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Labor History Today (9/22/19): Trumka on the future of American labor

On this week’s show: “Teachers strikes, the Me Too movement, the Black Lives Matters movement, all of those are collective actions that for years you never saw; people didn’t believe in themselves. Now they know that if they’re gonna make progress, they can’t look to anyone but themselves.” AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka talks with Labor History Today’s Joe McCartin about the current state – and the future -- of the American labor movement. Plus, Mark Potashnick on Jim Pohle, the founder of the American Union of Pizza Delivery Drivers, class action law suits, and the app-based revolution in food delivery services. 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. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon.

A Huge Deal: Workers Win Big in California

Latest State of the Unions podcast. Today’s labor history: Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Union strikes. Today’s labor quote by Israelmore Ayivor.

Classical sounds of solidarity

LaborFest Bread and Roses supports locked-out BSO musicians. Today’s labor history: Chinese coal miners forced out. Today’s labor quote by Lane Kirkland.

DMV support for UAW strike

UAW 239 picketing picketing in White Marsh, MD. Today’s labor history: arbitrator end illegal lockout of Steelworkers at Kaiser Aluminum. Today’s labor quote by Terry Dittes.

SAG-AFTRA on the role of unions in #MeToo

Carteris: “We don’t have jurisdiction outside of the workplace, but a lot of our members are being assaulted in the process of getting work.” Today’s labor history: 100,000 Pennsylvania anthracite coal miner strike. Today’s labor quote by Susan B. Anthony.

Area supermarket workers and allies rally and march for contract

“It speaks for itself that we’re out here today with such big numbers and such enthusiasm before there’s even a crisis.” Today’s labor history: Trumka elected president of the AFL-CIO. Today’s labor quote by Richard Trumka.

Labor History Today (9/15/19): Trumka on the Pittston strike

On this week’s show: “You can't know where you are going if you don't understand where you came from.” AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka sits down with Labor History Today’s Joe McCartin to discuss the historic Pittston strike, which began on September 17, 1989, when ninety-eight members of the United Mine Workers of America and a minister occupied the Pittston Coal Company's Moss 3 preparation plant in Carbon, Virginia. Plus Cool Things from the Meany Labor Archives: the AFL-CIO’s attempts to persuade union voters not to support George Wallace during the 1972 presidential campaign. 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. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock.

AFL-CIO’s Trumka on the historic Pittston strike

“You can't know where you are going if you don't understand where you came from.” Today’s labor history: remembering Attica. Today’s labor quote by John L. Lewis.

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