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Jun 12, 2019
Jun 12, 2019
2 min
Weekend of labor arts June 20-23. Today’s labor history: 50,000 butchers walk out. Today’s labor quote by Doctor John.
Jun 11, 2019
Jun 11, 2019
2 min
Author of the bestseller “Practical Equality: Forging Justice in a Divided Nation.” Today’s labor history: Labor unity conference fails. Today’s labor quote by John L. Lewis.
Jun 10, 2019
Jun 10, 2019
2 min
“This settlement makes clear that nurses have the right to form a union.” Today’s labor history: unions legalized in Canada. Today’s labor quote by John F. Kennedy.
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019
3 min
Author of “Out in the Union: A Labor History of Queer America.” Today’s labor history: Retail Clerks and Meatcutters merge into UFCW. Today’s labor quote from “Pageant of the Paterson Strike.”
Jun 6, 2019
Jun 6, 2019
3 min
“We need all working people to unite.” Today’s labor history: general strike shuts down Lansing. Today’s labor quote by Harry Truman and Musicians President James Petrillo
Jun 5, 2019
Jun 5, 2019
2 min
“These workers are only doing their jobs to inform the people.” Today’s labor history: GM strike shuts plants for 7 weeks. Today’s labor quote by Paul Clark.
Jun 4, 2019
Jun 4, 2019
2 min
“I recently went through the same organizing process that you are now enduring. But I can tell you with certainty that it is worth it, every bit of it.” Today’s labor history: Massachusetts establishes minimum wage. Today’s labor quote from the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act.
Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
3 min
Rep. Levin: “Any trade agreement has to be so strong that we know that the changes we need would carry on.” Today’s labor history: ILGWU founded. Today’s labor quote by Matthew Woll.
Jun 2, 2019
Jun 2, 2019
31 min
On this week’s show: We explore two historic 1970 strikes: the wildcat by 200,000 postal workers and a strike by 150 Garrett County roads workers in western MD. 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. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by The Fearless Flyers, feat. Blake Mills & Sandra Crouch https://youtu.be/kH1ZxoEkv84
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
2 min
“The inevitable result of attempts to privatize and contract out work.” Today’s labor history: White autoworkers walk off the job after Black workers promoted. Today’s labor quote from "Rosie the Riveter".