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Union City Radio Labor History Today: July 29, 2018
July 29, 2018 22:17 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThis week's labor history: labor historian Joe McCartin connects the Hatch Act, which passed in 1939, and which restricts federal workers’ political activities, with president Trump’s recent Executive Orders attacking the unions protecting federal worker rights on the job (interview by Patrick Dixon); Saul Schniderman remembers Florence Reese, who wrote the labor anthem “Which Side Are You On?”; labor and community organizer Stephen Lerner – who got his start organizing with the United Farm W...
Union City Radio July 27, 2018: Today’s labor history and quote
July 27, 2018 12:00 - 1 minute - 2.01 MBIn today's labor history, National Labor Union founder William Sylvis dies...Plus today’s labor quote from William Sylvis.
Union City Radio July 26, 2018: Today’s labor history and quote
July 26, 2018 12:00 - 1 minute - 2.44 MBIn today's labor history, feds kill 30 strikers at "Battle of the Viaduct"... Plus today’s labor quote from Wendell Phillips.
Union City Radio July 25, 2018: Today’s labor history and quote
July 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 minute - 2.09 MBIn today's labor history, St Louis workers stage first general strike...Plus today’s labor quote from Thomas Geoghegan.
Union City Radio July 24, 2018: Today’s labor history and quote
July 24, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBIn today's labor history, Alliance for Labor Action forms...Plus today’s labor quote from Walter Reuther.
Union City Radio July 23, 2018: Today’s labor history and quote
July 23, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.51 MBIn today's labor history, Northern Michigan copper miners strike...Plus today’s labor quote from Alexander Berkman.
Union City Radio Labor History Today: July 22, 2018
July 22, 2018 10:00 - 20 minutes - 21.8 MBUnion City Radio's Chris Garlock hosts. This week's labor history: Saul Schniderman remembers the 1913 strike by Paterson silk workers, which included the arrest of the “Rebel Girl” herself, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Ben Blake’s labor history Object of the Week is a tiny baby shoe from one of the fathers of the American labor movement. And Leon Fink gives us the long view on the Change to Win federation, founded 13 years ago this week. Plus a few versions of Joe Hill’s classic “Rebel Girl.” ...
Union City Radio July 20, 2018: Union poets wanted for Workers’ PoetryFest
July 20, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 5.03 MBPoets of all kinds are welcome, including hip hop and rap, as long as the poetry touches on the working life and life as a worker…In today's labor history, the 1978 wildcat strike by Metro workers...Plus today’s labor quote from David Riehle.
Union City Radio July 19, 2018: Kroger worker awarded back pay after unjust firing
July 19, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 6.09 MBOver 39 hardworking years at Kroger, Judy Cook had a perfect performance record. Then one day, out of the blue, Judy was suspended without pay…In today's labor history, Hatch Act expanded to state and local workers...Plus today’s labor quote from the Declaration of Women's Rights.
Union City Radio July 18, 2018: WaPo Guild members OK “stingy” deal
July 18, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.78 MB“This isn’t the contract that Washington Post workers wanted or deserved…But we also believe things would be much worse without this contract”.…In today's labor history, hospital workers win strike in Charleston...Plus today’s labor quote by Mary Moultrie.
Union City Radio July 17, 2018: Frustrated Metro workers authorize strike
July 17, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 3.9 MBMetro workers on Sunday voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike; the frustrated Metro workers accuse WMATA General Manager Paul Weidefeld of bad-faith bargaining…In today's labor history, “Port Chicago Mutiny” by African-American sailors...Plus today’s labor quote by Freddie Meeks.
Union City Radio July 16, 2018: Local 400 member helps organize union at his second job
July 16, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.85 MB“When you’re part of a union you have something to look up to,” says a local supermarket worker who helped organize a union at the World Bank …In today's labor history, two strikes by longshoremen...Plus today’s labor quote by Arthur Balfour.
Union City Radio Labor History Today: July 15, 2018
July 16, 2018 02:53 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBUnion City's Chris Garlock hosts, with Joe McCartin. This week's labor history: Joe McCartin discusses the 1934 San Francisco Longshoreman's strike -- which spread into a four-day general strike -- and the Great Steel Strike of ‘59; Donna Haverty-Stacke on the Minneapolis truckers strike. For this week’s Labor History Object of the Week, union convention badges, as curator Ben Blake takes another deep dive into the George Meany Labor Archives. Plus: General Strike by D.O.A. Live https://you...
Union City Radio July 13, 2018: Metro workers say it’s time for boss to go
July 13, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 5.04 MB“The riders and workers of this region deserve leadership that is going to move our transit system forward,” said ATU 689 president Jackie Jeter. “All Paul Wiedefeld has done is make the system unstable and drive riders away. It is time for him to go”…In today's labor history, Detroit newspaper workers launch strike...Plus today’s labor quote by Joe Burns.
Union City Radio Your Rights At Work, July 12, 2018
July 13, 2018 00:27 - 54 minutes - 44.1 MBHosted by Chris Garlock, with Damon Silvers (Ed Smith is away) ATU 689 president Jackie Jeter on Metro workers’ just-announced petition drive to remove WMATA general manager Paul Wiedefeld from office; DC-ROC’s Diana Ramirez on the move by D.C. Council to overturn Initiative 77; SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh's abysmal record on worker rights, plus listener calls and this week’s labor music: “Strike” by UNION https://youtu.be/D9RPNW8F8-0 Plus these worker rights headlines: Trump’s personal ...
Union City Radio July 12, 2018: Why U.S. workers remember July 6
July 12, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 5.08 MBThe National Labor Relations Act was signed into law on July 6, 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, marking a critical step forward for working people’s right to join together in unions and to bargain collectively…In today's labor history, first meeting of the Screen Actors Guild...Plus today’s labor quote by Fred Watson.
Union City Radio July 11, 2018: Trump high court pick Kavanaugh bad news for workers and unions
July 11, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 4.92 MBGoing by his past rulings on federal appeals courts, Trump SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be bad news for workers and unions…In today's labor history, longest UAW strike starts....Plus today’s labor quote by Tom Donahue.
Union City Radio July 10, 2018: “No going backward,” union coalition tells Red Cross
July 10, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 4.41 MB“The Union Coalition told (Red Cross) management that workers will not make an agreement that takes them backward on wages or healthcare”…In today's labor history, clothing worker leader Sidney Hillman dies....Plus today’s labor quote by Mary McLeod Bethune.
Union City Radio July 9, 2018: Hard work and good humor get union nod
July 09, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.61 MBIATSE 22 recently made Ron Moore, Head Driver for Clark Transfer, an honorary member of the local, “not only for his outstanding work, but for his unfailing good humor that made even all-night load outs at the National go smoothly…In today's labor history, New York City subway cleaners fight speed-up....Plus today’s labor quote by Bill Fletcher Jr.
Union City Radio Labor History Today: July 8, 2018
July 08, 2018 00:13 - 47 minutes - 51.2 MBUnion City's Chris Garlock hosts, with Joe McCartin. This week's labor history: Joe McCartin discusses “The largest worker uprising of the 19th century,” the Great Uprising of 1877. Joe and I also talk about When is it a “popular uprising” and when is it a “riot” (Spoiler alert: it depends on where you sit) and Joe also connects the 1877 uprising with the recent teacher strikes: both seemed spontaneous but were really the result of fuses lit long before they exploded into the public consciou...
Union City Radio July 6, 2018: IBEW 26 vets still serving
July 06, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 4.82 MBMembers of Local 26 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers -- or IBEW -- honored the memory of all veterans earlier this week by helping wash the walls of both the Vietnam and Korean war memorials in preparation for the July 4 independence celebration… In today's labor history, NYC transit workers begin 3-week strike....Plus today’s labor quote by Eugene V. Debs.
Union City Radio July 5, 2018: Baseball food that’s always a hit
July 05, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.04 MBA ball game just isn’t a ball game without the hot dogs, the salty snacks, the sodas and the beer. To best enjoy these goodies, our friends at Labor 411 recommend ethical brands made by companies that treat their workers fairly. In today's labor history, the Battle of Rincon Hill in San Francisco....Plus today’s labor quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Union City Radio Let Freedom Sing - Voice Of The Workers
July 04, 2018 23:25 - 59 minutes - 97.1 MBHosted and produced by Chris Garlock Today, WPFW 89.3FM is commemorating Independence Day with "Let Freedom...Sing: a vocal music multicultural celebration of America" and Union City Radio is proud to explore that theme with a special "Let Freedom...Sing: Voice of the Workers" show. For the next hour, from Paul Robeson to Woody Guthrie and Rihanna to Cesar Chavez, Howard Zinn and a whole lot more folks, we’re going to listen to a people’s perspective on patriotism. As you’ll hear, this is n...
Union City Radio July 4, 2018: "Voice of the Workers" to air on WPFW
July 04, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.48 MBLet Freedom Sing: Voice of the Workers…In today's labor history, American Federation of Labor dedicates D.C. headquarters....Plus today’s labor quote by Sam Gompers.
Union City Radio July 3, 2018: Trumka: American workers stand ready to demand change after Janus
July 03, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 5.68 MBTrumka: American workers stand ready to demand change after Janus…In today's labor history, children strike silk mills in Paterson, New Jersey....Plus today’s labor quote by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Union City Radio July 2, 2018: AMR workers deserve a fair contract
July 02, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.51 MBAMR workers deserve a fair contract…In today's labor history, President Johnson signs Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, forbidding discrimination....Plus today’s labor quote by Paul Booth. Today in Labor History is provided by Union Communication Services; Rockin’ Solidarity is performed by Joe Uehlein and the Bones of Contention. UC Radio is a brief audio version of the award-winning Union City electronic newsletter, featuring DC-area labor news, updates, calendar and labor histor...
Union City Radio Labor History Today: July 1, 2018
July 01, 2018 14:28 - 45 minutes - 38.2 MBUnion City's Chris Garlock hosts, with Joe McCartin. This week's labor history: Joe McCartin discusses the passage of the National Labor Relations Act and the UN’s International Labor Organization…Labor History Today’s Patrick Dixon talks with Julio Lopez of the Center for Popular Democracy about the 1998 general strike in Puerto Rico …Lane Windham remembers the 1995 merger of the Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union with the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union to form the U...
Union City Radio June 29, 2018: Supreme Court “cannot silence” workers’ voices
June 29, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 5.09 MBSupreme Court “cannot silence” workers’ voices…In today's labor history, Roosevelt issues Executive Order establishing the National Labor Relations Board....Plus today’s labor quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
Union City Radio June 28, 2018: DC-area unions react defiantly to SCOTUS ruling on Janus vs. AFSCME
June 28, 2018 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.2 MBDC-area unions react defiantly to SCOTUS ruling on Janus vs. AFSCME…In today's labor history, Grover Cleveland declares Labor Day official U.S. holiday....Plus today’s labor quote by Frank Lloyd Wright. Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
Union City Radio June 27, 2018: World Cup 2026 offers FIFA opportunity to live up to its human rights commitment
June 27, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 4.78 MBWorld Cup 2026 offers FIFA opportunity to live up to its human rights commitment…In today's labor history, IWW founded in Chicago...Plus today’s labor quote by Emma Goldman. Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!