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On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: America's Work Force Radio looks at the devastating impact of mass layoffs on workers and communities. In labor history, the Supreme Court strikes down limits on bakery workers' hours in 1905. Quote of the day: Pope Francis. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour previews the DC Labor FilmFest and explores how “time-saving” tech often means more work. In labor history, 20,000 activists blockaded World Bank/IMF meetings in 2000. Quote of the day: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Solidarity Works recounts a tense encounter with ICE as a parent is surrounded at gunpoint while trying to keep others safe. In labor history, A. Philip Randolph was born in 1889. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Día highlights rapid-response solidarity, as workers mobilize to support immigrant families. In labor history, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. Quote of the day: John Steinbeck. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Week Radio reports a shocking ICE raid where agents in black seized a terrified woman. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs was jailed in 1919 for opposing WWI. Quote of the day: Gene Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Heartland Labor Forum looks at a potential turning point in baseball history and what it could mean for workers in the game. In labor history, Frances Perkins was born in 1880. Quote of the day: Dolores Huerta. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rude Mechanical Orchestra on the Labor Heritage Power Hour talks about showing up and amplifying the movement. In labor history, Paul Robeson was born in 1898. Quote of the day: Paul Robeson (Joe Hill). @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On PowerLine, a lineman recounts a harrowing moment on the job and the realities of working aloft. In labor history, the WPA was approved in 1935, putting millions to work. Quote of the day: Harry S. Truman. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On UnionTalk, school bus shortages force working parents to rely on rideshares to get kids to class. In labor history, 15,000 janitors struck in Los Angeles in 2000. Quote of the day: Justice for Janitors striker. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: We delve into the readiness of the working class to confront challenges ahead on Labor Express Radio. In labor history, Rose Schneiderman, a key figure in the 1909 Shirtwaist strike, was born on this date. Quote of the day: Rose Schneiderman. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Re:Work Radio shares a striking story of women drivers challenging bias and skill on the road. In labor history, 1913 Paterson silk strikers rallied in Haledon. Quote of the day: John Reed. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour explores immersive theater workers organizing inside escape rooms. In labor history, the AFL chartered its Union Label Department in 1909. Quote of the day: ILGWU. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Workers' Mic says real solidarity means no games when refs strike—put it in the contract. In labor history, MLB players struck in 1972 and won pensions and arbitration. Quote of the day: John L. Lewis. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People spotlights JBS workers organizing for fair pay, dignity, and safe conditions. In labor history, Cesar Chavez was born in 1927. Quote of the day: Cesar Chavez. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: CWA Hour of Power features UFW's Dolores Huerta reflecting on painful early movement experiences. In labor history: Harry Bridges dies at 88. Quote of the day: Harry Bridges. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage exposes JBS workers forced to pay for their own safety gear. In labor history, 2002: Supreme Court limits rights of undocumented workers. Quote of the day: Mother Jones. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour features crane operator Sammy Cossairt on sisterhood – and singing -- in the trades. In labor history, San Francisco brewery workers' 1868 strike forced bosses to back down. Quote of the day: Sammy Cossairt. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Exchange reports a 99% strike authorization by JBS meatpacking workers. In labor history, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed 146 workers. Quote of the day: Frances Perkins. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Force examines power imbalance between workers and a multinational food company. In labor history, NYC subway construction began in 1900. Quote of the day: Joseph Faherty. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People exposes the sweeping impact of immigration enforcement on everyday workers. In labor history, the Coalition of Labor Union Women was founded in 1974. Quote of the day: Coalition of Labor Union Women. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: a powerful moment from the America Works podcast reflects on strength, vulnerability, and solidarity. In labor history, Michigan authorized worker cooperatives in 1865. Quote of the day: Franklin D. Roosevelt. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: the Labor Heritage Power Hour reveals how fears of union organizing shaped early Hollywood. In labor history, the Supreme Court upholds the 8-hour day for railway workers in 1917. Quote of the day: Ernest “Big Train” Thompson. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: the SAG-AFTRA podcast shares a humorous take on AI struggling with a simple commercial shoot on the Labor Radio Podcast Network. In labor history, Walmart settles a $11M immigration case in 2005. Quote of the day: Thomas Geoghegan. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On The Line shares how community support strengthened workers during a four-day strike. In labor history, the 1970 U.S. postal strike begins in New York City and spreads nationwide. Quote of the day: Donald L. Foley. Labor landmark of the day: Knox Mine Disaster Site Marker. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: how hearing workers' organizing stories on the Labor Notes Podcast has become a source of hope in turbulent times. In labor history, on this date in 1960, the United Federation of Teachers was formed in New York. Quote of the day: Eleanor Roosevelt. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: backlash to a Christmas Eve strike on We Rise Fighting from the Labor Radio Podcast Network. In labor history, the term “rat” for a worker betraying fellow workers first appeared in print in 1830. Quote of the day: Eric Schlosser. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Elise Bryant recounts the story of CLUW leader Gloria Johnson and the promise she made after facing segregation while in labor, on a special International Women's Day edition of the Labor Heritage Power Hour. In labor history, the 1912 Bread and Roses strike ends in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Quote of the day: Rose Schneiderman. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Green and Red podcast digs into deforestation and labor rights abuses tied to ingredients in Oreos and other global commodities. In labor history, Luddites smashed textile machines near Nottingham in 1811; Quote of the day: Albert Einstein. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Economics for the People reports on a massive data center project planned near homes on Bly Road and what it could mean for residents and workers. In labor history, the Supreme Court upheld Eugene V. Debs' WWI-era conviction in 1919; Quote of the day: Gene Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Solidarity Podcast from Teamsters Local 769 says workers won't give up their unions. In labor history, the 1912 Westmoreland County coal strike begins. Quote of the day: Franklin D. Roosevelt. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Immigrant workers under attack in today's climate on the Unite and Win podcast. Labor celebrates International Women's Day. In labor history, Joe Hill's “There Is Power In A Union” appeared in the IWW's Little Red Song Book. Quote of the day: Folk Hogan's version. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: SEIU president April Verrett on the Labor Heritage Power Hour says the labor movement must stand firmly on the right side of history. In labor history, 1770, Crispus Attucks was killed in the Boston Massacre. Quote of the day: Martin Luther King Jr. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Radio on KBOO explores how Oregon workers see themselves as part of a larger, ongoing struggle. In labor history, 1937, UAW workers won the Flint sit-down strike. Quote of the day: Thomas Jefferson. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: nurses warn the Riverside Rank and File that profit-driven healthcare is crowding out patient-centered care — and say their 31,000-member union is ready to “draw the line.” In labor history, Humboldt County lumber workers founded a union-run hospital in 1906. Quote of the day: William Green. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio lifts up educators fighting for students and public schools. In labor history, 6,000 Greyhound drivers struck in 1990, and Quote of the day: Frederick Douglass. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Tales from the Reuther Library explores how The Radical Fund defended workers and dissenters in America's darkest times. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs joins the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen in 1875, and Quote of the day: Gene Debs. @ReutherLibrary @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Elise Bryant and the DC Labor Chorus on the Labor Heritage Power Hour remind us that solidarity grows person by person. In labor history, Chinese garment workers strike against union busting in San Francisco. Quote of the day: Charles Bukowski. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio reports on letter carriers' plans to revive loud, old-school union rally energy with megaphones and cowbells. In labor history, death of a Montgomery Bus Boycott organizer. Quote of the day: Edgar Daniel Nixon. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Green and Red Podcast honors Jesse Jackson's lifelong fight to unite workers around economic justice and multiracial solidarity. In labor history, police beat women and children during the 1912 Lawrence textile strike. Quote of the day: Jesse Jackson. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Valley Labor Report explores inequality and working-class struggle in Atlanta. In labor history, Woody Guthrie writes “This Land Is Your Land.” Quote of the day: Woody Guthrie. @LaborReporters @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Express Radio investigates layoffs, corruption, and worker resistance in auto manufacturing. In labor history, the Pittston coal strike settlement. Quote of the day: Richard Trumka. @WLUW @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: America Works examines Black hospitals, health disparities, and why equity requires understanding lived experience. In labor history, FLOC reaches a landmark agreement with Campbell Soup. Quote of the day: Baldemar Velasquez. @librarycongress @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: the SAG-AFTRA Podcast explains new guardrails on digital replicas and performer consent. In labor history, Kickstarter workers vote to unionize. Quote of the day: Rudyard Kipling. @sagaftra @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Words and Work digs into USL players' bold protest and a stripped-down championship celebration. In labor history, Yale unions strike in solidarity with teaching assistants. Quote of the day: William “Big Bill” Haywood. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Notes examines how Twin Cities unions responded as workers organized themselves and forced bold action. In labor history, New York furriers begin a strike that wins the 40-hour week. Quote of the day: Leonora O'Reilly. @LaborNotes @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: a Labor Jawn story traces early farm work, loss, and survival. In labor history, the Sons of Vulcan secure a first-of-its-kind union contract. Quote of the day: Sons of Vulcan. @labor80132 @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: artists reflect on writing songs for this political moment and the need to act, on the Labor Heritage Power Hour. In labor history, John L. Lewis is born. Quote of the day: Frederick Douglass. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: how the Greensboro sit-ins helped ignite the modern Civil Rights Movement and reshaped American politics. In labor history, the 1919 Seattle General Strike ends. Quote of the day: William “Big Bill” Haywood. @PodcastGreenRed @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: PowerLine Podcast takes us inside the high-risk, high-responsibility world of substation work and what it demands from workers. In labor history, a deadly 1974 Staten Island industrial explosion. Quote of the day: Bread and Roses strikers. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Heartland Labor Forum reports on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette shutdown and the anti-union retaliation behind it. In labor history, Tom Mooney is convicted in a Pinkerton frame-up. Quote of the day: Jon Schleuss. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: how Pete Seeger turned songs into shared power, via the Solidarity Works podcast. In labor history, the Seattle General Strike begins in 1919. Quote of the day: Arthur Balfour. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.