2021-08
2021-08
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sacco and Vanzetti; Midnight in Vehicle City
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two anarchists accused of murder and tried unfairly, were executed on August 23, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts. The case became an international cause and sparked demonstrations and strikes throughout the world; on today’s show (originally posted April 29, 2018), Patrick Dixon talks with historian Kevin Boyle, who’s studied the case extensively. Also this week, journalist and historian Edward McClelland recounts the gripping details of the historic Flint sit-down strike. He spoke with the Tales from the Reuther Library podcast about what we can learn today from the strikers’ successful fight in 1936 and 1937 for shared prosperity. McClelland is author of Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike That Built the Middle Class.And, on Labor History in 2:00, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, the story of Joyce Miller.
Produced by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com
Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.
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Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Trumka on the future of American labor (archive show)
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
AFL-CIO president Rich Trumka, who died August 5, returned to federation headquarters yesterday for the last time, giving the public the opportunity to pay its respects to the labor legend. Labor History Today pays our respects today with Part 2 of our 2019 interview with Trumka, in which he talks with labor historian Joe McCartin about the current state – and the future -- of the American labor movement.Plus, Mark Potashnick on Jim Pohle, the founder of the American Union of Pizza Delivery Drivers, class action law suits, and the app-based revolution in food delivery services.
Produced by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com
Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.
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Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Remembering Rich Trumka (1949-2021)
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Rich Trumka died this week, of a heart attack at the age of 72. He led the AFL-CIO for 12 years, and before that, the United Mine Workers.
Trumka, who devoted his life to working people, was a relentless champion of workers’ rights, workplace safety, worker-centered trade, democracy and so much more. He was also a devoted father, grandfather, husband, brother, coach, colleague and friend. And he loved labor history.
Two years ago, he sat down with labor historian Joe McCartin for a conversation for this podcast on the 30th anniversary of the Pittston strike.
Trumka’s schedule was always jammed – as Joe said on the Your Rights At Work radio show last Thursday, he couldn’t help thinking that probably contributed to the stress on Trumka’s body that killed him – but once miked up and settled down with in a little room at the AFL-CIO, Rich was totally relaxed, as if he had all the time in the world.
We’re replaying Part 1 of that interview on today’s show, which focuses on the Pittston strike; here’s a link to Part 2, in which Trumka discusses the current state – and the future -- of the American labor movement.
One last thing: on Saturday, August 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Richard Trumka’s family is giving the public the opportunity to pay its respects to the labor legend who passed away on August 5. Rich is making one last trip to the House of Labor, a place and an idea that he loved so much. All safety protocols will be strictly enforced, including mask requirements and social distancing. The AFL-CIO is located at 815 Black Lives Matter Plaza (16th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Produced by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com
Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.
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Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Keokuk before the strike
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
In 1970, a strike by school workers in Keokuk, Iowa sent shockwaves through the state and jump-started a movement for collective bargaining rights for Iowa’s public-sector workers.Our story of this explosive event in a little industrial town on the Mississippi River comes to us from the Speaking of Work podcast, which goes back to the 1950s and 1960s to explore the roots of the Keokuk strike. Episodes 2 and 3 are available now! Music this week by Matthew Grimm.And on this week’s Labor History in 2:00… The year was 1934. That was the day National Guard troops in Minneapolis raided Teamsters local 574 headquarters.
Produced by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com
Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.
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