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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Deal recognizes “tireless efforts and sacrifice our teachers have made over the past three years.”
Today’s labor quote: WTU President Jacqueline Pogue Lyons, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee.
Today’s labor history: NLRB rules that medical interns can unionize.
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Workers at the La Colombe Coffee Roasters Farragut location organize with UFCW 400; the Chinatown location organized the week before.
Today’s labor quote: William Sylvis.
Today’s labor history: Strike by 20,000 shuts down NYC papers.
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Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Labor already prepping for 2024; Kroger/Albertsons mega-merger “a travesty”; Sick days and holiday pay spark worker revolt; Thanks, American workers
Today’s labor quote: “Pins and Needles”.
Today’s labor history: 1,200 workers sit down at Midland Steel in Detroit.
@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UAW @UFCW400 @MorePerfectUS @kroger @Albertsons @smartunionworks @Teamsters BLET @UHLocal7 @unitehere
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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
DC joins global protest against one of the most exploitative companies on the planet.
Today’s labor quote: Our Revolution.
Today’s labor history: 10,000 New Orleans workers, black and white,
participate in a solidarity parade.
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Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Appreciating those who showed up, and those who walked out.
Today’s labor quote: The Busboys.
Today’s labor history: Gompers’ Cigarmakers local chartered.
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Railroad workers threaten strike over sick days; casino workers picket over holiday pay.
Today’s labor quote: Dennis Pierce.
Today’s labor history: History’s first recorded strike.
@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @smartunionworks @Teamsters BLET @UHLocal7 @unitehere
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
New video explains how proposed merger could jack up consumer prices and corporate profits while cutting worker wages.
Today’s labor quote: Benjamin Lorr.
Today’s labor history: 20,000 female garment workers strike in New York City.
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Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
AFL-CIO plans to maintain and build on existing infrastructure to coordinate upcoming electoral and organizing campaigns.
Today’s labor quote: Mia Dell.
Today’s labor history: UAW strikes 92 GM plans in 50 cities.
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Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Vets, racism and the vote; MOM’s says yes to union; Make Amazon Pay! DC baristas organize, doctors rally; Brewing a Red Cup Rebellion
Today’s labor quote: William Faulkner.
Today’s labor history: Time clock invented.
@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @unionveterans #VeteransDay2022 #Veterans @UFCW400 @nickrudikoff @uniglobalunion @radiolabour @LCWU_DC @SEIU @cirseiu #RedCupRebellion @SBWorkersUnited @Starbucks #WUNoMatterWhat #wumarjb #sbwu #UnionsForAll #1u
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Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
DMV Starbucks baristas join national strike.
Today’s labor quote: Paul Robeson, from “Joe Hill”
Today’s labor history: Joe Hill executed in Utah.
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