Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Shut it down

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with director Mark Mori about “Baristas vs. Billionaires” and the Starbucks union fight. In labor history, Chicago sanitation workers win a nine-day strike in 2003. Quote of the day: Mark Mori.

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The Constitution is a living promise

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Dia on why the Constitution must live in our unions, communities and everyday lives. In labor history, thirty of Chicago’s 185 firefighters were injured battling the Great Chicago Fire. Quote of the day: Lech Wałęsa.

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Into the Blackwater

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Say Watt goes deep with a story of midnight Blackwater diving and the grit it takes to work in the dark. In labor history, Hollywood’s 1946 “Battle of the Mirrors” pitted Conference of Studio Unions picketers against IATSE in a blinding showdown. Quote of the day: Joe Hill.

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Where democracy takes root

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Reinventing Solidarity explores how public education nurtures democracy and why critical thinking threatens authoritarianism. In labor history, in 1986 1,700 female flight attendants won a $37 million suit against United Airlines after being fired for marrying. Quote of the day: William Blum.

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What’s in the spray?

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Notes spotlights salon workers who discovered their tanning spray wasn’t FDA-approved for aerosol use and organized for safety. In labor history, MLB umpires won recognition after a one-day strike in 1970. Quote of the day: Woody Guthrie.

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Smog, solidarity and the red bandana

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour visits the Donora Smog Museum and traces the red bandana’s roots in solidarity. In labor history, Starbucks baristas in East Grand Rapids won grievances after NLRB citations in 2007. Quote of the day: Wilma Steele.

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Banks, bots and the fight to save jobs

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek digs into bank workers pushing back against digitalization, outsourcing, and call center closures. In labor history, NHL owners began a 103-day lockout in 1994. Quote of the day: Mother Jones.

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Italy workers shut it down

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage on Italy’s mass strike that froze public transit nationwide. In labor history, Black farmers in Elaine, Arkansas formed the Progressive Farmers and Householders Union before white mob violence sparked a massacre. Quote of the day: Progressive Farmers and Householders Union.

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From Zero to Solidarity

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: We Work Europe on workers organizing from scratch—and building independent power without prior union experience. In labor history, 165 Wobblies were indicted in 1917 for protesting World War I. Quote of the day: The IWW.

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Mind the Gap: Living Wage Now

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Stick Together digs into the gulf between minimum and living wages—and its real-life consequences. In labor history, photographer Lewis Hine (born 1874) later exposed child labor for the National Child Labor Committee. Quote of the day: Lewis Hine.

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