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Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Organising for a Change digs into the reform vote and the real fight ahead for labor. In labor history, on this date in 1919, a deadly clash between American Legionnaires and Wobblies erupted during the Armistice Day Parade in Centralia, Washington. Quote of the day: Eugene Victor Debs.
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Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: LabourStart reports on escalating union repression in Serbia, where workers are being fired and demoted for political reasons. In labor history, Hormel workers in 1933 staged one of the first sit-down strikes of the decade. Quote of the day: Gordon Lightfoot.
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Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Union Strong talks about efforts to professionalize the WNBA—ensuring players have the facilities, training, and support they deserve. In labor history, GE executive Lemuel Boulware dies, remembered for “Boulwarism.” Quote of the day: IUE President Paul Jennings.
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Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with a Casa Bonita performer in Denver who walked out on Halloween for fair pay and safety. In labor history, a 1922 explosion in Spangler, Pennsylvania killed 79 miners after the company ignored deadly gas warnings. Quote of the day: historian Sarah Bond.
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Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From the Bipartisan Buzz podcast, a look at what postal workers can and can’t do on the clock. In labor history, the 1916 Everett Massacre left seven dead and dozens wounded. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs.
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Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From the Workers Beat Extra podcast — what we have to do in the short- and long-term interests of union members. In labor history, Steelworkers at Bridgestone/Firestone won their jobs back after a two-year strike. Quote of the day: Will Rogers.
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Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Notes podcast looks at what it really means for elected officials to wield — or waste — their power. In labor history, California voters pass Proposition 22, exempting gig companies from classifying drivers as employees. Quote of the day: Wendell Phillips.
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Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Line podcast explores how unions and environmentalists are finding common ground in the industrial Midwest. In labor history, workers finished carving Mount Rushmore in 1941. Quote of the day: Rudyard Kipling.
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Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Photographer Jim Brozek captures the grit and danger of honest work on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, which also features the award-winning exhibit Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County. In labor history, miners in Tennessee revolted against convict labor in 1891. Quote of the day: The Working Man’s Advocate.
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Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From The Boiling Point podcast, two cities are standing up for their communities in their own unique ways. In labor history, October 29 is celebrated as John Mitchell Day, honoring the United Mine Workers leader’s victory in the 1900 Great Strike. Quote of the day: John Mitchell.
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