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On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Green and Red podcast takes us deep into Andor, where political awakening comes not from power and privilege, but from the realization that systemic change requires more than following the rules. Plus: Eugene V. Debs speaks truth to power on this day in 1918. @PodcastGreenRed @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Dig examines how English monarchs used clothing to project divine authority. Plus: worker-themed theater in NYC, WTO/99 at dcdoxfest, and the founding of the American Railway Union. @thedigradio @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Francisco Herrera on music as empowerment, songs from Carsie Blanton and Colleen Kattau, Will Attig's favorite labor anthem, and Seth Newton Patel on the 1883 Cowboy Strike. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Pandemic-era understaffing and overwork have become “the new norm” in workforce strategy, says Economics for the People. Plus: the Great Labor Arts Exchange is next week, and we remember labor leader John L. Lewis, who died on this day in 1969. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Washington Post tech workers say their work is central to the company's success—so why not have a union to match? That's from the Power at Work podcast. Plus: unions legalized in Canada (1872), vigilantes attack a MI picket line (1937), and JFK signs the Equal Pay Act (1963). Labor quote by Rep. Jackie Speier on the long road to wage equality. @PowerAtWorkBlog @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Why union meetings feel pointless to some members—and what that means for participation and power. Featuring a segment from the Labor Notes Podcast, plus labor history, today's labor quote, and the latest from the labor arts calendar. @LaborNotes @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A wartime streetcar ride takes an unexpected turn on On The Line: Stories of BC Workers. Plus: Unite for Veterans hits the Mall with the Dropkick Murphys, and we remember Lansing's 1937 “Labor Holiday.” @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily. “We started in '96 and our message has not changed at all,” says Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey. On The Labor Heritage Power Hour, Casey talks about the band's new single, their working-class roots, and why veterans are fighting back. Plus: The Lockout of the 20,000 premieres online today, and in 1976, Teamsters for a Democratic Union was born. #Unite4Vets @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A striking Bookmans worker on Words and Work explains why they took action. Plus: Give Light labor art event in NYC, and the House passes the Taft-Hartley Act on this day in 1947. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A student hunger striker on the Working People podcast reflects on Gaza, starvation, and cultural erasure. Plus, the Dropkick Murphys perform at Friday's Unite for Veterans rally on the National Mall; on this day in 1956, 600,000 Steelworkers went on strike; and we remember the ILGWU, founded June 3, 1900, with “Look for the Union Label.” @WorkingPod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily:  When your job is relocated—whether it's 50 miles away or suddenly just around the corner—it can mean a major life decision or a welcome change. We hear from the Roswell Hub podcast on how workers are impacted by shifting job sites. Plus: the labor arts calendar, the first printers' strike in 1786, and a look back at the unratified 1924 amendment to end child labor. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Trump's crackdown in Newark backfires, uniting protestors and sparking global anti-fascist solidarity. From What's Going On Labor Mondays. On today's labor arts calendar: the film Lilly — about equal pay trailblazer Lilly Ledbetter — screens online, and High Iron, an immersive rail labor experience, is on view in Laramie, Wyoming. In today's labor history: remembering the Memorial Day Massacre of 1937. @stucknation @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Artist and movement strategist Ricardo Levins Morales explores the deep emotional roots of organizing, while comics artist and activist Michael DeForge reflects on the power of political art—and how one of his posters sparked a labor board hearing. Plus: closing night of the DC Labor FilmFest, solidarity at the Kennedy Center, and a strike at Walt Disney in today's labor history. @rlmartstudio @dropkickmurphy3 @michael_deforge @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

What does it mean to become American? On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily, 3rd & Fairfax explores identity, transformation, and the immigrant experience. Plus: The Last Pullman Car screens online tonight—free—with a live Q&A. And in labor history, dancing the Turkey Trot gets 15 women fired in 1912. @WGAWest @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From Utah's Worker Power Hour, a call for more union-friendly candidates across the political spectrum as labor rights face mounting challenges. Plus, Eleanor Roosevelt on the meaning of human rights, and Good Night, and Good Luck screens at the DC Labor FilmFest. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Is a 4-day workweek the key to better health and productivity? We hear from Stick Together about new research backing shorter workweeks—workers rested, happier, and just as productive. Plus: this week's labor arts calendar, a look back at the steel strike of 1937, and a chilling preview of the Memorial Day Massacre. #LaborRadioPod #4DayWorkweek #LaborHistory @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Heartland Labor Forum explores how frontline Social Security workers are grappling with understaffing and long lines. We also preview this quiet Memorial Day weekend's labor arts offerings and mark the deadly turning point of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike. laborradionetwork.org @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: “People make their own history.” Labor historian Joe McCartin joins the Labor Heritage Power Hour to explore how workers shape the world—within the limits they inherit. We also mark the anniversary of the 1909 Georgia Railroad strike and remember labor leader Eugene Debs, imprisoned on this day in 1895. Plus, check out tonight's DC Labor FilmFest screening of Bless Their Little Hearts. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From outdated tech to billion-dollar budgets left unused, America's Work Force Radio breaks down the challenges facing aviation safety systems—and the workers trying to keep them running. Plus: Don't miss today's Postal Workers Museum tour at noon, or tonight's screening of The Churning at the DC Labor FilmFest. In labor history, nearly 100,000 SBC workers walked off the job in 2004. And today's labor quote comes from anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who went on trial for his life on this day in 1921. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Valley Labor Report explores how Pope Leo XIII confronted the rise of industrial capitalism and the plight of the urban working class—laying the groundwork for labor-conscious Catholic social teaching. Plus: Good Night, and Good Luck screens at the DC Labor FilmFest, we mark the 1933 rubber workers' strike in Akron, and hear from labor historian William Cahn on the enduring influence of worker activism. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A methane explosion at Mexico's Pasta de Conchos mine in 2006 trapped 65 miners underground—sparking outrage, cross-border solidarity, and an enduring fight for justice. That's from the Solidarity Works podcast, on the Labor Radio Podcast Network.Plus: Singing for Justice screens today at the DC Labor FilmFest, the deadly 1950 South Amboy dock explosion, and a powerful labor quote from Richard Trumka. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Manufacturing Report exposes how viral TikTok shopping hacks push ultra-cheap Chinese factory goods—and the hidden costs behind them. Plus: weekend labor films at the DC Labor FilmFest and Reel Work in California, the 1934 Minneapolis general strike, and a powerful quote from A. Philip Randolph. @KeepitMadeinUSA @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: UAW President Shawn Fain accepts the 2025 Solidarity Forever Award from the Labor Heritage Foundation, reflecting on the revolutionary power of telling workers' stories. Plus: the 1917 founding of the first public library workers' union and a musical tribute to IWW songwriter T-Bone Slim. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily, we hear from the On The Line podcast, where the power of honest history takes center stage. Educators and organizers are pushing back on sanitized narratives, lifting up the essential struggles—of enslaved Africans, suffragettes, and the Chicano labor movement—that truly built America. Plus: labor film highlights from D.C. to California, a victorious 1953 brewery strike, and a classic labor quote from modern-day picket lines. @laborontheline @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily, we hear from Working Voices on KPFK, where educators are taking a stand to protect immigrant students by distributing red rights cards and refusing to aid ICE without a warrant. Plus: labor arts calendar highlights and the 1913 IWW dockworkers strike in Philadelphia. Today's labor quote comes from UAW President Doug Fraser, who broke barriers—and spoke hard truths—on this day in 1980. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: In 2025, over 580 Starbucks stores have unionized—an outcome few predicted just five years ago. Today's Reinventing Solidarity podcast explores how this unexpected surge is reshaping the labor movement, especially among young workers. Plus: immigration raids echo a dark history, labor arts events from D.C. to California, and George Escobar of CASA calls out fear-based enforcement tactics. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Congress cracked down on undocumented workers—then made exceptions for low-wage white labor. Tales from the Reuther Library exposes the racial bias baked into U.S. labor policy. Plus: labor films this weekend, a 1934 strike, and Big Bill Haywood. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, Tim Lawson spotlights the IBEW Photo Contest, Tabitha Arnold talks labor art with Australian cartoonist Sam Wallman, and Samantha Smith uncovers the hidden history of unionizing Las Vegas showgirls. Plus, music from the DC Labor Chorus Spring Concert. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Inside the sugar production line with the Bakery Workers Union's BCTGM Voices Project. In the labor arts world, Bargaining Shorts screen at California's Reel Work Labor Film Festival. On this day in labor history: Philadelphia's longest transit strike ends after 44 days. And today's labor quote comes from Equity's Andrea Hoeschen on the fight at The Second City in Chicago. @BCTGM @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Week Radio defends freedom of speech as a core labor value, Calamity screens at the DC Labor FilmFest; the Clara Lemlich Awards honor women organizers in NYC; and NoVa Book Club tackles Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois. Plus, a wildcat strike by Black tobacco stemmers in 1937 Richmond and a quote by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. @labormedianow0020@wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Monday, May 5: A chilling glimpse into campus shutdowns and community exclusion, from the Union Talk podcast. Plus, two powerful films — Calamity and Clockwatchers — screen at the DC Labor FilmFest, and we remember the Battle of Harlan County and labor leader John Sweeney. @aftunion @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily for Friday, May 2: A fish sampler talks shop on the America Works podcast. Then we run down a packed May Day weekend labor arts calendar, with screenings at the DC Labor FilmFest and Reel Work, a Joe Hill musical, and more. Plus, today in labor history: Hitler abolishes German unions in 1933. And Joan Baez reminds us: It's there you find Joe Hill. Full calendar and labor arts news: laborheritage.org Explore more shows: laborradionetwork.org @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

It's May Day on the Labor Radio Podcast Daily! We talk with Steven Schrum, co-author of Labor's Martyr, a new musical about Joe Hill. Plus, tonight's DC Labor FilmFest kicks off with Lilly, the story of equal pay trailblazer Lilly Ledbetter. All that, your labor arts calendar, a look back at the 1886 fight for the 8-hour day, and today's labor quote—straight from the screen. Full details at laborheritage.org. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Union Strong on advancing labor issues across New York. Labor arts highlights from DC and Santa Cruz. In labor history: striking miners shot in 1906. Plus, Lilly Ledbetter's call for justice as the DC Labor FilmFest kicks off. More at laborheritage.org. @nysaflcio @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Power is waiting—but should we act now? On Labor Radio from KBOO, we hear why this isn't the time to sit still. Plus: the DC Labor FilmFest opens Thursday and the DC Labor Chorus performs Saturday—details at laborheritage.org. In labor history, Coxey's Army reaches Washington in 1894, and Idaho miners take bold action in 1899. Today's labor quote comes from Thomas Jefferson. @kboo @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Filing a union petition or unfair labor charge? You can go to your local NLRB office—but the process may stall. On today's show, America's Workforce Radio explains how the lack of a quorum is crippling the board's work. Plus: honoring Workers Memorial Day, the creation of OSHA, and a labor quote from the AFL-CIO's Death on the Job report. Hosted by Chris Garlock. More at laborradionetwork.org and laborheritage.org. @AWFUnionPodcast @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: “We all work.” AFI's Abbie Algar previews this year's DC Labor FilmFest, launching May Day at the AFI Silver, highlighting the shared experiences at the heart of labor cinema. Plus: labor history from Charleston, SC, where Reverend Ralph David Abernathy was arrested in a 1969 hospital union protest. And today's labor quote is a fiery call to action from Abernathy himself. More at laborheritage.org and laborradionetwork.org. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

Chicago Jobs with Justice organizer Angie Moreno previews their upcoming Art Build, using creativity to process the struggles and joys of labor and immigration. Also on today's Labor Heritage Power Hour: a DC Labor FilmFest preview, a labor scavenger hunt in Washington State, and the winner of the General Strike Song Contest. Plus: auditions for Love Songs from the Liberation Wars in North Carolina, American Agitators screens in California, and the ILWU's 1999 port shutdown for Mumia Abu-Jamal. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: When Cummins management asked for a six-month extension with no raises, workers stood their ground — hear the story on We Rise Fighting. Plus: In the labor arts world, Pullman and the Railroad Rebellion in Chicago, From Ground Zero screens in Santa Cruz, and a virtual book talk on global labor history. We also remember Cesar Chavez, who passed on this day in 1993. #LaborRadioPod #1u #CesarChavez @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Power at Work blogcast highlights the dangers of debris cleanup and how lack of training and equipment leaves workers vulnerable to exploitation. Plus, on the labor arts calendar: The Last Human Job author talk in East Lansing and From Ground Zero screens at the Reel Work Labor Film Festival in California. In labor history: a deadly 1938 mining disaster in Virginia. And today's labor quote comes from We Just Come To Work Here, sung by Anne Feeney. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: North America's Building Trades Unions lay out the case for union careers on Work Stoppage. Plus: Vegas showgirls organize, the Taylor Law bans public sector strikes, and a labor quote from John D. Rockefeller. Full calendar and events at laborheritage.org. @WorkStoppagePod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Michelle breaks down America's march toward fascism—and how labor is fighting back—on Boiling Point. Plus: striking West Virginia coal miners stand up to the National Guard, and a powerful quote from “Big Bill” Haywood. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Lilly opens Fest May 1; SCOTUS blows it; Lilly quote @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: 50/51 organizer talks with The Valley Labor Report; activists bloackade World Bank and IMF; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quote @LaborReporters @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 a National Park Service worker; American Federation of Teachers founded; A. Philip Randolph quote @WorkingPod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

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On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Legendary actor and activist Jane Fonda, on The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; 25,000 march for farmworkers; Jackie Robinson quote @sagaftra @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's sneak peek at annual LaborFest; nationwide immigrant protest; Frances Perkins quote @AFISilver @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Heartland Labor Forum on how Trump's funding cuts crippled Haskell U; IWW unionizes crew of the world's largest ship; Naomi Wolf quote @Heartland_Labor @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 on how TSA agents are organizing; Truman orders U.S. Army to seize steel mills; Teddy Roosevelt quote @LaborNotes @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: United captains Becca Woods and Diana Klein, on Flight Deck; 300,000 strike AT&T; Moe Lepore quote @UnitedPilots @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network