Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Arlington Starbucks workers win union

“14 union stores in Virginia — and counting!”
Today’s labor quote: Wes Moore.  
Today’s labor history: Sit-down strike at Austin, MN Hormel plant.   

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SBWorkersUnited @va_labor @WorkersUnitedMA

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

The people speak

Voices of local union volunteers at Tuesday’s elections.
Today’s labor quote: Regina Welch.  
Today’s labor history: Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) founded.   

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @1199SEIU_MDDC @PGCEA_PR @UHLocal25

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Supermarket workers union deplores gun violence after fatal shootings

A security guard and a suspected shoplifter were killed in a shooting Friday morning at a Giant grocery store in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Today’s labor quote: UFCW 400.  
Today’s labor history: 20,000 workers, black and white, stage general strike in New Orleans.

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Baby economics

Coalition of Labor Union Women president Elise Bryant on why pregnancy is an economic and political issue.
Today’s labor quote: Elise Bryant.
Today’s labor history: Eisenhower breaks steel strike.  

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @CLUWNational

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Union City Radio Highlights

Report: DC restaurants mum on pay; MTA workers OK contract; Jackson opposes Kroger/Albertsons merger; Meet the people: Charron Carter; “It’s About Our Choice”
Today’s labor quote: Richard Trumka.    
Today’s labor history: Coal mine explosion in Spangler, PA kills 79.

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @DCJWJ #Tipped #WageTheft @DOES_DC @OPEIULocal2 @NLRBGC @UFCW400 @RevJJackson @AFGENational @CLUWNational

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

“It’s About Our Choice”

Coalition of Labor Union Women’s new song about choice and voting, sung by powerhouse Lynn Marie Smith.
Today’s labor quote: “It’s About Our Choice”
Today’s labor history: Striking dairy farmers demonstrate.  

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @CLUWNational
Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Meet the people: Charron Carter

President-elect of AFGE Local 727, Charron Carter has been providing administrative support at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) for almost 13 years. Part of AFGE’s Meet the People Who Keep Our Federal and D.C. Governments Running series.
Today’s labor quote: Thomas Donahue.
Today’s labor history: Gig worker firms’ $200 million-dollar proposition.

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFGENational

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Jackson opposes Kroger/Albertsons merger

Merger will raises costs and “must be stopped,” says Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.   
Today’s labor quote: Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.   
Today’s labor history: Long-serving Princeton cabbie retires.  

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400 @RevJJackson

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

MTA workers OK contract

OPEIU 2 workers at MTA last week approved a historic deal.
Today’s labor quote: Jennifer Abruzzo.  
Today’s labor history: Google employees walkout to protest sexual harassment.   
 
@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @OPEIULocal2 @NLRBGC

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Report: DC restaurants mum on pay

Most DC-area restaurants haven’t reported wages and tips, according to Still in the Dark: Tipped Wages in DC, a new report released by DC Jobs with Justice, ROC-DC and the D.C. Just Pay Coalition. 
Today’s labor quote: Elizabeth Falcon.  
Today’s labor history: The Coal Creek War.  
  
@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @DCJWJ #Tipped #WageTheft @DOES_DC

Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.