Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Walk the Entire Plant in VR?

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Talk the TAUC digs into real-world VR headset use cases for workers in the field. In labor history, Ironworkers completed the 630-foot Gateway Arch with zero fatalities. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph.

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Profit over people in SF’s Gateway warehouse plan

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio covers community pushback against San Francisco’s Gateway warehouse plan and the health and environmental-justice stakes. In labor history, the National Negro Labor Council is founded in Cincinnati in 1951 to unite Black workers for equality. Quote of the day: Joe Johnson.

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Young workers organizing young workers

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Machinist 141 Connections on JetBlue ramp agents building an inside committee and peer-to-peer outreach to win a union. In labor history, 1892 New Orleans workers launched a general strike uniting Black and white workers for recognition and a 10-hour day. Quote of the day: Ken Bernstein.

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Parody is an organizer’s secret weapon

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour features Si Kahn on why parody songs are powerful tools for organizers. In labor history, two Brentwood postal workers died after anthrax exposure and the facility was later renamed in their honor. Quote of the day: Saul Alinsky.

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Canada’s largest union hits 800,000

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Radio Labour Canada on CUPE’s growth to 800,000 members and a vow to fight back-to-work orders and austerity. In labor history, folk hero “Pretty Boy” Floyd killed by the FBI near East Liverpool, Ohio. Quote of the day: “Pretty Boy” Floyd.

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32,000 MI home care workers win union power

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage on Michigan’s 32,000 home healthcare workers winning SEIU recognition with a 73% “yes.” In labor history, Wisconsin dairy farmers launched a 1933 milk strike amid Depression-era collapse. Quote of the day: Kate Atkinson.

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Fierce, cool, and fighting elder abuse

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Third & Fairfax talks with filmmaker Susie Singer Carter about “No Country for Old People” and exposing elder abuse. In labor history, Eugene Victor Debs died in 1926. Quote of the day: Gene Debs.

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Hard hats hard truths

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio talks with NYC Building Trades leader Gary LaBarbera about PBS’s “Hard Hat Riot” and union identity. In labor history, twelve New York City firefighters died fighting a midtown blaze in 1966. Quote of the day: Plato.

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Laurel's Legacy

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour honors Laurel Blaydes and spotlights songs that organize from Fannie Lou Hamer to Joe Hill. In labor history, John Brown leads the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Quote of the day: R.J. Phillips Band (“Fannie Lou”)

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Respect the guards, respect the residents

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Stick Together reports from Melbourne as security guards demand safety and fair pay. In labor history, President Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act in 1914 affirming unions’ right to strike, picket, and boycott. Quote of the day: Clayton Antitrust Act (Section 6).

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