Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

”Collectively, we can ensure that Washingtonian will thrive for the next 56 years and beyond.”
Today’s labor history: Labor Day declared official U.S. holiday.   
Today's quote: Lawrence McGann.

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Nurses demand safe staffing at Charles Regional Medical Center; The real reason the GOP opposes DC statehood; How to help stamp out hunger.
Today’s labor history: Congress passes National Labor Relations Act.
Today's quote: Industrial Workers of the World.

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This year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive asks members of the community to participate by donating food directly to food banks in their area.
Today’s labor history: 8,000 attend dedication ceremony for the Haymarket Martyrs Monument.

Today's quote: Franklin Roosevelt.

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“DC would be the ONLY Black-majority state.”
Today’s labor history: 17 workers killed in water tunnel explosion.
Today's quote: Albert Parsons.

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DC statehood supporters rally as U.S. Senate holds historic statehood hearing.
Today’s labor history: Jobs With Justice stages its first big support action.

Today's quote: Harry Truman.

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Say that the current staffing situation is overwhelming and makes nurses feel unsafe, unsupported, and undervalued.

Today’s labor history: Circus workers killed in train wreck.

Today's quote: UMCRMC nurse.

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Today’s labor history: 100,000 march in solidarity with striking Detroit News and Detroit Free Press newspaper workers.  

Today's quote: Barb Ingalls.

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Today’s labor history: How labor protests led to desegregation in U.S. war industries.

Today's quote: A. Philip Randolph.

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Today’s labor history: Mother Jones rallies in Philadelphia, marches on New York City.

Today's quote: Susan B. Anthony.

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Today’s labor history: 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act established the right to unionize.

Today's quote: Eugene V. Debs.

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