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AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler joins UNITE HERE hospitality workers and supermarket workers working to maintain Democrats’ control of the VA House of Delegates and pass the PRO Act.
Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler.
Today’s labor history: UFW launches historic national grape boycott.

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Union City Radio's Annual Labor Day show
September 6, 2021 (9-10a)
Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Elise Bryant

This hour: Music to start a workplace revolution! 
Built by a Picket Line-Seth Newton Patel
Love me, I'm a Liberal-Ben Grosscup 
Washington Heights-Dilson Hernandez  
More Than Love-Jillian Matundan 
I'm Not Gone-Hali Hammer 
Women Vote-Lynn Marie Smith 
Elevator Business: SpudWrench 
Gallo-Steve & Peter Jones
Three Chords & The Truth-Joe Uehlein 
I'll Organize-Al Bradbury
Stand Together-Emma's Revolution 
Workers Song-Mike Glick 
Wonderful World-Al Bradbury 

Find more great labor music at the Labor Heritage Foundation! 

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineering by Michael Nasella.

The song by Emma’s Revolution was the theme for yesterday’s 5-hour Union City Radio Labor Day show on WPFW 89.3FM.
Today’s labor quote: Randi Weingarten.
Today’s labor history: Federal workers win worker’s comp.

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Your complete guide to Labor Day activities in the metro DC region.
Today’s labor quote: Lucy Parsons.
Today’s labor history: Avondale Mine disaster kills 110.

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Transit union condemns bus driver shooting; Cookie makers offered crumbs; Unions urge support for Afghani journalists.
Today’s labor quote: Ben Jealous.
Today’s labor history: New York's first Labor Day parade.  

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Your complete guide to Labor Day weekend activities in the metro DC region.
Today’s labor quote: Studs Terkel.
Today’s labor history: Labor scores record approval ratings.

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Joyful musical highlights workers in America, based on the acclaimed literature of Studs Terkel with music by some of Broadway’s best-known composers. Performed live in front of the AFL-CIO; previews start Friday, Sept 3; details here.
Today’s labor quote: Shanara Gabrielle.
Today’s labor history: Mineowners bomb West Virginia strikers by plane.

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Media unions say media outlets have been closed and women journalists banned from working.
Today’s labor quote: The NewsGuild.
Today’s labor history: Labor Day declared a national holiday.

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Nabisco books “obscene” profits and demands wage and benefit cuts. How you can support striking Nabisco workers.
Today’s labor quote: Lisa Gregory.
Today’s labor history: The Battle of Blair Mountain.

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“This brutal killing is not an isolated incident.”
Today’s labor quote: John Costa.
Today’s labor history: FDR’s Wealth Tax Act.

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