Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Labor Radio Podcast Daily Highlights

The Great Labor Arts Exchange; A white-collar strike; Aussie labor supports the environment; Belafonte, race and labor; Crack-Up Capitalism.
Today’s labor quote: John L. Lewis.
Today’s labor history: Labor unity conference in St. Louis.

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Crack-Up Capitalism

On The Dig, Quinn Slobodian on Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy.
Today’s labor quote: Helen Marot.
Today’s labor history: Winnipeg police fired for striking.     

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Belafonte, race and labor

Work Week Radio explores Harry Belafonte’s work on labor and race and how it connects to today.
Today’s labor quote: William Shepherd.
Today’s labor history: Organizer Helen Marot born.

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Aussie labor supports the environment

Today we head to Australia, for the Solidarity Breakfast podcast’s report on Saving the McIvor Reserve.
Today’s labor quote: Pageant of the Paterson Strike.
Today’s labor history: Militia sent to Cripple Creek, CO to suppress a strike by the Western Federation of Miners.

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A white-collar strike

The Worker’s Mic talks with Writers Guild supporters at a Chicago rally.
Today’s labor quote: The Labor Party.
Today’s labor history: Autoworkers stage general strike in Lansing.

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The Great Labor Arts Exchange

Singers Colleen Kattau and Ben Grosscup and organizer David Heller talk about why they’re attending the June 15-18 Great Labor Arts Exchange.
Today’s labor quote: Colleen Kattau.
Today’s labor history: Teamsters for a Democratic Union founded.

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Labor Radio Podcast Daily Highlights

Striking for quality TV and movies; Teamsters ready to strike; Lights, Camera, Action!; How WestJet pilots got their deal; Forgotten Populists
Today’s labor quote: Rose Elizabeth Bird.
Today’s labor history: House OKs Taft-Hartley Act.

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Forgotten Populists

Steve Babson, author of “Forgotten Populists: When Farmers Turned Left to Save Democracy”, on the We Rise Fighting podcast.
Today’s labor quote: Chicago secretaries.
Today’s labor history: Secretary Iris Rivera fired for refusing to make coffee.

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How WestJet pilots got their deal

An inside look at recent contract negotiations for WestJet pilots on the WestJet MEC PIREP Podcast.
Today’s labor quote: Chris Smalls.
Today’s labor history: Mexican government abolishes siestas.

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Lights, Camera, Action!

The Million Dollar Organizer podcast explores the impact of short-form video for union organizing.
Today’s labor quote: The Four Vagabonds.
Today’s labor history: Rosie the Riveter dies.

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