Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Rick Smith remembers MLK; How to preserve democracy in 2024; Will labor support a Gaza ceasefire?; Labor Heritage Power Hour preview; COP28 Recap
Today’s labor quote: Sam Gompers
Today’s labor history: Wildcat strike in Detroit

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The Checkout checks in with Lauren Baker of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food.
Today’s labor history: Sitdown in Brooklyn
Today’s labor quote: Sam Gompers

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Elise shares some of her favorite labor songs
Today’s labor history: Passaic textile workers strike
Today’s labor quote: Sojourner Truth

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Bill Fletcher Jr., on the Union Or Bust podcast
Today’s labor history: Minimum wage increases
Today’s labor quote: MLK

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Radio host and author Zerlina Maxwell joins AFT President Randi Weingarten for a riveting discussion about the state of American democracy on Union Talk, the AFT’s podcast
Today’s labor history: 10,000 Rochester clothing workers strike
Today’s labor quote: Rebecca Gordon

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“It's not about red hat or blue hat; it's about green.” The Rick Smith Show
Today’s labor history: Knights of Labor head born
Today’s labor quote: Terence V. Powderly

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Flight attendants raise the bar; Empire of Words; Marquette baristas organize; Hilary Peach’s Thick Skin; Year of the Fascist?
Today’s labor quote: Bruce Springsteen
Today’s labor history: Biden fires union-buster

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RadioLabour reports that Fascism is on the rise in the U.S.
Today’s labor history: Trump’s union investigates him for inciting violence
Today’s labor quote: Bruce Springsteen

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Former welder Hilary Peach on her new memoir and folksinger Joe Jencks on “Rise As One”.
Today’s labor history: “Take This Job and Shove It” hits #1 in the U.S.
Today’s labor quote: Johnny Paycheck

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Labor Radio on WORT reports
Today’s labor history: Hunger march in Chicago
Today’s labor quote: "Solidarity Forever"

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