Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

AFL officers jailed for boycott

1908 Gompers v. Buck's Stove and Range Co. case was a key ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today’s labor quote: Sam Gompers.

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Democratic Party of VA staff OK first contract

Join other state Democratic Party offices in an ongoing wave of unionization among campaign and political workers.
Today’s labor quote: Brenner Tobe.

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SCOTUS bans picketing

Plus: Kids power America’s Industrial Revolution.
Today’s labor quote: Kristen Johnson.

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This Week’s Union City Radio Highlights

Workers score key wins as DC Council closes out 2020; Action Squared workers ratify first contract; Emily’s List staff unionizes
Today’s labor history: AFL endorses women’s right to vote.
Today’s labor quote: Roger Toussaint

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DC teachers reach agreement on returning to schools

Plus: Sunday deadline for shutdown lawsuit.
Today’s labor history: 47-day Greyhound strike ends.
Today’s labor quote: Reverend Delbert Keltto

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Emily’s List staff unionizes

Plus: See Radium Girls and support the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Today’s labor history: GM shutters 21 North American plants, slashes tens of thousands of jobs.
Today’s labor quote: Brian Young

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Workers score key wins as DC Council closes out 2020

“Thousands of District workers now have hope that they can return to the jobs they once held before this scourge hit us.”
Today’s labor history: Australian Workers’ Union ousts Northern Territory administrator.
Today’s labor quote: Kathy Newman

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Action Squared workers ratify first contract

“The more nervous you are about the reaction of your organization, the more you probably need a union.”
Today’s labor history: First women ushers in U.S. hired.
Today’s labor quote: Doris Boshart

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Charley Pride’s working-class roots

Before he became the first major Black star in country music, his days were spent toiling in a smelter operated by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Helena, Montana.
Today’s labor history: California's longest nurses strike ends.
Today’s labor quote: Charley Pride  

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Call TODAY: Demand a strong Return to Work bill!

Business lobbyists are working hard to deny many workers their right to return to work. Click here for talking points and DC City Council member phone numbers.
Today’s labor history: Arrested for organizing a strike by New York state employees.
Today’s labor quote: Lillian Roberts

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