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Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
“So full of gamification elements that it resembles a casino in which the gamblers – the drivers – often lose.” Today’s labor history: the Red Jacket Coal disaster. Today’s labor quote by Stop and Shop striker Kristen Johnson.
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
On this week’s show: Fifty years ago, Reverend Ralph David Abernathy and 100 others were arrested while picketing a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina in a demand for union recognition. Charleston was – and still is -- a notoriously difficult place to organize, and our guest Leon Fink says it “stirred the soul of the whole city.” Matthew Hild and Keri Leigh Merritt’s new book, “Reconsidering Southern Labor History,” explores the nexus of race, class and power in the history of labor in the South, and how a new generation of southern labor scholars are changing our understanding of labor's past, present and future in the region. Beth English talked with Keri Leigh and Matthew on a recent episode of the Working History podcast. 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. Oh Freedom! - The Golden Gospel Singers https://youtu.be/veiJLhXdwn8 Ain' Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round – Sweet Honey In The Rock https://youtu.be/D2wdkDaipNo
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
“This is affecting every worker, every blue collar worker in America right now at this very moment.” Today’s labor history: the Great Furniture Strike. Today’s labor quote by Kristin Johnson.
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
“I remember us going to get food from the food bank…” Today’s labor history: West Virginia coal miners strike, defend themselves against the National Guard. Today’s labor quote by Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Privatizing “would cut service to Metro’s hundreds of thousands of daily riders.” Today’s labor history: deadly explosion at West Texas fertilizer plant kills 15. Today’s labor quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Unions “stand in unbreakable solidarity with our sisters and brothers in New England.” Today’s labor history: activists blockade D.C. meetings of the World Bank and IMF. Today’s labor quote by Ben Grosscup.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
“The lack of information has only made things worse.” Today’s labor history: American Federation of Teachers founded. Today’s labor quote by A. Philip Randolph.
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
On this week’s show: Paul Shackel’s fascinating tale of “How a 1897 Massacre of Pennsylvania Coal Miners Morphed From a Galvanizing Crisis to Forgotten History.” And in this week’s “Cool Things from the Meany Labor Archives,” Ben, Allan and Chloe explore the efforts to hijack and rewrite the history of the 1912 “Bread & Roses” Lawrence textile strike. Interviews by Chris Garlock and Allan Wierdak. 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. Bread and Roses-Women of the World https://youtu.be/94mSln34ZwA Bread & Roses-Queen Cee https://youtu.be/ZK6U24syzxI
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Workers fear being fired for speaking out. Today’s labor history: the "Battle of Toledo." Today’s labor quote from “Which Side Are You On?”
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
“It’s exciting to know that we will have job security and the power to bargain.” Today’s labor history: EEOC prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace. Today’s labor quote by Jackie Robinson.