Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

What’s wrong with America and what can be right with America

UNITE HERE’s airline food worker campaign: “We want to lift these people out of poverty to have a job where one job should be enough.” Today’s labor history: The "Battle of the Viaduct." Today’s labor quote by 1877 railroad strikers.

With political support, airline food workers take struggle public

“One job should be enough!” is their rallying cry. Today’s labor history: First U.S. general strike takes place in St. Louis. Today’s labor quote by Liz Shuler.

Fighting for nurses and patients at Johns Hopkins

“We want to send a message to Johns Hopkins management: people over profits!” Today’s labor history: 10-year anniversary of last minimum wage increase. Today’s labor quote from Fight for $15.

Support airline catering workers today

Supporters will rally in solidarity at National Airport at 4:30p. Today’s labor history: Michigan copper miners strike. Today’s labor quote by Alexander Berkman.

Trumka on good union jobs

“Sixty million people want to join a union.” Today’s labor history: brewery workers unionize. Today’s labor quote by Heywood Broun.

Huge rally Saturday at Hopkins for patients and nurses

Pressing hospital officials to end their deplorable practice of suing low-income community patients and their families for medical debt, and to respect the rights of its RNs to form a union. Today’s labor history: Women's Rights Convention opens. Today’s labor quote from the Declaration of Women's Rights.

Voices on Trade: Steelworker Mark Fernapsis

“We didn’t lose jobs; you lost people.” Today’s labor history: Chicago stockyard workers strike. Today’s labor quote by Mary Moultrie.

Rich Trumka on getting the new NAFTA right

“It’s time for those negotiators to go back to the table and hammer out an agreement that’s good for working people across the country.” Today’s labor history: the Port Chicago Mutiny. Today’s labor quote by Joseph Small.

Liz Shuler on “The future of work”

“Working people should be included in every conversation.” Today’s labor history: SF Longshoreman's strike spreads into general strike. Today’s labor quote by Harriet Tubman.

Voices on Trade: Steelworker Jack Sablitch

“You can't make it on a Walmart paycheck.” Today’s labor history: Strikers shut down U.S. steel mills. Today’s labor quote by Eleanor Roosevelt.