Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Another example of why workers need the Protecting the Right to Organize – or PRO – Act.
Today’s labor history: LBJ signs Medicare Act.
Today’s labor quote: Jimmy Hoffa.
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Episodes 3 & 4 from the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s latest radio drama.
Today’s labor history: The March of the Mill Children.  
Today's quote: Mother Jones.

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Fearing rising COVID19 cases, workers want flexibility.
Today’s labor history: National Labor Union founder dies.  
Today's quote: Daughters of St. Crispin demand equal pay.

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Growing pay inequality showcases need to pass PRO Act.
Today’s labor history: National Labor Union founder dies.  
Today's quote: William Sylvis.

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Protecting the Right to Organize three votes from passage in the U.S. Senate.
Today’s labor history: "Battle of the Viaduct."
Today's quote: Damon Silvers.

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Anti-Union Shenanigans #6 & #7; Biden: “Send the PRO Act to my desk!”; “We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act.”

Today’s labor history: First U.S. general strike.

Today's quote: Elizabeth Warren.
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A 22-year-old City Councilmember and a 23-year-old Policy Analyst on how the PRO Act would “massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.”
Today’s labor history: Northern Michigan copper miners strike.
Today's quote: James Coleman and Nick Gonzalez.

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This is the AFL-CIO's week of action on the PRO Act. Please call Senator Warner at 202-224-2023 or 703-442-0670 and ask him to co-sponsor the bill. 7 Anti-Union Shenanigans the PRO Act Would Fix.
Today’s labor history: Brewery workers in San Francisco declare victory.
Today's quote: Thea Lee.

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Unprecedented mobilization this week to win freedom in the workplace.  
Today’s labor history: First -- and only -- labor-owned radio station goes on the air.  
Today's quote: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.  

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Phyo Sandar Soe, assistant general secretary of the Confederation of Trade Unions-Myanmar, describes how workers have been on the frontlines for democracy since the February 1 coup. Hear more on the Solidarity Center’s podcast.
Today’s labor history: Postal unions and the Postal Service sign first labor contract in the history of the federal government.
Today's quote: Phyo Sandar Soe.

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