Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Negotiations underway for UFCW 400's next Kroger WV contract

“Wages we can live on; Schedules we can depend on; Healthcare we can afford; Retirement we can count on.” Today’s labor history: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded. Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph.

From the Front Lines: Britney's Story

“It feels like HMS Host is only interested in what their workers can do for them now, and that if you can’t do anything for them now, they’re not going to take care of you.” Today’s labor history: National Association of Letter Carriers formed. Today’s labor quote: Martin Luther King Jr.

This week’s Union City Radio highlights

UFCW 400’s Federici named “Roving Ambassador for Peace”; Game workers win historic first strike; Lawyers’ Committee voluntarily recognizes staff union; Campaign Workers Guild makes history. Today’s labor history: Labor martyrs Sacco and Vanzetti executed. Today’s labor quote: Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

Save the Post Office Saturday!

Actions are planned at post offices in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Today’s labor history: Air Line Stewardesses Association formed. Today’s labor quote: Joyce Miller.

Campaign Workers Guild makes history

Contract provides campaign workers with protection during a global pandemic. Today’s labor history: Nat Turner slave revolt begins. Today’s labor quote: R.J. Phillips Band.

Lawyers’ Committee voluntarily recognizes staff union

LC United certified after a card-check confirmed majority support for the union. Today’s labor history: Great Fire of 1910 kills firefighters. Today’s labor quote: Steve Earle.

Game workers win historic first strike

Plus: workers at Bath Iron Works win strike and Philadelphia Museum of Art workers unionize. Today’s labor history: San Francisco streetcar workers strike. Today’s labor quote: “The Little Red Song Book."

UFCW 400’s Federici named “Roving Ambassador for Peace”

Plus: Painters District Council 51 welcomes new contractor and "Vote Like Black Lives Matter" t-shirts now available from the Labor Heritage Foundation. Today’s labor history: American Federation of Government Employees founded. Today’s labor quote: Eugene V. Debs.

DC candidates hear from labor at MWC forum

Provided opportunity to learn about some of the most important issues to local workers. Today’s labor history: Los Angeles Times workers strike. Today’s labor quote: International Workers of the World.

This week’s Union City Radio highlights

Kroger workers ratify new Roanoke contract; DC union members' voices; Lawyers’ Committee management reneges on union recognition; MCT adding insult to injury; Today’s labor history: birth of AFL-CIO founding president George Meany. Today’s labor quote: George Meany.