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Union City Radio DC teachers rally for contract
June 30, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBPledge building-wide solidarity in struggle for fair contract. Today’s labor quote: Jacqueline Pogue-Lyons. Today’s labor history: Alabama outlaws leasing convicts to mine coal. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WTUTeacher Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Lawmakers demand equal pay for NABET-CWA workers
June 29, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBCoalition of House Democrats calls for members of NABET-CWA Local 52031 employed at Maslow Media Group to receive equal pay for equal work. Today’s labor quote: Bob Williams. Today’s labor history: FDR signs EO establishing NLRB. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @CWAUnion @NABETCWA @MaslowMedia Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “We will mobilize millions of women across the country”
June 28, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBThe Coalition of Labor Union Women’s defiant response to Friday’s overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Today’s labor quote: Elise Bryant. Today’s labor history: Labor Day declared U.S. holiday. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @CLUWNational #ProUnionProChoice @LizShuler Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “A devastating blow to working women”
June 27, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBLabor responds to Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler. Today’s labor history: Wobblies founded in Chicago. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @LizShuler Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio MWC candidates sweep DC primary
June 24, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBPlus labor wins in Virginia. Today’s labor quote: Dyana Forester. Today’s labor history: Birth of Agnes Nestor. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio Towson Apple store workers make history
June 23, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBVote to join AppleCore union with IAM. Today’s labor quote: AppleCORE. Today’s labor history: Circus workers killed in train accident. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @MachinistsUnion @Apple @acoreunion Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Union Kitchen workers win union recognition
June 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.79 MBMajority of employees at five Union Kitchen locations in DC vote to join UFCW Local 400. Today’s labor quote: UFCW 400. Today’s labor history: Thirty-six killed in coal strike violence. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UnionKitchenDC @UFCW400 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio DC labor turns out on Primary Day
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBLocal labor movement turns out union vote in DC primaries. Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler. Today’s labor history: 100,000 march with striking Detroit newspaper workers. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio MetroAccess workers hit streets
June 20, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBATU 689 members “tired after years of being overworked and underpaid.” Today’s labor quote: Gene Debs. Today’s labor history: Striking African American auto workers attacked by the KKK. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ATULocal689 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Grocery workers applaud new Giant in Ward 7
June 17, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBUFCW 400 welcomes agreement to open new Giant at Capitol Gateway Marketplace in N.E. DC. Today’s labor quote: Mark Federici. Today’s labor history: Susan B. Anthony tried for voting. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400 @MayorBowser @DaOrganizer Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Biden: “America’s always counted on union workers”
June 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBPresident Joe Biden spoke at the AFL-CIO convention on Tuesday. Today’s labor quote: Joe Biden. Today’s labor history: Drag queens strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #AFLCIOConv @POTUS @WhiteHouse Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “It’s not one union’s fight”
June 15, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBAFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on the new Center for Transformational Organizing. Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler. Today’s labor history: Battle of Century City. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @LizShuler @SEIU Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “Bring it on!”
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBThe labor movement pays tribute to former president Rich Trumka at this week’s AFL-CIO convention. Today’s labor quote: Richard Trumka. Today’s labor history: First commercial computer installed. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Vox Media workers may strike today
June 13, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBContract covering workers in DC and NYC expired at 12:01am this morning; check our Twitter feed for the latest updates. Today’s labor quote: Writers Guild of America East Today’s labor history: Tony Mazzocchi born. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAEast @VoxMedia #VoxContractNow Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio AFGE notches membership boost
June 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBMore than 4,000 Federal, D.C. government employees joined AFGE in May. Today’s labor quote: Dave Cann. Today’s labor history: JFK signs Equal Pay Act. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFGENational Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, June 9, 2022
June 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio Teachers rally Saturday against gun violence
June 09, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBMarch for Our Lives to fight for an end to gun violence in our schools and communities this Saturday, June 11, from 10a to 2p at the Washington Monument. Today’s labor quote: Helen Marot. Today’s labor history: Former UAW President Gary Jones jailed for stealing from his union. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFTunion @WTUTeacher Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Workers Organizing for Power in their Unions and the Community!
June 08, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.83 MBLively and informative “A New Day” panel discussion tonight; CLICK HERE for details and to register. Today’s labor quote: Kooper Caraway. Today’s labor history: Machinists launch 43-day strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @MachinistsUnion @KooperCaraway Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Unions Helping Refugees
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBPolish Federation safeguards Ukrainian migrant worker rights. Today’s labor quote: Piotr Ostrowski. Today’s labor history: Founding convention of the United Food and Commercial Workers. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400 @UFCW1994 @UFCW Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio June 18 March on Washington
June 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.68 MBContinuing the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. via the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. Today’s labor quote: David Mott. Today’s labor history: Labor Party founding convention. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UniteThePoor #MoralMarch June 18 march and rally here in DC; #MeetUSInDC @WashingtonPPC #PoorPeoplesCampaign Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “Eyepopping” unionbusting at Starbucks
June 03, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBUndeterred, baristas organize across U.S. and DMV region. Today’s labor quote: John Logan. Today’s labor history: International Ladies Garment Workers Union founded. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SBWorkersUnited #PROAct @va_labor Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, June 2, 2022
June 02, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio Poor People’s march on Washington
June 02, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBJune 18 march and rally “will be a generationally-transformative declaration of the power of poor and low-wealth people and our moral allies to say that this system is killing ALL of us.” Today’s labor quote: Poor People’s Campaign. Today’s labor history: Philadelphia printers stage trade’s first strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UniteThePoor Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Take action to support DCPS staff
June 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBSign DC Jobs with Justice’s petition to Chancellor Ferebee. Today’s labor quote: DC Jobs with Justice. Today’s labor history: Mexican government abolishes siestas. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @DCJWJ Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Putting the bite back in NLRB’s bark
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBAmerican Prospect’s Harold Meyerson on labor board’s moves to enforce labor laws quickly. Today’s labor quote: Harold Meyerson. Today’s labor history: Death of Rosie The Riveter. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @TheProspect @NLRB Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Honoring union veterans
May 30, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBOn Memorial Day, resources from the Union Veteran’s Council. Today’s labor quote: Will Attig. Today’s labor history: The 1937 Memorial Day Massacre. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @unionveterans Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “Respect Us! Pay Us!”
May 27, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.81 MBConcessions workers at Oriole Park fight for better pay. Today’s labor quote: Tracy Lingo. Today’s labor history: SCOTUS says NIRA unconstitutional. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UHLocal7 @unitehere Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio Labor TweetWatch
May 26, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBSenate cafeteria workers on the move…Nurses sound alarm on staffing crisis…Daily Kos workers vote in union. Keep up with all the latest labor tweets by following us @dclabor on Twitter. Today’s labor quote: Donna S. Edwards. Today’s labor history: 100,000 steel workers and miners strike in seven states. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @MDDCStateFed @unitehere23 @NationalNurses @NNUBonnie @kennethzinn Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio “A very, very scary time”
May 25, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBBuffalo shootings increase supermarket workers’ safety worries. Today’s labor quote: Mike Wilson. Today’s labor history: AFL-CIO campaigns for 35-hour week. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Nine-month battle yields contract for Howard healthcare workers
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBDCNA says deal advances patient care and alleviates staffing crisis. Today’s labor quote: Ed Smith. Today’s labor history: Striking Rubber workers return to work without a contract. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @NursesHealDC @NationalNurses @huhospital @HowardU Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Is the GOP really the Flat Earth Society?
May 23, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBBill Fletcher debunks the bogus “replacement theory” that motivated the May 14 racist attack in Buffalo. Today’s labor quote: Bill Fletcher. Today’s labor history: 100,000 strike in Philadelphia. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @BillFletcherJr @UFCW400 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio UFCW 1994 mourns Sidney Kramer’s passing
May 20, 2022 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBMontgomery County Executive negotiated the first-ever collective bargaining agreement with county workers. Today’s labor quote: Gino Renne. Today’s labor history: Akron, Ohio rubber workers strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW1994 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio Shakespeare Theatre workers organize
May 19, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBProduction workers want to join IATSE Local 22. Today’s labor quote: Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Today’s labor history: Matewan shootout between strikers and coal company gunmen. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @steelworkers Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Buffalo attack underlines urgency of June 18 D.C. rally
May 18, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBThe AFL-CIO and Metro Washington Labor Council, which are supporting the Assembly and March, are urging the local labor movement to turn out in support; click here now to RSVP. Today’s labor quote: Naomi Klein. Today’s labor history: Atlanta transit workers strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UniteThePoor Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Workers demand good jobs at Potomac Power Plant site
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBTestify at Alexandria City Council. Today’s labor quote: Ismail Ahmed. Today’s labor history: NYC Starbucks baristas organize. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UHLocal25 @unitehere23 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Organizing Starbucks joyfully
May 16, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBLongtime organizer Richard Bensinger learns from young workers organizing at Starbucks. Today’s labor quote: Buffalo barista Lexie. Today’s labor history: A. Philip Randolph dies. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #UnionsWork #1u #UnionStrong #Solidarity @va_labor @starbucksunion @Starbucks Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio ”Stamp out Hunger” Food Drive Saturday
May 13, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBLetter carriers will pick up food at your door to help feed millions of hungry Americans. Today’s labor quote: Fredric Rolando. Today’s labor history: 10,000 dock workers strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @NALC_National #HeroesDelivering #StampOutHunger Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio Service sector workers rally to thank DC Mayor
May 12, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBDC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s recent regulations help keep hotels safe and sanitary as D.C.’s hospitality industry picks up and tourism approaches pre-pandemic levels. Today’s labor quote: Airport Workers United. Today’s labor history: Immigrant workers targeted by ICE raid. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @32BJSEIU @UHLocal25 @unitehere23 @MurielBowser Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Honoring Saunders and Sweeney
May 11, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBLabor Heritage Foundation honors AFSCME President Lee Saunders. at its Solidarity Forever Reception and Awards Ceremony; labor movement celebrates life and legacy for former AFL-CIO president John Sweeney. Today’s labor quote: John Sweeney. Today’s labor history: 1894 Pullman Strike begins. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFSCME @LaborHeritage1 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio White House hosts union organizers
May 10, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBBaltimore County Public Library union organizer among those at gathering. Today’s labor quote: Jaimie Caldwell. Today’s labor history: Western Labor Union formed. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @MachinistsUnion @BCPL_Union Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Reproductive rights are workers rights
May 09, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBUnions respond to the leaked Supreme Court decision reversing Roe v. Wade. Today’s labor quote: Hayley Brown. Today’s labor history: Longshoremen’s strike sparks general work stoppage in San Francisco. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @NonprofitUnion @hayleycbbrown @nwlcunion @WorkersofURGE @FM__Union Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Partnership Award honors Claimant Advocacy Program
May 06, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBCAP director Tonya Love is this year's Partnership Award winner from the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. Today’s labor quote: Mother Jones. Today’s labor history: Spontaneous revolt by VA tobacco stemmers. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @LegalAidDC Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - Your Rights at Work Your Rights at Work - Thursday, May 5, 2022
May 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Your Rights at Work Talk Show Your Rights at Work - Thursday, May 5, 2022
May 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBChris Garlock / Ed Smith
Union City Radio MWC releases endorsements
May 05, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBMore than two dozen get labor nod in DC, Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. Today’s labor quote: Dyana Forester Today’s labor history: Battle of Harlan County. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Union City Radio Public Service Recognition Week
May 04, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MB“America’s dedicated public servants are the lifeblood of our democracy.” Today’s labor quote: Joe Biden. Today’s labor history: Haymarket Massacre. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFGENational @AFSCME Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.