Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

“I think machinery should amplify human work, not replace human work,” says IATSE member at Strathmore Music protest.
Today’s labor history: Philadelphia printers stage first strike.
Today's quote: W.E.B. DuBois.
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“We’ve won a fair contract…that addresses our priority issues, including raises and healthcare.”

Today’s labor history: Dakota Beef meatpackers win 7-hour sit-down strike.

Today's quote: Teamsters Local 96.

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Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig and United Mine Workers of America veterans join the Warrior Met Coal strike picket line.
Today’s labor history: 60,000 railroad shopmen strike.
Today's quote: Will Attig.

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Workplace violence flares in San Jose; Country music and workers; “Singing Through The Hard Times”.
Today’s labor history: Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago.
Today’s labor quote: Rosie the Riveter.

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Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a transit maintenance and dispatch center once again raises the issue of workplace violence.
Today’s labor history: Rochester’s general strike.
Today's quote: President Joe Biden.

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Judge says DC's Department of Employment Services must provide key information.
Today’s labor history: SCOTUS says Recovery Act unconstitutional.
Today's quote: Elizabeth Falcon

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LHF’s Great Labor Arts Exchange scheduled for June 17-20
Today’s labor history: Nation's first "co-ed" strike.
Today’s quote: Great Labor Arts Exchange.

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Women agricultural workers in Tunisia are standing up for their rights to safe workplaces.
Today’s labor history: Unemployed WWI vets arrive in Washington, D.C.
Today’s quote: Philip Murray.

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The way that working people's lives have changed across time gets reflected in country music songs.
Today’s labor history: Striking United Rubber Workers return to work.
Today’s quote: Margo Price.

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MetroAccess call center workers back at table; Vita Health workers win contract; Washington Gas workers ‘Blow the Whistle’ on corporate greed.
Today’s labor history: 100,000 textile workers strike in Philadelphia.
Today’s labor quote: Wilder Reed.

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