Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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: Expanding Hatch Act prohibitions.
Today's quote: Women's Rights Convention.

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JUFJ Union okays first contract; Buy Nats tickets, support CSA; Back to the bargaining table at Shoppers; DC workers demand Hero Pay; CEO’s big fat pandemic raise.

Today's quote: Ken Riley.
Today’s labor history: Chicago stockyard workers strike.

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Average salaries of S&P 500 CEOs increased to $15.5 million last year, making CEO-to-worker pay ratio 299-to-1.
Today’s labor history: SF Longshoreman's strike sparks general strike.
Today's quote: Liz Shuler.

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“They say that we’re essential but they are not treating us as essential.”
Today’s labor history: Share Croppers Union president murdered.
Today's quote: Thomas Lee.

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UFCW 400: “We expect them to come to the table ready to make progress toward a new agreement.”
Today’s labor history: Great Uprising nationwide railway strike begins.
Today's quote: Woody Guthrie.

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“This is a great way to help local families and support our championship team.”
Today’s labor history: Detroit newspaper workers launch historic strike.
Today's quote: Joe Burns.

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Highlights include more staff inclusion in decision-making.
Today’s labor history: White waiters strike against the employment of African Americans.
Today's quote: Richard Trumka.

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The historic right to organize; Courts block Hogan’s attempt to cut off UI; Teleworking boosts productivity.

Today's quote: Sidney Hillman.
Today’s labor history: Nine-year UAW strike begins.

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Joe Biden talks about building for the future on the Teamsters podcast; what rising U.S.-China tensions mean for workers and the labor movement in both countries, from the Belabored podcast; On The Voice of Oregon's Workers, a look at Oregon's growing union movement; CTU Speaks talks with longtime educator and activist Tara Stamps; the Solidarity Breakfast podcast reports on the lockout at the Collingwood Community Gardens; on Trailblazers, Inc. Kayla Vander Moler shares her experiences as a boilermaker; writer, actor, producer, and stand-up comic Iliza Schlesinger talks about the hard work of comedy with 3rd and Fairfax, the podcast from the Writers Guild of America West; from the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s new radio drama, we get a taste of Episode 1 of Tales of the Resistance. This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Network profile from Empathy Media Lab is a visit with Maximillian Alvarez, host of the Working People podcast.
Bonus track: Organizing During Wartime on today’s Labor History in 2:00.

Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns.

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Federal, D.C. workers say they are more productive teleworking.
Today’s labor history: Worst rail accident in U.S. history.
Today's quote: Mary McLeod Bethune.

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