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Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Amazon union election exposes broken system; Alexandria tenants form union; CLN report documents rampant wage theft
Today’s labor history: WV coal miners strike, defend against National Guard.
Today’s labor quote: Thea Lee.
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Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Workers at Washington DC’s largest construction sites need DC’s wage and hour laws enforced.
Today’s labor history: 20,000 blockade World Bank and IMF meetings.
Today’s quote: Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Celebrating the life and work of the president of Washington Teachers Union, AFT Local 6, who died recently.
Today’s labor history: American Federation of Teachers founded in Chicago.
Today’s quote: Liz Davis.
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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Release White Paper exposing CIM's plans to displace working class residents of Southern Towers.
Today's Labor Calendar: Director John Sayles will be on hand for a Q&A after tonight’s screening of the film Martin Eden beginning at 7pm.
Today’s labor history: Mexican and Filipino farm workers arrested for union activities in California’s Imperial Valley.
Today’s quote: John Steinbeck.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
“Heroic Amazon workers in Bessemer…have made history, helping pave the path toward workplace justice for all.”
Today’s labor history: Debs imprisoned for opposing WWI.
Today’s quote: Andy Levin.
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Current labor law denies workers a meaningful right to organize and shows why PRO Act is needed.
Today’s labor history: Ford fires UAW union organizers.
Today’s quote: NewsGuild member.
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Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
WTU president Elizabeth Davis passes; WTU president Elizabeth Davis passes; Anti-union shenanigans the PRO Act would fix; More anti-union shenanigans the PRO Act would fix.
Today’s labor history: Police tear-gas striking Hormel meatpacking workers.
Today’s labor quote: Andy Levin.
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Employers routinely delay union elections; the PRO Act puts workers and the NLRB in charge of the timing.
Today’s labor history: IWW organizes the Leviathan.
Today’s quote: Frances Perkins.
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Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Many employers retaliate illegally against workers attempting to unionize; the PRO Act imposes real penalties.
Today’s labor history: Congress approves WPA, putting millions to work.
Today’s quote: Thea Lee.
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Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Chosen for her “powerful advocacy within the DC’s labor force.”
Today’s labor history: 15,000 union janitors strike in LA.
Today’s quote: Elizabeth Davis.
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