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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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