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Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Inside DC 21
November 01, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBThe Labor Show talks with Painters District Council 21 Today’s labor quote: Walter Reuther Today’s labor history: 37 Black striking Louisiana sugar workers murdered @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @MyPhillyLabor Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily A meat cutter’s story
October 31, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MBMeat cutter Amber Wise, on the UFCW 300 podcast Today’s labor quote: Rosie the Riveter poster Today’s labor history: The Great Shipyard Strike of 1999 @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @UFCW_3000 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Work stop actions Down Under
October 30, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBThe Stick Together podcast reports on work stop actions (strikes) at B&D Doors in Victoria, Australia Today’s labor quote: Harry Bridges Today’s labor history: Death of Harry Bridges @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @stick__together Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Workers Unite Film Festival kicks off
October 27, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBThe Labor Heritage Power Hour previews the 2023 Workers Unite! Film Festival Today’s labor quote: Sean Morrow Today’s labor history: New York City subway opens @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @WorkersUniteFF @MorePerfectUS Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Why unions should embrace TikTok
October 26, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBThe Union Or Bust podcast on how labor activism can benefit from social media. Today’s labor quote: Tekesha Martinez Today’s labor history: Erie Canal opens @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @UnionOrBustPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Lessons of internationalism
October 25, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBThe We Rise Fighting podcast connects struggles in El Salvador and Palestine Today’s labor quote: John Sweeney Today’s labor history: The Great Hawaiian Dock Strike @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Nursing’s “Code 99”
October 24, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBRadio Labour reports on the worldwide nursing shortage Today’s labor quote: Thomas Jefferson Today’s labor history: New Orleans Teamsters strike sparks general strike @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @radiolabour Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily The bigger picture
October 23, 2023 11:15 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBHow small and mid-size locals are supporting the SAG-AFTRA strike; from The SAG-AFTRA podcast Today’s labor quote: "Pretty Boy" Floyd Today’s labor history: DC postal workers killed by anthrax @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @sagaftra Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Triangle fire drama
October 20, 2023 11:15 - 3 minutes - 2.75 MBNew play dramatizes criminal trial of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory owners; on this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour Today’s labor quote: Rose Schneiderman Today’s labor history: Eugene Victor Debs dies. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod #Theatre68NY #TriangleFirePlay #TriangleFireMemorial Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - The Labor Heritage Power Hour The Labor Heritage Power Hour - Thursday, October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBLabor news and information
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily “TRIANGLE: Scenes from a Prosecution”
October 19, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBNew play dramatizes criminal trial of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory owners; on today’sLabor Heritage Power Hour Today’s labor quote: Jesse Waldinger Today’s labor history: J.P. Stevens forced to sign first union contract @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Tech discrimination
October 18, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBThe tyranny of algorithms, on The Solidarity Center Podcast. Today’s labor quote: Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. Today’s labor history: America’s first unions form. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @SolidarityCntr Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Weapons of the boss
October 17, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBThe ILWU’s “Ten Guiding Principles” on The Docker Podcast. And/or check out Labor History Today for a shorter version. Today’s labor quote: Walter Reuther. Today’s labor history: “Salt of the Earth” strike begins @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @dockerpodcast Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Wear and tear
October 13, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBThe physical, mental and emotional toll of assembly-line work, on America's Workforce Radio Podcast. Today’s labor quote: Sarah Lazare. Today’s labor history: San Jose Mercury News newspaper carriers win strike. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @AWFUnionPodcast @sarahlazare Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily The Detroit Diva walks the picket line
October 12, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBLynn Marie Smith and striking autoworkers, on today’s Labor Heritage Power Hour. Today’s labor quote: Mike Smith. Today’s labor history: LA dress workers shut down production. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Auto workers’ electrifying win
October 11, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBGM adds electric battery production to union’s national labor agreement. Today’s labor quote: Shawn Fain. Today’s labor history: Sugar workers walk in Hawaii. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @WLUW Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Radio Labour returns
October 10, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 3.17 MB“Bringing Labour's Voices to the World”; click here for more. Today’s labor quote: Manuela Estudillo. Today’s labor history: Growers attack striking cotton workers. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @radiolabour Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily The settlement that wasn’t
October 09, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBSmith Barney sexual harassment settlement reached but never finalized. Today’s labor quote: Morris Hillquit. Today’s labor history: Smith Barney sexual harassment case. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Still fighting for equality
October 06, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBFemale flight attendants win lawsuit over firings. Today’s labor quote: 1848 Declaration of Women's Rights. Today’s labor history: National Conference of Trade Union Women. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily ”Hollywood Black Friday”
October 05, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.64 MBThe day scabs tried to pass a picket line in Hollywood. Today’s labor quote: Lech Walesa. Today’s labor history: “The Battle of Burbank”. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Mine workers rejoin AFL-CIO
October 04, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.47 MBEnd long-standing feud with federation. Today’s labor quote: Richard Trumka. Today’s labor history: Mt. Rushmore carving begins. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily High school students strike
October 03, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBSupport coal miners. Today’s labor quote: Woody Guthrie. Today’s labor history: Baseball umps call their own strike. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily The 6-hour day?
October 02, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBAFL endorsed shorter day 89 years ago. Today’s labor quote: Thomas Jefferson. Today’s labor history: Starbucks baristas win grievances. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Too Damn Low and High
September 29, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBA song about low pay and high rents. Today’s labor quote: Seth Newton Patel. Today’s labor history: Mounties shoot down strikers. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily An exiled labor leader speaks
September 28, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.76 MBLizaveta Merliak, former Salidarnast leader, on the Labor Heritage Power Hour. Today’s labor quote: IWW. Today’s labor history: Wobblies indicted for protesting WWI. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily ”Uprising of the 20,000”
September 27, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.65 MBGarment workers strike Triangle two years before fatal fire. Today’s labor quote: Judge during Triangle strike. Today’s labor history: Typographical Union renews LA Times strike. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Lamb or lion?
September 26, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBAFL founder Sam Gompers on negotiating power. Today’s labor quote: Sam Gompers. Today’s labor history: Temple grad students organize. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Kids at work
September 25, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBRemembering child labor. Today’s labor quote: Lewis Hine. Today’s labor history: Deadly cotton-picker strike. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Teen sparks mass strike
September 22, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB18-year-old garment worker leads 1910 Chicago walkout. Today’s labor quote: The Emancipation Proclamation. Today’s labor history: Pizza delivery drivers unite. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily MoJo’s children march
September 21, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBMother Jones leads a march of miner’s children. Today’s labor quote: Mother Jones. Today’s labor history: Militia sent to break miner’s strike. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Steel-driving man
September 20, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBJoe Jencks sings John Henry. Today’s labor quote: Joe Jencks. Today’s labor history: Birth of Upton Sinclair. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @JoeJencksMusic Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Save WVU!
September 19, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.7 MBThe Working People podcast talks with students and organizers at West Virginia University, which recently announced plans to dramatically cut academic programs and jobs in the coming year. Today’s labor quote: H.G. Wells. Today’s labor history: 500K march on Solidarity Day. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @WorkingPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily What’s a labor council?
September 18, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.83 MBNashville Central Labor Council president Vonda McDaniel on the Valley Labor Report. Today’s labor quote: Frederick Douglass. Today’s labor history: Illegal Kaiser lockout ends. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @LaborReporters Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Melbourne tutors strike
September 15, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBHear why, on the Solidarity Breakfast podcast Today’s labor quote: Sam Gompers Today’s labor history: Cotton workers strike @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @3CRsolidarity Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Organizing the South
September 14, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBThe Solidarity Works Podcast on “Why It Matters and How We Do It” Today’s labor quote: Ella Mae Wiggins Today’s labor history: Textile mill striker Ella Mae Wiggins killed @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @steelworkers Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily “My Boss Is a Robot”
September 13, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBThe new Solidarity Center podcast. Today’s labor quote: Attica prisoners Today’s labor history: The Attica Uprising @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily What’s a convention?
September 12, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBAnd why do unions have them? From The Working to Live in Southwest Washington podcast. Today’s labor quote: Gene Debs Today’s labor history: Union Square landmarked @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Two strikes settle
September 11, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBWabtec and Leinenkugel workers win contracts; the Work Stoppage podcast reports. Today’s labor quote: Merle Travis Today’s labor history: Coal miners end 10-week strike @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Firefighter & Green activist
September 08, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBAlberta Worker Podcast talks with firefighter Jordan Wilkie, who’s also the leader of the Green Party of Alberta. Today’s labor quote: Cesar Chavez Today’s labor history: UFW launches grape boycott @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily The Labor Queen
September 07, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBLorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the CA AFL-CIO, on theUnion or Bust podcast. Today’s labor quote: Jim Hightower Today’s labor history: Feds get Workers Comp @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily The ”S-Word”
September 06, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBThe history of striking in Florida; PCTA FYRE Podcast Today’s labor quote: Jock Yablonski Today’s labor history: Former UMW president charged with murder @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily “The battle is not over”
September 05, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.83 MBRoswell Hub podcast: UPS drivers need to enforce new contract. Today’s labor quote: Doug Larson. Today’s labor history: 1st Labor Day Parade. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily “How do we protect the human?”
September 04, 2023 11:30 - 1 minute - 1.83 MB“AI & Workers” discussion launches Hot Union Summer Labor Day Show on WPFW. Today’s labor quote: Steve Zeltzer. Today’s labor history: Longest U.S. strike begins. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Profiteering’s basic math
September 01, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBThe Checkout podcast on how food workers and consumers pay the price while profiteers reap the benefits. Today’s labor quote: Boot Shoe Workers' Union. Today’s labor history: Shop workers shut down the Pennsylvania Railroad. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @checkoutradio Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily “People are standing up for their rights”
August 31, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBThe Workers Beat Extra goes live at a Dallas Fort Worth Airport rally. Today’s labor quote: Communist Labor Party. Today’s labor history: Battle of Blair Mountain. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Just practicing
August 30, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBOn Labor Express Radio, how the threat of a strike helped UPS workers win at work. Today’s labor quote: FDR Today’s labor history: National Trades' Union formed @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Interim agreement: what it is (and isn’t)
August 29, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBOn the SAG-AFTRA podcast. Today’s labor quote: Dancers at the Lusty Lady. Today’s labor history: Lusty Lady dancers unionize. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod @sagaftra Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily “We are coming to get our check”
August 28, 2023 11:30 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MBMLK’s dream of economic reparations for Black Americans. Today’s labor quote: Martin Luther King, Jr. Today’s labor history: 1963 March on Washington. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor Radio-Podcast Daily Origins of the Starbucks campaign
August 25, 2023 11:30 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBThe Western NY roots of the Starbucks organizing campaign, on the Union Strong podcast. Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph. Today’s labor history: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
WPFW - The Labor Heritage Power Hour The Labor Heritage Power Hour - Thursday, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBLabor news and information