Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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.

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.

“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.

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.”

“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.

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.

This week's labor history: On today’s show, the Cool Things from the Meany Archives crew features The Punch Press, an auto worker strike publication. Also this week, Saul Schniderman remembers contributions to labor history by both Johnny Paycheck and Bruce Springsteen. 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.

“We want a future of work that works for humans not just robots." Today’s labor history: the Pemberton Mill disaster. Today’s labor quote by George Meany.

“The public can count on nurses to stand up, show up, and speak up.” Today’s labor history: Bush tries to prevent airport security screeners from organizing. Today’s labor quote by Barack Obama.

These folks are all doing their jobs, just like they do every day. Today’s labor history: “Great Steel Strike” ends. Today’s labor quote by Mary Kenney O’Sullivan.