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Apr 14, 2019
Apr 14, 2019
41 min
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
Apr 12, 2019
Apr 12, 2019
3 min
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?”
Apr 11, 2019
Apr 11, 2019
2 min
“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.
Apr 10, 2019
Apr 10, 2019
3 min
“There is absolutely no place for this kind of behavior in the workplace.”
Today’s labor history: tens of thousands of immigrants demonstrate in 100 U.S. cities. Today’s labor quote by Dolores Huerta.