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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
WPFW (89.3 FM) celebrates International Workers Day, Wobblies rally and march, DC Labor FilmFest opens tonight.
Today’s labor quote: Billy Bragg sings The Internationale.
Today’s labor history: 8-hour day demonstrations launch May Day tradition.
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Fast, but not fair; Georgetown Labor Spring; “Blackberry” opens DC Labor FilmFest; Labor Radio Podcast Weekly; Workers Memorial Day
Today’s labor quote: Barack Obama.
Today’s labor history: Obama Administration’s National Labor Relations Board implements new rules to speed up unionization elections.
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Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Remembering those killed and injured on the job, and continuing the fight for health and safety at work.
Today’s labor quote: Blackberry (Opening Night film at the 2023 DC Labor FilmFest).
Today’s labor history: Congress creates OSHA; two West VA mine disasters.
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Clips from shows in the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Today’s labor quote: Harry Belafonte.
Today’s labor history: Boston carpenters strike for a 10-hour day.
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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
"Blackberry" is "a whirlwind ride through a ruthlessly competitive tech landscape at the turn of the 21st century." This year’s DC Labor FilmFest opens on May Day at the AFI Silver Theatre; click here for details.
Today’s labor quote: “Blackberry” film.
Today’s labor history: U.S. Army seizes Montgomery Ward department store after management defies NLRB.
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
The Labor Spring at Kalmanovitz panel of workers and organizers runs 3 to 5:30 pm today at Georgetown University.
Today’s labor quote: Alexis Harper.
Today’s labor history: 100 arrested while picketing a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina for union recognition.
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
New Georgetown report reveals how D.C’s instant delivery workplace is failing workers.
Today’s labor quote: Katie Wells.
Today’s labor history: Longshoremen shut down West Coast in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
MD labor celebrates win on union dues; NY hotel workers score historic pay raise; Bernie’s power lessons; Confirm Julie Su!; VA labor stands up for history.
Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph.
Today’s labor history: First women-led American union launches six-day strike across New England.
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Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Virginia workers and labor union leaders call on the State Board of Education not to erase labor history from Virginia schools.
Today’s labor quote: Doris Crouse-Mays.
Today’s labor history: Rockefeller signs Taylor Law in NYS, permitting union organization and bargaining by public employees, but outlawing the right to strike.
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Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Well-heeled lobbyists and corporate special interests are spending big to block worker advocate Julie Su’s confirmation as Labor Secretary.
Today’s labor quote: Julie Su.
Today’s labor history: 10,000 demonstrators celebrate Lowell textile workers’ win.
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