Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

“Our greatest victories are always in situations when we didn’t know whether we were going to win or not.” Today’s labor history: United Airlines agrees to offer domestic-partner benefits. Today’s labor quote by Frank Moore Colby.

“But in many ways their working conditions (at Amazon) are like if they were robots.” Today’s labor history: California grape growers sign first union contract. Today’s labor quote by Cesar Chavez.

Labor History Today (7/28): Plumbers train vets; MoJo goes digital On this week’s show: The Plumbers celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Veterans in Piping Program. Labor History Today's Patrick Dixon speaks with training specialist Mike Hazard about this program, which offers vets a pathway into a Plumbers apprenticeship program that can earn them direct entry into solid, private-sector jobs with good pay and benefits, as well as union membership. Also, this week, Mother Jones goes digital! Multi-media self-guided tours of Mother Jones-related sites in Illinois are now available on an easy-to-use app. We’ve got details and some more virtual Mother Jones for you. 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.

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.

“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.

“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.

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.

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

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.

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