Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Union leaders on Moore-Miller Transition Committee

The Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO on Tuesday applauded the efforts of the Moore-Miller transition team to include representatives of working families in Maryland.
Today’s labor quote: San Francisco Mime Troupe.
Today’s labor history: Deportation of “labor agitators” marks the beginning of the so-called “Red Scare”.
  
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IUOE 99’s JAC recognized for “Notable Contribution”

Operating Engineers Local 99’s apprenticeship program has produced more apprentices than all other programs in the state of Maryland combined in the last 44 years.
Today’s labor quote: Samuel Gompers.
Today’s labor history: Supreme Court rules picketing unconstitutional.  

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DC-area Starbucks workers join national strike

Nationwide 3-day ‘Double Down Strike’ of 100 Starbucks includes stores in Olney and Baltimore.
Today’s labor quote: Michelle Eisen.
Today’s labor history: AFL endorses constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote.  

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Budtenders organize, teachers settle, drivers picket

Potomac Holistics budtenders protested union-busting Friday, DC teachers approved their contract, and Roanoke transit workers picketed.  
Today’s labor quote: J.J. Richards.
Today’s labor history: 47-day Greyhound Bus strike ends.
 
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Union City Radio Highlights

Starbucks workers: “We wanted to be heard”; Starbucks rally audio postcard; “Elon Musk is a terrible boss”; Rail workers rally for sick days; Workers at Maryland’s OPD win union election.
Today’s labor quote: Deborah Samson.    
Today’s labor history: GM closes 21 North American plants, slashes tens of thousands of jobs.

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Workers at Maryland’s OPD win union election

New unit covers over 600 workers statewide at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.  
Today’s labor quote: Patrick Moran.
Today’s labor history: The Willmar 8: female bank tellers in Willmar, MN stage first-ever bank strike.    

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Rail workers rally for sick days

Union and congressional allies join rally at U.S. Capitol, demand sick days for rail workers.  
Today’s labor quote: Andy Levin.  
Today’s labor history: AFL invests in organizing women.    

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“Elon Musk is a terrible boss”

Labourstart’s Eric Lee on why Musk’s takeover of Twitter “set off alarm bells ringing for trade unionists.”
Today’s labor quote: Eric Lee.
Today’s labor history: AFSCME’s Lillian Roberts arrested for organizing an illegal strike in New York.    

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Starbucks rally audio postcard

Voices from the December 9 Starbucks rally in Arlington, Virginia.  
Today’s labor quote: DeMaurice Smith.
Today’s labor history: AFL founder Sam Gompers dies.   
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Starbucks workers: “We wanted to be heard”

The voices of local Starbucks baristas Jillian O'Hare and Aleah Bacetti.
Today’s labor quote: Jillian O'Hare.  
Today’s labor history: Immigration sweep at U.S. meat plants.  

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