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A 22-year-old City Councilmember and a 23-year-old Policy Analyst on how the PRO Act would “massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.” Today’s labor history: Northern Michigan copper miners strike. Today's quote: James Coleman and Nick Gonzalez. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Pass the #PROAct @inthesetimesmag @JamesColemanSSF Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

This is the AFL-CIO's week of action on the PRO Act. Please call Senator Warner at 202-224-2023 or 703-442-0670 and ask him to co-sponsor the bill. 7 Anti-Union Shenanigans the PRO Act Would Fix. Today’s labor history: Brewery workers in San Francisco declare victory. Today's quote: Thea Lee. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Pass the #PROAct @TheaMeiLee #USDOL @EconomicPolicy Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Unprecedented mobilization this week to win freedom in the workplace.   Today’s labor history: First -- and only -- labor-owned radio station goes on the air.   Today's quote: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @POTUS @JoeBiden Pass the #PROAct @SenGillibrand @MarkWarner Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Phyo Sandar Soe, assistant general secretary of the Confederation of Trade Unions-Myanmar, describes how workers have been on the frontlines for democracy since the February 1 coup. Hear more on the Solidarity Center’s podcast. Today’s labor history: Postal unions and the Postal Service sign first labor contract in the history of the federal government. Today's quote: Phyo Sandar Soe. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SolidarityCntr #Myanmar @CtumMyanmar @AFLCIOGlobal Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

This is the AFL-CIO's week of action on the PRO Act. Please call Senator Warner at 202-224-2023 or 703-442-0670 and ask him to co-sponsor the bill. 7 Anti-Union Shenanigans the PRO Act Would Fix. Today’s labor history: Expanding Hatch Act prohibitions. Today's quote: Women's Rights Convention. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Pass the #PROAct Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

JUFJ Union okays first contract; Buy Nats tickets, support CSA; Back to the bargaining table at Shoppers; DC workers demand Hero Pay; CEO’s big fat pandemic raise. Today's quote: Ken Riley. Today’s labor history: Chicago stockyard workers strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @jufjunion @jufj @Nationals @UFCW400 @UNFI @mdc_dsa @UFCW400 @32BJSEIU @DCLabor @1199SEIU_MDDC @DCJWJ   Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Average salaries of S&P 500 CEOs increased to $15.5 million last year, making CEO-to-worker pay ratio 299-to-1. Today’s labor history: SF Longshoreman's strike sparks general strike. Today's quote: Liz Shuler. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

“They say that we’re essential but they are not treating us as essential.” Today’s labor history: Share Croppers Union president murdered. Today's quote: Thomas Lee. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400   @32BJSEIU @DCLabor @1199SEIU_MDDC @DCJWJ Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

UFCW 400: “We expect them to come to the table ready to make progress toward a new agreement.” Today’s labor history: Great Uprising nationwide railway strike begins. Today's quote: Woody Guthrie. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UFCW400 @UNFI @mdc_dsa Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

“This is a great way to help local families and support our championship team.” Today’s labor history: Detroit newspaper workers launch historic strike. Today's quote: Joe Burns. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @Nationals Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Highlights include more staff inclusion in decision-making. Today’s labor history: White waiters strike against the employment of African Americans. Today's quote: Richard Trumka. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @jufjunion @jufj Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

The historic right to organize; Courts block Hogan’s attempt to cut off UI; Teleworking boosts productivity. Today's quote: Sidney Hillman. Today’s labor history: Nine-year UAW strike begins. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @tweetelissa @MurielBowser @RBReich @InequalityMedia @WashGuild @WBNG32035 @CWAUnion   Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Joe Biden talks about building for the future on the Teamsters podcast; what rising U.S.-China tensions mean for workers and the labor movement in both countries, from the Belabored podcast; On The Voice of Oregon's Workers, a look at Oregon's growing union movement; CTU Speaks talks with longtime educator and activist Tara Stamps; the Solidarity Breakfast podcast reports on the lockout at the Collingwood Community Gardens; on Trailblazers, Inc. Kayla Vander Moler shares her experiences as a boilermaker; writer, actor, producer, and stand-up comic Iliza Schlesinger talks about the hard work of comedy with 3rd and Fairfax, the podcast from the Writers Guild of America West; from the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s new radio drama, we get a taste of Episode 1 of Tales of the Resistance. This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Network profile from Empathy Media Lab is a visit with Maximillian Alvarez, host of the Working People podcast. Bonus track: Organizing During Wartime on today’s Labor History in 2:00. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingPod @Teamsters @DissentMag @CtuSpeaks @3CRsolidarity @empathymedialab @WGAWest @ILLaborHistory Edited by Patrick Dixon and Melanie Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Federal, D.C. workers say they are more productive teleworking. Today’s labor history: Worst rail accident in U.S. history. Today's quote: Mary McLeod Bethune. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

San Francisco Mime Troupe's radio drama returns with a brand-new series of original political comedy audio plays; today at 1p on WPFW 89.3FM Today’s labor history: IWW founded in Chicago.    Today's quote: Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SFTroupers Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

“Now I can look for a job without my family having to starve,” tweeted one worker. “Finally a win for the people,” tweeted another.   Today’s labor history: 500,000 join general strike in Puerto Rico.    Today's quote: Mary Harris "Mother" Jones. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @UHLocal7 @DCHotelworkers @unitehere @MDDCStateFed Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Labor cartoonists Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki, the 2021 Joe Hill Award winners, were joined at this year’s Great Labor Arts Exchange -- hosted by the Labor Heritage Foundation -- by musicians Steve Jones and Ysaye Barnwell, the 2020 winners. Today’s labor history: Duluth strikers killed.    Today's quote: The New York Times. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @LaborHeritage1 @ymbarnwell Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

The 1935 National Labor Relations Act guaranteed the right of private sector employees to organize. Today’s labor history: The Battle of Rincon Hill.    Today's quote: Franklin D. Roosevelt. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Washingtonian editorial staff organize; How to control out-of-control corporations; Metro Council urges passage of Hero Pay Act. Today's quote Sam Gompers. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @tweetelissa @MurielBowser @RBReich @InequalityMedia @WashGuild @WBNG32035 @CWAUnion   Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Supporters workers who have been on the front line throughout the pandemic, keeping us fed, safe, and clean.   Today’s labor history: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans discrimination.    Today's quote: William Faulkner. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @tweetelissa @MurielBowser Supported by our friends at Union Plus; founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.