Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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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San Francisco Mime Troupe's radio drama returns with a brand-new series of original political comedy audio plays; today at 1p on WPFW 89.3FM
Today’s labor history: IWW founded in Chicago.   
Today's quote: Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor.

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“Now I can look for a job without my family having to starve,” tweeted one worker. “Finally a win for the people,” tweeted another.  
Today’s labor history: 500,000 join general strike in Puerto Rico.   
Today's quote: Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.

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Labor cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki, the 2021 Joe Hill Award winners, were joined at this year’s Great Labor Arts Exchange -- hosted by the Labor Heritage Foundation -- by musicians Steve Jones and Ysaye Barnwell, the 2020 winners.
Today’s labor history: Duluth strikers killed.   
Today's quote: The New York Times.

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The 1935 National Labor Relations Act guaranteed the right of private sector employees to organize.
Today’s labor history: The Battle of Rincon Hill.   
Today's quote: Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Washingtonian editorial staff organize; How to control out-of-control corporations; Metro Council urges passage of Hero Pay Act.

Today's quote Sam Gompers.

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Supporters workers who have been on the front line throughout the pandemic, keeping us fed, safe, and clean.  
Today’s labor history: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans discrimination.   
Today's quote: William Faulkner.

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APWU’s half-century of “working together for postal jobs with good pay and benefits and dignity in a safe workplace.”
Today’s labor history: one million railway shopmen strike.   
Today's quote: William Burrus.

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Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on restoring bargaining power to workers.
Today’s labor history: Alabama bans leasing convicts to mine coal.   
Today's quote: IWW preamble.

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SCOTUS conservatives ban union organizers from farms.
Today’s labor history: Chicago’s streetcar strike.   
Today's quote: Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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