Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Longtime labor lawyer Jules Bernstein on the 1970 postal strike, AFL-CIO president George Meany on the Watergate scandal, and Pete Seeger on “Casey Jones, the Union Scab.”

Pandemic highlights vast inequalities between those who can stay home and seek medical attention and those who cannot. Today’s labor history: formation of the United Federation of Teachers. Today’s labor quote: Alice Paul.

“This is a major public health crisis of unknown proportions.” Today’s labor history: auto workers win four-month strike at GM. Today’s labor quote: Damon Silvers.

Among AFGE’s chief concerns are worker safety, protective equipment, telework and hazardous duty pay. Today’s labor history: "Bread and Roses" textile strike ends in victory. Today’s labor quote: Lane Kirkland.

19 million U.S. workers face an elevated risk of exposure; Call your representative now at 866-832-1560. Today’s labor history: TWU members at American Airlines win 11-day national strike. Today’s labor quote: Richard Trumka.

Union turns focus to Marriott. Today’s labor history: César Chávez breaks 24-day hunger strike. Today’s labor quote: César Chávez.

“Unions have a history of petitioning the agency to develop an infectious disease standard… We all have the right to a safe workplace.” Today’s labor history: International Women’s Day’s origins in a New York needle trades workers demonstration. Today’s labor quote: Bev Grant.

Labor historian Joe McCartin on “Neutron Jack” Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, who died last week; Sherry Linkon on class conflict in two recent award-winning movies, Joker and Parasite. Plus music from SongRise, a DC-based women's social justice a cappella group.

“By sticking together and demanding a fair contract, we stopped Safeway from gutting our pension.” Today’s labor history: 9,000 Knights of Labor railroad workers strike. Today’s labor quote: Joe Hill’s “There Is Power In A Union”.

If you work in DC or Maryland, paid sick days are required by law. Today’s labor history: Boston Massacre occurs when British soldiers shoot down protesting ropemakers. Today’s labor quote by Josette Jaramillo.