they are sick.”
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today’s labor history: Chicano citrus workers strike.   

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Take action now to demand that our Senators exercise their majority and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today’s labor history: FDR creates all-male National War Labor Board.   

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Fire Fighters Local 36 member Dan Lottes won the department’s 2021 paramedic of the year award.
Today’s labor quote: "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
Today’s labor history: “Bread & Roses” textile strike begins.  
 
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