Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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.

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“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.  

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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.

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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.  

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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.   
 
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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.  
  
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Union City Radio Highlights

Work-Bites.com; Sharing their love and solidarity; Pittsburgh news strike comes to DC; Vote early; democracy at work; Wes Moore’s union roots
Today’s labor quote: Ernest "Big Train" Thompson.
Today’s labor history: Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese urges employers to spy on workers.

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Wes Moore’s union roots

Maryland gubernatorial candidate meets with electrical workers – members of IBEW 26 – on a jobsite at UMD College Park.
Today’s labor quote: Wes Moore.
Today’s labor history: "Black Tuesday" Wall Street crash. 

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Vote early; democracy at work

Why, when and where in the DMV.
Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler.
Today’s labor history: Gateway Arch completed.   

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Pittsburgh news strike comes to DC

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike supporters rally at U.S. Capitol.  
Today’s labor quote: Ashley Murray.
Today’s labor history: National Negro Labor Council founded.    

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