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Oct 1, 2020
Oct 1, 2020
2 min
“The need has never been greater.” Today’s labor history: stove workers union merges with boilermakers. Today’s labor quote: Mother Jones.
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Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020
2 min
UFCW locals demand hazard pay negotiations at Giant
Grocery store boss refuses to even open talks with workers. Today’s labor history: striking steelworkers charged with treason. Today’s labor quote: Mother Jones.
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Sep 29, 2020
Sep 29, 2020
2 min
Economic Policy Institute’s report on 50 ways that the Trump administration has been bad for workers. Very, very bad. Today’s labor history: protesters take to the streets of Europe over labor issues. Today’s labor quote: Margaret Poydock.
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Sep 28, 2020
Sep 28, 2020
3 min
Worker’s income dropped by $3.5 trillion. Today’s labor history: Wobblies indicted for opposing war. Today’s labor quote: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Sep 27, 2020
Sep 27, 2020
3 min
3 organizing wins; Labor mourns Ginsburg’s passing; Transdev fires ATU leader. Today’s labor history: striking textile workers demand bread for their starving children. Today’s labor quote: Mother Jones.
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Sep 26, 2020
Sep 26, 2020
3 min
AFL-CIO outlines efforts to help millions of workers. Today’s labor quote: Lucretia Mott.
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Sep 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020
2 min
Say their schools’ leaders have treated their safety and wellbeing as afterthoughts. Today’s labor history: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded. Today’s labor quote: Anne Feeney.
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Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020
2 min
“A perfect illustration for why public services should not be entrusted to for-profit companies like Transdev.” Today’s labor history: Gatling Gun Company promotes use of machine guns to put down strikes. Today’s labor quote: Jay Gould.
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Sep 23, 2020
Sep 23, 2020
2 min
The history books would have us believe that the Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves, but of course it did not. Today’s labor history: United Labor party launched. Today’s labor quote: The Emancipation Proclamation.
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Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
3 min
“The best way to honor Ruth’s life is to make sure every woman eligible to vote is registered and that her vote is counted.” Today’s labor history: 18-year-old Hannah Shapiro sparks a mass garment worker strike in Chicago. Today’s labor quote: Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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