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Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Say that the current staffing situation is overwhelming and makes nurses feel unsafe, unsupported, and undervalued.
Today’s labor history: Circus workers killed in train wreck.
Today's quote: UMCRMC nurse.
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Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Today’s labor history: 100,000 march in solidarity with striking Detroit News and Detroit Free Press newspaper workers.
Today's quote: Barb Ingalls.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.