Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

From Apache helicopter commander to spacewalker

Shane Kimbrough's journey, on Powerline Podcast
Today’s labor quote: Jack London
Today’s labor history: First use of “scab”

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Beyond Burnout

Making teaching more sustainable, on the AFT’s Union Talk podcast
Today’s labor quote: Randi Weingarten
Today’s labor history: Longshoremen update name

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Nighthawks of the world, unite!

Si Kahn, activist, author, playwright, and singer/songwriter, on today’s Labor Heritage Power Hour
Today’s labor quote: Si Kahn (Lawrence Jones, sung by Kathy Mattea)
Today’s labor history: Strikers banned from singing hymns

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“Enough is enough”

Denver letter carrier Doug Jaynes on The Labor Exchange
Today’s labor quote: Doug Jaynes
Today’s labor history: Federation of Trades and Labor Unions founded

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“We’ve done the impossible”

UAW president Shawn Fain, on Madison Labor Radio
Today’s labor quote: Shawn Fain
Today’s labor history: Women’s Trade Union League founded

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Organizing museums

America’s Workforce Radio reports on the Baltimore Museum of Art’s new union
Today’s labor quote: Gil Scott Heron
Today’s labor history: The suspicious death of Karen Silkwood

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“Strike, and strike together”

Why the auto workers won, on The Heartland Labor Forum
Today’s labor quote: Michael Zweig
Today’s labor history: America’s first sitdown strike

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Zweig on “Class, Race, and Gender”

Michael Zweig talks about his new book on the Labor Heritage Power Hour
Today’s labor quote: Michael Zweig
Today’s labor history: CIO founded

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Portland teachers strike

“Our students can't wait” say teachers on the OEA podcast
Today’s labor quote: Portland teacher
Today’s labor history: New Orleans General Strike

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Bad smell in Memphis

The BCTGM Voices Project reports on the 5-month strike against International Flavors and Fragrances  
Today’s labor quote: Paul Jennings
Today’s labor history: “Boulwarism” inventor dies

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