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News and views from Labor Radio Podcast Network shows, plus labor quotes and history. #LaborRadioPod
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Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023
2 min
Steve Babson, author of “Forgotten Populists: When Farmers Turned Left to Save Democracy”, on the We Rise Fighting podcast.
Today’s labor quote: Chicago secretaries.
Today’s labor history: Secretary Iris Rivera fired for refusing to make coffee.
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May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
2 min
An inside look at recent contract negotiations for WestJet pilots on the WestJet MEC PIREP Podcast.
Today’s labor quote: Chris Smalls.
Today’s labor history: Mexican government abolishes siestas.
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May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
2 min
The Million Dollar Organizer podcast explores the impact of short-form video for union organizing.
Today’s labor quote: The Four Vagabonds.
Today’s labor history: Rosie the Riveter dies.
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May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
2 min
Teamsters 175 president Ken Hall previews strike issues on America’s Workforce radio.
Today’s labor quote: The film Blue Jean, which screens free tonight at AFI, closing out the 2023 DC Labor FilmFest.
Today’s labor history: Police kill 10 strikers in Memorial Day Massacre.
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May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023
2 min
What the Writers Guild strike means for TV and movie fans, from Labor Radio on KBOO-FM.
Today’s labor quote: Cesar Chavez.
Today’s labor history: UFW agreement ends 17-year lettuce boycott.
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May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023
5 min
“Something is broken”; Talking tone; “Abbott Elementary” star loves teachers; Los Angeles, 1992; The Tolpuddle Martyrs
Today’s labor quote: The Turkey Trot.
Today’s labor history: The Rochester (NY) general strike.
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May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
2 min
A musical about English workers deported to Australia in 1834 for unionizing; from The Valley Labor Report.
Today’s labor quote: Francis Wilson.
Today’s labor history: 100,000 steel workers and miners strike.
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May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023
2 min
Working-class Los Angeles before and after the civil unrest of 1992, on the Belabored podcast.
Today’s labor quote: Toby Higbie.
Today’s labor history: AFL-CIO campaigns for a 35-hour workweek.
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May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
2 min
Sheryl Lee Ralph on Union Talk, the podcast from the American Federation of Teachers.
Today’s labor quote: Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Today’s labor history: Striking Rubber Workers return to work without a contract.
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May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
2 min
Movie directors on what is “probably the strongest element” in a film; from The Director’s Cut, the podcast from the Directors Guild of America.
Today’s labor quote: Ted Selander.
Today’s labor history: The Battle of Toledo.
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