Episodes
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Still fighting for equality
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Female flight attendants win lawsuit over firings.
Today’s labor quote: 1848 Declaration of Women's Rights.
Today’s labor history: National Conference of Trade Union Women.
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
”Hollywood Black Friday”
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
The day scabs tried to pass a picket line in Hollywood.
Today’s labor quote: Lech Walesa.
Today’s labor history: “The Battle of Burbank”.
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Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Mine workers rejoin AFL-CIO
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
End long-standing feud with federation.
Today’s labor quote: Richard Trumka.
Today’s labor history: Mt. Rushmore carving begins.
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Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
High school students strike
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Support coal miners.
Today’s labor quote: Woody Guthrie.
Today’s labor history: Baseball umps call their own strike.
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
The 6-hour day?
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
AFL endorsed shorter day 89 years ago.
Today’s labor quote: Thomas Jefferson.
Today’s labor history: Starbucks baristas win grievances.
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Friday Sep 29, 2023
Too Damn Low and High
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
A song about low pay and high rents.
Today’s labor quote: Seth Newton Patel.
Today’s labor history: Mounties shoot down strikers.
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Thursday Sep 28, 2023
An exiled labor leader speaks
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Lizaveta Merliak, former Salidarnast leader, on the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
Today’s labor quote: IWW.
Today’s labor history: Wobblies indicted for protesting WWI.
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Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
”Uprising of the 20,000”
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Garment workers strike Triangle two years before fatal fire.
Today’s labor quote: Judge during Triangle strike.
Today’s labor history: Typographical Union renews LA Times strike.
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Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Lamb or lion?
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
AFL founder Sam Gompers on negotiating power.
Today’s labor quote: Sam Gompers.
Today’s labor history: Temple grad students organize.
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Kids at work
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Remembering child labor.
Today’s labor quote: Lewis Hine.
Today’s labor history: Deadly cotton-picker strike.
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