Episodes

Friday Jun 18, 2021
Protesting discrimination
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Today’s labor history: How labor protests led to desegregation in U.S. war industries.
Today's quote: A. Philip Randolph.
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Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Mother Jones’ crusades against child labor
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Today’s labor history: Mother Jones rallies in Philadelphia, marches on New York City.
Today's quote: Susan B. Anthony.
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Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
The right to unionize
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Today’s labor history: 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act established the right to unionize.
Today's quote: Eugene V. Debs.
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Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
The Battle of Century City
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Today’s labor history: LA cops beat janitors and their supporters during a peaceful demonstration.
Today's quote: Rosa Ayala.
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Monday Jun 14, 2021
Remembering Tony Mazzocchi
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Today’s labor history: Mazzocchi mentored Karen Silkwood, co-founded the Labor Party and the DC Labor FilmFest and was a prime mover behind the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Today's quote: Tony Mazzocchi.
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Friday Jun 11, 2021
When unity failed
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Today’s labor history: 1894 gathering of unions failed to overcome their differences.
Today's quote: John L. Lewis.
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Thursday Jun 10, 2021
SCOTUS "portal to portal case"
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Today’s labor history: U.S. Supreme Court rules in historic Anderson v. Mount Clemens Pottery case.
Today's quote: Howard Zinn.
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Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wealthy scion turned union organizer
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Today’s labor history: Helen Marot organizes the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union.
Today's quote: Helen Marot.
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Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Largest strike in airline history
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Today’s labor history: Machinists’ 1966 strike by 35,000 members.
Today's quote: Warren Buffett.
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Monday Jun 07, 2021
Founding convention of the UFCW
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Today’s labor history: Retail Clerks and Meatcutters merge to form UFCW.
Today's quote: Pageant of the Paterson (NJ) Strike.
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