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Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Mark S. Ferrara explores the human cost of progress along the Erie Canal on the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
In labor history, on this date in 1981, a fifty-day baseball strike ended.
Labor quote: Jackie Robinson.
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Jul 30, 2025
Jul 30, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Madison Labor Radio brings us a true David versus Goliath story from the healthcare frontlines in Janesville, Wisconsin.
In labor history, the Medicare Act was signed into law in 1964.
Quote of the day: Jimmy Hoffa.
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Jul 29, 2025
Jul 29, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Worker Power Hour tackles the housing crisis and wage stagnation in Southern California.
In labor history, on this date in 1970, Delano grape growers signed their first union contracts with the United Farm Workers.
Quote of the day: Cesar Chavez.
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Jul 28, 2025
Jul 28, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Life at sea and the toll of commercial fishing on the Labor Link Podcast.
In labor history, on this date in 1932, federal troops burned the Bonus Army’s shantytown near the U.S. Capitol.
Quote of the day: Harry Bridges.
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Jul 25, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Friday, July 25: Union or Bust explores faith, migration, and the moral call to action in today’s struggles for justice.
In labor history, 1877: The first U.S. general strike erupted in St. Louis, ending in deadly repression.
Quote of the day: Big Bill Haywood.
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Jul 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Thursday, July 24: Art and Labor takes on gentrification and how developers use design to divide.
In labor history, 1968: UAW and Teamsters launched the Alliance for Labor Action.
Quote of the day: Walter Reuther.
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Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Wednesday, July 23: Green and Red explores how Trump’s tariffs have rallied support for Brazil’s President Lula.
In labor history, 1913: Northern Michigan copper miners struck for union rights.
Quote of the day: Charles Moyer.
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Jul 22, 2025
Jul 22, 2025
1 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Tuesday, July 22: Heartland Labor Forum shares the true story of an eco-activist who fell for an undercover FBI agent.
In today’s labor history, 1886: San Francisco brewery workers won shorter hours—and free beer.
Quote of the day: Frank Moore Colby.
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Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Medicaid cuts could shut down rural clinics and hospitals, forcing patients to travel hundreds of miles for care. From The Labor Exchange on the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor history: In 1964, the IWW struck Hodgeman’s Blueberry Farm in Michigan.
Labor quote: Albert Einstein.
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Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
2 min
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: As data centers boom, The Line podcast reports one major project alone may need up to 12,000 electricians in just three years. In labor history: Charleston hospital workers won their 113-day strike today in 1969. Plus a labor quote by Mary Moultrie.
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