Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Hard hats hard truths

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio talks with NYC Building Trades leader Gary LaBarbera about PBS’s “Hard Hat Riot” and union identity. In labor history, twelve New York City firefighters died fighting a midtown blaze in 1966. Quote of the day: Plato.

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Laurel's Legacy

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour honors Laurel Blaydes and spotlights songs that organize from Fannie Lou Hamer to Joe Hill. In labor history, John Brown leads the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Quote of the day: R.J. Phillips Band (“Fannie Lou”)

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Respect the guards, respect the residents

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Stick Together reports from Melbourne as security guards demand safety and fair pay. In labor history, President Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act in 1914 affirming unions’ right to strike, picket, and boycott. Quote of the day: Clayton Antitrust Act (Section 6).

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“That video’s not gonna lie”

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Show with JDoc & Krausey talks tech and accountability with FOP Lodge 5 President Roosevelt Poplar. In labor history, the International Working People’s Association was founded in Pittsburgh in 1883. Quote of the day: Manifesto of the International Working People’s Association.

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Watching Them Dismantle Fair Housing

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People with HUD whistleblowers on retaliation and the dismantling of fair housing. In labor history, the NBA canceled regular season games in 1998 during a player lockout. Quote of the day: David Falk.

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He Grabbed the Mic

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Exchange remembers USW leader Leo Gerard with stories of fearless, hands-on solidarity. In labor history, four strikers were killed and six wounded in the 1933 Pixley cotton strike. Quote of the day: “When You Organize” (from Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant, which runs October 10-12 in Detroit, MI; details here).

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Shut it down

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with director Mark Mori about “Baristas vs. Billionaires” and the Starbucks union fight. In labor history, Chicago sanitation workers win a nine-day strike in 2003. Quote of the day: Mark Mori.

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The Constitution is a living promise

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Dia on why the Constitution must live in our unions, communities and everyday lives. In labor history, thirty of Chicago’s 185 firefighters were injured battling the Great Chicago Fire. Quote of the day: Lech Wałęsa.

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Into the Blackwater

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Say Watt goes deep with a story of midnight Blackwater diving and the grit it takes to work in the dark. In labor history, Hollywood’s 1946 “Battle of the Mirrors” pitted Conference of Studio Unions picketers against IATSE in a blinding showdown. Quote of the day: Joe Hill.

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Where democracy takes root

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Reinventing Solidarity explores how public education nurtures democracy and why critical thinking threatens authoritarianism. In labor history, in 1986 1,700 female flight attendants won a $37 million suit against United Airlines after being fired for marrying. Quote of the day: William Blum.

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