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Oct 11, 2020
Oct 11, 2020
3 min
WAMU staff organizes; DC nurses worried about plans to re-open schools; LOC workers continue fight for rights & benefits. Today’s labor history: plantation workers strike in Hawaii. Today’s labor quote: Eugene Debs.
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Oct 10, 2020
Oct 10, 2020
4 min
“We're fighting all around the world for the elements of a new social contract for recovery and resilience.” Today’s labor history: cotton strikers murdered. Today’s labor quote: Barbara Kopple.
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Oct 9, 2020
Oct 9, 2020
2 min
With millions of jobs already lost, Economic Policy Institute says it’s a terrible time for Trump to derail stimulus talks. Today’s labor history: Chicago sanitation workers win strike. Today’s labor quote: Anna Quindlen.
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Oct 8, 2020
Oct 8, 2020
2 min
Library of Congress cafeteria workers marched on Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday. Today’s labor history: thirty firefighters injured battling the Great Chicago Fire. Today’s labor quote: Lech Walesa.
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Oct 7, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
2 min
“The health of the students, teachers, families, and the larger community (is) at risk.” Today’s labor history: Hollywood’s "Battle of the Mirrors." Today’s labor quote: Joe Hill.
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Oct 6, 2020
Oct 6, 2020
2 min
Labor Council says area union members would respond “by calling for an immediate collective action.” Today’s labor history: female flight attendants win 18-year suit against United Airlines. Today’s labor quote: Stephen King.
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Oct 5, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
2 min
Petition signed by 99 percent of eligible staff urges station to recognize the union voluntarily. Today’s labor history: CA supermarket janitors win $22.4 million for unpaid overtime. Today’s labor quote: Lech Walesa.
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Oct 4, 2020
Oct 4, 2020
4 min
50 ways Trump failed workers; Giant Foods turns deaf ear to hazard pay request; CSA launches holiday basket program. Today’s labor history: Truman seizes oil refineries, breaks strike. Today’s labor quote: John L. Lewis.
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Oct 3, 2020
Oct 3, 2020
5 min
On the anniversary of the Klan killing of four little girls, the AFL-CIO calls for action against systemic racism.
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Oct 2, 2020
Oct 2, 2020
2 min
“Trump underestimated COVID and he underestimates immigrants, but we are going to show him.” Today’s labor history: American Federation of Labor endorses 6-hour day campaign. Today’s labor quote: Emilie Telander.
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