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Labor History Today (12/8): Collective actions

Working-class heroes organize Pecket Well College in England, and Fannie Lou Hamer’s Freedom Farms Cooperative in the Mississippi Delta. Plus this week’s labor history highlights! 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.

600 Fairfax Connector workers strike

600 Fairfax Connector workers strike “If we don't come together, Transdev is going to do this across the country.” Today’s labor history: formation of the Colored National Labor Union. Today’s labor quote by Isaac Myers.

MedStar Georgetown workers hold candlelight vigil

Hospital workers are fighting for a raise and say over their working hours. Today’s labor history: AFL and CIO merge. Today’s labor quote by John Sweeney.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Homicide is one of the leading causes of death on the job among women in the U.S. Today’s labor history: Roosevelt announces end of WPA, which helped create jobs for millions during the Great Depression. Today’s labor quote by Walter Reuther.

VA bus strike may spread

Drivers for the Fairfax Connector prepare for a possible strike. Today’s labor history: Oakland general strike started by female department store clerks. Today’s labor quote by Rosa Parks.

Union vets: “A time for labor”

Will Attig, Executive Director of the AFL-CIO’s Veteran’s Council. Today’s labor history: Wal-Mart agrees to pay $40 million for abusing workers. Today’s labor quote by U.S. Catholic Bishops.

Labor History Today (12/1): Making the Woman Worker

Eileen Boris on “Making the Woman Worker: Precarious Labor and the Fight for Global Standards” from the Working History podcast. Plus this week’s labor history highlights! 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.

Black Friday union shopping guide

Use the Union Label and Labor 411 apps or check out their websites at unionlabel.org and labor411.org. Today’s labor history: The Boston Stores Christmas Strike in Milwaukee. Today’s labor quote by W.E.B. DuBois.

The Thanksgiving Dirty Dozen

Retail chains put profits over people. Today’s labor history: 11-day strike shuts down NYC newspapers. Today’s labor quote by William Sylvis.

“When We Fight, We Win” say fed-up workers

The number of striking workers jumped to nearly 500,000 last year, the highest in 40 years. Today’s labor history: Midland Steel sitdown forces union recognition. Today’s labor quote from “Pins & Needles”.