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News and views from Labor Radio Podcast Network shows, plus labor quotes and history. #LaborRadioPod
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Jun 15, 2021
Jun 15, 2021
2 min
Today’s labor history: LA cops beat janitors and their supporters during a peaceful demonstration.
Today's quote: Rosa Ayala.
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Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Jun 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021
1 min
Today’s labor history: Mazzocchi mentored Karen Silkwood, co-founded the Labor Party and the DC Labor FilmFest and was a prime mover behind the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Today's quote: Tony Mazzocchi.
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Jun 11, 2021
Jun 11, 2021
2 min
Today’s labor history: 1894 gathering of unions failed to overcome their differences.
Today's quote: John L. Lewis.
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Jun 10, 2021
Jun 10, 2021
2 min
Today’s labor history: U.S. Supreme Court rules in historic Anderson v. Mount Clemens Pottery case.
Today's quote: Howard Zinn.
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Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
2 min
Today’s labor history: Helen Marot organizes the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union.
Today's quote: Helen Marot.
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Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
1 min
Today’s labor history: Machinists’ 1966 strike by 35,000 members.
Today's quote: Warren Buffett.
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Jun 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021
2 min
Today’s labor history: Retail Clerks and Meatcutters merge to form UFCW.
Today's quote: Pageant of the Paterson (NJ) Strike.
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Jun 6, 2021
Jun 6, 2021
3 min
Washington Gas Workers reach agreement, avoiding strike; People first; Secure Maryland Wage Act takes effect.
Today’s labor history: Lansing’s “Labor Holiday.”
Today's quote: John Boardman.
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Jun 4, 2021
Jun 4, 2021
2 min
Maryland unions applauded the efforts of members of the General Assembly to oppose or mitigate Hogan’s move to end supplemental unemployment benefits.
Today’s labor history: Massachusetts first state to establish a minimum wage.
Today's quote: Felicia Gibbs.
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Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Jun 3, 2021
Jun 3, 2021
2 min
Workers at BWI Marshall Airport and Baltimore Penn Station will see their pay rise to $17 an hour.
Today’s labor history: ILGWU founded.
Today's quote: Doran Brown.
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