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On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Art and Labor explores museums as both liberatory learning spaces and tools of empire. In labor history, 33 workers died when the Carl D. Bradley sank on Lake Michigan in 1958. Quote of the day: Pete Seeger. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Boiling Point explores how genuine grassroots organizing can shake entrenched power in unexpected ways. In labor history, the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen was founded in New York in 1785. Quote of the day: The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: America's Work Force explores the haunting legacy of John Henry and the songs born from the pain and pride of Black railroad workers. In labor history, trade unions formed the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Organizations, which became the AFL in 1881. Quote of the day: Leadbelly. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Senator Bernie Sanders joins the Labor Heritage Power Hour to reflect on labor hero Gene Debs and his enduring vision for justice and equality. In labor history, Karen Silkwood was killed in a suspicious crash while exposing nuclear safety violations in 1974. Quote of the day: Bernie Sanders. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Worker's Mic breaks down the federal case that affirmed Scabby the Rat's protection under the First Amendment — and what it means for labor picketing today. In labor history, on this date in 1954, Ellis Island closed after welcoming 12 million immigrants to America. Quote of the day: Molly Ivins. @coalition_labor @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Organising for a Change digs into the reform vote and the real fight ahead for labor. In labor history, on this date in 1919, a deadly clash between American Legionnaires and Wobblies erupted during the Armistice Day Parade in Centralia, Washington. Quote of the day: Eugene Victor Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: LabourStart reports on escalating union repression in Serbia, where workers are being fired and demoted for political reasons. In labor history, Hormel workers in 1933 staged one of the first sit-down strikes of the decade. Quote of the day: Gordon Lightfoot. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Union Strong talks about efforts to professionalize the WNBA—ensuring players have the facilities, training, and support they deserve. In labor history, GE executive Lemuel Boulware dies, remembered for “Boulwarism.” Quote of the day: IUE President Paul Jennings. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with a Casa Bonita performer in Denver who walked out on Halloween for fair pay and safety. In labor history, a 1922 explosion in Spangler, Pennsylvania killed 79 miners after the company ignored deadly gas warnings. Quote of the day: historian Sarah Bond. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From the Bipartisan Buzz podcast, a look at what postal workers can and can't do on the clock. In labor history, the 1916 Everett Massacre left seven dead and dozens wounded. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From the Workers Beat Extra podcast — what we have to do in the short- and long-term interests of union members. In labor history, Steelworkers at Bridgestone/Firestone won their jobs back after a two-year strike. Quote of the day: Will Rogers. @KNON893FM @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Notes podcast looks at what it really means for elected officials to wield — or waste — their power. In labor history, California voters pass Proposition 22, exempting gig companies from classifying drivers as employees. Quote of the day: Wendell Phillips. @LaborNotes @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Line podcast explores how unions and environmentalists are finding common ground in the industrial Midwest. In labor history, workers finished carving Mount Rushmore in 1941. Quote of the day: Rudyard Kipling. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod   Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Photographer Jim Brozek captures the grit and danger of honest work on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, which also features the award-winning exhibit Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County. In labor history, miners in Tennessee revolted against convict labor in 1891. Quote of the day: The Working Man's Advocate. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From The Boiling Point podcast, two cities are standing up for their communities in their own unique ways. In labor history, October 29 is celebrated as John Mitchell Day, honoring the United Mine Workers leader's victory in the 1900 Great Strike. Quote of the day: John Mitchell. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Talk the TAUC digs into real-world VR headset use cases for workers in the field. In labor history, Ironworkers completed the 630-foot Gateway Arch with zero fatalities. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio covers community pushback against San Francisco's Gateway warehouse plan and the health and environmental-justice stakes. In labor history, the National Negro Labor Council is founded in Cincinnati in 1951 to unite Black workers for equality. Quote of the day: Joe Johnson. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Machinist 141 Connections on JetBlue ramp agents building an inside committee and peer-to-peer outreach to win a union. In labor history, 1892 New Orleans workers launched a general strike uniting Black and white workers for recognition and a 10-hour day. Quote of the day: Ken Bernstein. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour features Si Kahn on why parody songs are powerful tools for organizers. In labor history, two Brentwood postal workers died after anthrax exposure and the facility was later renamed in their honor. Quote of the day: Saul Alinsky. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Radio Labour Canada on CUPE's growth to 800,000 members and a vow to fight back-to-work orders and austerity. In labor history, folk hero “Pretty Boy” Floyd killed by the FBI near East Liverpool, Ohio. Quote of the day: “Pretty Boy” Floyd. @radiolabour @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage on Michigan's 32,000 home healthcare workers winning SEIU recognition with a 73% “yes.” In labor history, Wisconsin dairy farmers launched a 1933 milk strike amid Depression-era collapse. Quote of the day: Kate Atkinson. @WorkStoppagePod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Third & Fairfax talks with filmmaker Susie Singer Carter about “No Country for Old People” and exposing elder abuse. In labor history, Eugene Victor Debs died in 1926. Quote of the day: Gene Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio talks with NYC Building Trades leader Gary LaBarbera about PBS's “Hard Hat Riot” and union identity. In labor history, twelve New York City firefighters died fighting a midtown blaze in 1966. Quote of the day: Plato. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour honors Laurel Blaydes and spotlights songs that organize from Fannie Lou Hamer to Joe Hill. In labor history, John Brown leads the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Quote of the day: R.J. Phillips Band (“Fannie Lou”) @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Stick Together reports from Melbourne as security guards demand safety and fair pay. In labor history, President Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act in 1914 affirming unions' right to strike, picket, and boycott. Quote of the day: Clayton Antitrust Act (Section 6). @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Show with JDoc & Krausey talks tech and accountability with FOP Lodge 5 President Roosevelt Poplar. In labor history, the International Working People's Association was founded in Pittsburgh in 1883. Quote of the day: Manifesto of the International Working People's Association. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People with HUD whistleblowers on retaliation and the dismantling of fair housing. In labor history, the NBA canceled regular season games in 1998 during a player lockout. Quote of the day: David Falk. @WorkingPod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Exchange remembers USW leader Leo Gerard with stories of fearless, hands-on solidarity. In labor history, four strikers were killed and six wounded in the 1933 Pixley cotton strike. Quote of the day: “When You Organize” (from Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant, which runs October 10-12 in Detroit, MI; details here). @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with director Mark Mori about “Baristas vs. Billionaires” and the Starbucks union fight. In labor history, Chicago sanitation workers win a nine-day strike in 2003. Quote of the day: Mark Mori. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Dia on why the Constitution must live in our unions, communities and everyday lives. In labor history, thirty of Chicago's 185 firefighters were injured battling the Great Chicago Fire. Quote of the day: Lech Wałęsa. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Say Watt goes deep with a story of midnight Blackwater diving and the grit it takes to work in the dark. In labor history, Hollywood's 1946 “Battle of the Mirrors” pitted Conference of Studio Unions picketers against IATSE in a blinding showdown. Quote of the day: Joe Hill. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Reinventing Solidarity explores how public education nurtures democracy and why critical thinking threatens authoritarianism. In labor history, in 1986 1,700 female flight attendants won a $37 million suit against United Airlines after being fired for marrying. Quote of the day: William Blum. @CunySLU @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Notes spotlights salon workers who discovered their tanning spray wasn't FDA-approved for aerosol use and organized for safety. In labor history, MLB umpires won recognition after a one-day strike in 1970. Quote of the day: Woody Guthrie. @LaborNotes @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour visits the Donora Smog Museum and traces the red bandana's roots in solidarity. In labor history, Starbucks baristas in East Grand Rapids won grievances after NLRB citations in 2007. Quote of the day: Wilma Steele. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek digs into bank workers pushing back against digitalization, outsourcing, and call center closures. In labor history, NHL owners began a 103-day lockout in 1994. Quote of the day: Mother Jones. @labormedianow @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage on Italy's mass strike that froze public transit nationwide. In labor history, Black farmers in Elaine, Arkansas formed the Progressive Farmers and Householders Union before white mob violence sparked a massacre. Quote of the day: Progressive Farmers and Householders Union. @WorkStoppagePod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: We Work Europe on workers organizing from scratch—and building independent power without prior union experience. In labor history, 165 Wobblies were indicted in 1917 for protesting World War I. Quote of the day: The IWW. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Stick Together digs into the gulf between minimum and living wages—and its real-life consequences. In labor history, photographer Lewis Hine (born 1874) later exposed child labor for the National Child Labor Committee. Quote of the day: Lewis Hine. @stick__together @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour features Matt Olson on New Orleans' “Don't Stand Alone” exhibit and Dr. Kendra Boyd on Black entrepreneurship and racial capitalism. In labor history, an 1891 Arkansas cotton-pickers' strike turned deadly. Quote of the day: William “Big Bill” Haywood. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People talks with tech workers who realized real change doesn't come through “proper channels.” In labor history, Canada declared the Wobblies illegal in 1918. Quote of the day: the Wobblies. @WorkingPod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Green and Red podcast digs into Robert Redford's film work on political corruption and its resonance today. In labor history, tech contractors at Google's Pittsburgh office vote to join the Steelworkers. Quote of the day: Ursula K. Le Guin. @PodcastGreenRed @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Power at Work exposes the grueling schedules, exhaustion, and injuries faced by college football players as they push to organize. In labor history, Domino's workers in Pensacola formed the first U.S. pizza delivery drivers' union in 2006. Quote of the day: Hannah Shapiro. @PowerAtWorkBlog @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Buwa Basebetsi follows a South African factory worker whose life on the minimum wage leaves her struggling to provide for her children. In labor history, half a million unionists rallied at the 1981 Solidarity Day march in Washington, DC. Quote of the day: Joseph Ettor. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour with historian Joe McCartin on Congress's “Unmasking Union Antisemitism” and how it rewrites labor's history. In labor history, a 20-month illegal Kaiser Aluminum lockout ends with an arbitrator ordering a new contract, firing scabs, and back pay. Quote of the day: Summer Lee. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: the SAG-AFTRA Podcast spotlights audiobook narration, where actors bring entire casts of characters to life. In labor history, 100,000 Pennsylvania anthracite coal miners struck in 1900. Quote of the day: Samuel Gompers. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: AAUP Presents warns against the government using immigration law to silence dissent. In labor history, the NHL lockout cancels the 2004–05 season. Quote of the day: Richard Trumka. @aaup.org @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Exploits of Play from the Reimagine Value Action Lab explores how joy and fun build resilient communities. In labor history, the International Association of Siderographers merged with the Machinists in 1992. Quote of the day: Kate Atkinson. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Director's Cut podcast unpacks the film Freakier Friday and the art of telling complex stories. In labor history, New York City's Union Square was officially named a national historic landmark in 1998. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs. @directorsguild @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: We hear from Circus World author Andrea Ringer and Art Works author Ken Grossinger on the power of the arts and labor, from the Labor Heritage Power Hour. In labor history, 75,000 coal miners ended a ten-week strike in 1897, winning the eight-hour day and the abolition of company stores. Quote of the day: Crystal Lee Sutton. @kengro.bsky.social @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rick Smith Show calls out empty promises from the Department of Labor while union jobs are cut. In labor history, deputies gun down peaceful immigrant miners in the 1897 Lattimer Massacre. Quote of the day: Jonathan Swift. @RickSmithShow @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The KGNU Labor Exchange explores how corporate power often allies with the state in pernicious ways. In labor history, Boston police struck in 1919 after union leaders were fired. Quote of the day: Frederick Douglass. @aflbobby @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network