Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Breaking barriers in the trades

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio spotlights efforts to make trades training accessible for women. In labor history, New York’s Taylor Law reshaped public sector unions in 1967. Quote of the day: John D. Rockefeller.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Data centers come with hidden costs

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rick Smith Show examines the environmental and economic impacts of AI data centers. In labor history, 10,000 celebrated a textile strike win in Lowell in 1912. Quote of the day: Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

You can’t just rebuild a workforce

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: America’s Work Force Radio looks at the devastating impact of mass layoffs on workers and communities. In labor history, the Supreme Court strikes down limits on bakery workers’ hours in 1905. Quote of the day: Pope Francis.

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Women’s stories and the myth of “time-saving” tech

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour previews the DC Labor FilmFest and explores how “time-saving” tech often means more work. In labor history, 20,000 activists blockaded World Bank/IMF meetings in 2000. Quote of the day: Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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Facing ICE, Standing Ground

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Solidarity Works recounts a tense encounter with ICE as a parent is surrounded at gunpoint while trying to keep others safe. In labor history, A. Philip Randolph was born in 1889. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph.

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The Safety Net of Solidarity

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Día highlights rapid-response solidarity, as workers mobilize to support immigrant families. In labor history, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. Quote of the day: John Steinbeck.

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ICE raid horror sparks outrage

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Week Radio reports a shocking ICE raid where agents in black seized a terrified woman. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs was jailed in 1919 for opposing WWI. Quote of the day: Gene Debs.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

A watershed moment in baseball

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Heartland Labor Forum looks at a potential turning point in baseball history and what it could mean for workers in the game. In labor history, Frances Perkins was born in 1880. Quote of the day: Dolores Huerta.

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Showing Up for the Movement

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rude Mechanical Orchestra on the Labor Heritage Power Hour talks about showing up and amplifying the movement. In labor history, Paul Robeson was born in 1898. Quote of the day: Paul Robeson (Joe Hill).

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“My Leg Came Off on the Pole”

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On PowerLine, a lineman recounts a harrowing moment on the job and the realities of working aloft. In labor history, the WPA was approved in 1935, putting millions to work. Quote of the day: Harry S. Truman.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.