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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Plus: Insulators 24 welcomes Hot & Cold; CWA 2108 pays respects to Maurice Moore.
Today’s labor quote: Sojourner Truth.
Today’s labor history: Supreme Court upholds “Yellow Dog” contracts.
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Loudoun County transit workers speak out on why they’re striking Keolis Transit.
Note: Loudoun County’s “I Byde My Time” motto is from the county’s coat of arms, modeled after that of John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun, the Scottish nobleman after whom the county was named.
Today’s labor quote: Striking Loudoun County transit worker.
Today’s labor history: Federal minimum wage increases.
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Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Strike by ATU 689 members against Keolis Transit now in second week.
Today’s labor quote: Harold Meyerson.
Today’s labor history: Rochester clothing workers strike.
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
MLK, building tradesman; Feds show up for work every day; Loudoun transit strike update; Rockville cannabis workers unionize.
Today’s labor quote: Terence V. Powderly.
Today’s labor history: United Mine Workers of America founded.
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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
The longtime labor leader on how labor has changed the course of history.
Today’s labor quote: The U-Liners.
Today’s labor history: Biden fires anti-labor NLRB counsel.
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Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Cannabis workers at Potomac Holistics Dispensary vote to join UFCW 400.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today’s labor history: SAG-AFTRA investigates Trump for endangering members.
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Loudoun County Supervisors walk ATU 689 picket line. Plus: Portia Wu nominated Maryland Secretary of Labor.
Today’s labor quote: Johnny Paycheck.
Today’s labor history: “Take This Job and Shove It” is #1 song.
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Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
GOP’s “SHOW UP” Act is deliberately misleading, says federal workers’ union.
Today’s labor quote: Lucy Parsons.
Today’s labor history: JFK signs EO guaranteeing federal workers
the right to join unions.
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Dr. King on a human blueprint based on dignity, worth, and “somebodyness”.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today’s labor history: Palmer Raids detainees win rights.
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Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
UK worker strike wave; UMD grad student union launches petition for rights and wages; Carrying on MLK’s work; “Heroes, not zeros”
Today’s labor quote: Ralph Chaplin.
Today’s labor history: CIO miners' union strike busted.
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