Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Professional union membership at record levels

6.27 million is new all-time high. Today’s labor history: 10,000 clothing workers strike in Rochester, NY. Today’s labor quote by Bertolt Brecht.

OPEIU 2 nominates first female president

First time in the 124-year history of the local. Today’s labor history: Indian field hands stage first farm worker strike. Today’s labor quote by Terence V. Powderly.

The impact of 9/11 on fire fighters

“We actually didn’t have any real idea of the magnitude.” Today’s labor history: wildcat postal strike by “The Outlaws.” Today’s labor quote by Ken Riley.

MLK on the dignity of labor

“Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity…it has dignity, and it has worth.” Today’s labor history: Springsteen's "My Hometown," most listened-to song in America.

Labor History Today (1/19): MLK: All Labor Has Dignity

On today’s show, historian Michael Honey on “Wisconsin to Memphis: King's gospel of labor rights on the rebound,” from the Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations’ "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series: https://hrlr.msu.edu/laborEd Also this week, Linda Donahue on the strike by 10,000 clothing workers in Rochester, NY. Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Engineered by Chris Garlock. The Labor History Today team includes Ben Blake, Chloe Danyo, Patrick Dixon, Leon Fink, Sherry Linkon, Joe McCartin, Jessica Pauszek and Alan Wierdak.

Bus strike ends; DC wage theft

Cinder Bed Road bus strike settlement; Power Design to pay $2.75 million for wage theft. Today’s labor history: JFK guarantees feds the right to organize. Today’s labor quote by Johnny Paycheck.

NABET-CWA members at CNN win $76M in back pay

“Union-busting is illegal and has consequences.” Today’s labor history: PA court rules workers can be fired for being gay. Today’s labor quote by Bayard Rustin.

The toll on fire fighter health

Fire Fighters president: “We’ve become very-focused on the behavioral health--mental, emotional issues associated with our profession.” Today’s labor history: California miners strike. Today’s labor quote from “Solidarity Forever.”

NABET-CWA members at CNN win $76M in back pay

“Union-busting is illegal and has consequences.”” Today’s labor history: PA court rules workers can be fired for being gay. Today’s labor quote by Bayard Rustin.

Repealing VA’s fraudulent “Right to Work”

HB 153: “all workers win.” Today’s labor history: Cops beat workers in Tompkins Square Riot. Today’s labor quote by Dr. Martin Luther King.