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Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
“We haven't learned as much as we should have from the first NAFTA.” Today’s labor history: four striking workers killed, 200 wounded, when police attack Chicago demonstration. Today’s labor quote by Pete Seeger.
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
“These drivers demand to be paid fairly and treated with respect and dignity.” Today’s labor history: Chicago's first Trades Assembly sponsors a general strike. Today’s labor quote by Richard Trevellick.
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Monthlong festival celebrates contributions of working men and women through films, music, art, history, and radio. Today’s labor history: 8-hour movement begins May Day tradition. Today’s labor quote by Mother Jones.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
On this week’s show: Nationals star outfielder Bryce Harper recently turned down $300 million to stay in DC in favor of $330 million to move 150 miles north to Philadelphia. Most professional baseball players don't have to make this kind of agonizing decision; they're located in small towns, they travel around by bus, and no-one is collecting baseball cards with their name and image on them, much less offering them millions to play ball. This week Labor History Today's Patrick Dixon spoke to freelance journalist Michael Arria to learn more about minor league ballplayers and the historical roots of present-day inequities. Also today, we have a report from the R. J. Phillips Band about Emily and Mary Edmonson, a bay schooner called the Pearl and the largest documented slave escape in U.S. history. Troubled Waters: R.J. Phillips Band https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/troubled-waters Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Cited for a “consistent disregard for safety principles.” Today’s labor history: 109 killed at Everettville mine explosion. Today’s labor quote by Barack Obama.
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
UFCW 400 member wins grievance, receives back pay. Today’s labor history: Coxey’s Army arrives in DC. Today’s labor quote by Jacob S. Coxey.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Reporters posted pictures holding green balloons with an upward-pointing arrow and the words “Rai$e Our Pay Now.” Today’s labor history: U.S. Army seizes Montgomery Ward after management defies the National Labor Relations Board. Today’s labor quote by Queen Cee, from “Bread and Roses.”
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
The effects of this neglect will be felt for years to come. Today’s labor history: Times calls struggle for an 8-hour workday “un-American.” Today’s labor quote by Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, Sr.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Annual festival celebrates workers and their issues through the arts throughout the month of May. Today’s labor history: 1,129 workers killed in Bangladesh clothing factory collapse. Today’s labor quote by Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
“A powerful victory for the 31,000 hardworking men and women of Stop & Shop who courageously stood up to fight for what all New Englanders want.” Today’s labor history: Canadian Labour Congress founded. Today’s labor quote by Stop and Shop striker Ida Mae Stull.