Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

160 pairs of white nurse’s shoes bear mute testimony to the lives lost to COVID-19 at a memorial Tuesday. Today’s labor history: Northern Michigan copper miners strike. Today’s labor quote: Charles Moyer.

Tens of thousands of workers nationwide walk off the job. Today’s labor history: Brewery workers in San Francisco organize and win. Today’s labor quote: Oscar Wilde.

NPEU: “It’s absolutely disgusting that an organization dedicated to ‘strengthening democracy’ would go to such great lengths to suppress its staff’s union.” Today’s labor history: IWW leads strike at Michigan blueberry farm. Today’s labor quote: Sigmund Freud.

Washington Teachers Union hosting car caravan today plus online petition. Today’s labor history: New York City newsboys strike. Today’s labor quote: Newsies.

UMD workers protect themselves…State workers fight off Governor’s cuts…Kroger workers win contract. Today’s labor history: Hatch Act coverage expanded. Today’s labor quote: Declaration of Women's Rights.

“A step forward in putting our working families and frontline workers first.” Today’s labor history: hospital workers in in Charleston, South Carolina win 113-day strike. Today’s labor quote: Mary Moultrie.

Union calls it “a fair deal.” Today’s labor history: explosion of ammo ship kills hundreds, sparks Port Chicago Mutiny. Today’s labor quote: Joseph Small.

Workers frustrated after University of Maryland housekeepers fell ill from working in dorms without air conditioning. Today’s labor history: San Francisco Longshoreman's strike sparks general strike. Today’s labor quote: George Meany.

MD governor had proposed eliminating 5,000 jobs, cutting salaries and slashing employee health care. Today’s labor history: 50,000 lumberjacks strike. Today’s labor quote: Charles Lamb.

“People are having to choose between a paycheck and their safety.” Today’s labor history: Great Uprising nationwide railway strike begins in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Today’s labor quote: strikers in Pittsburgh in 1877.