"Blackberry" is "a whirlwind ride through a ruthlessly competitive tech landscape at the turn of the 21st century." This year’s DC Labor FilmFest opens on May Day at the AFI Silver Theatre; click here for details. Today’s labor quote: “Blackberry” film.Today’s labor history: U.S. Army seizes Montgomery Ward department store after management defies NLRB.@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFISilver @LaborHeritage1 @DCLaborFilmFest

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The Labor Spring at Kalmanovitz panel of workers and organizers runs 3 to 5:30 pm today at Georgetown University. Today’s labor quote: Alexis Harper.Today’s labor history: 100 arrested while picketing a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina for union recognition. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @GeorgetownKILWP@ROCDC @DCLabor @ElizabethDCJWJ @DCJWJ @OlufemiOTaiwo

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New Georgetown report reveals how D.C’s instant delivery workplace is failing workers. Today’s labor quote: Katie Wells.Today’s labor history: Longshoremen shut down West Coast in support of  Mumia Abu-Jamal.@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @KatieJWells @GeorgetownKILWP

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MD labor celebrates win on union dues; NY hotel workers score historic pay raise; Bernie’s power lessons; Confirm Julie Su!; VA labor stands up for history.Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph. Today’s labor history: First women-led American union launches six-day strike across New England. @MDDCStateFed @ACLUSouthUnited @ACLUDCunion @WBNG32035 @NYHTC @unitehere @SenSanders

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Virginia workers and labor union leaders call on the State Board of Education not to erase labor history from Virginia schools.Today’s labor quote: Doris Crouse-Mays.Today’s labor history: Rockefeller signs Taylor Law in NYS, permitting union organization and bargaining by public employees, but outlawing the right to strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO

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Well-heeled lobbyists and corporate special interests are spending big to block worker advocate Julie Su’s confirmation as Labor Secretary. Today’s labor quote: Julie Su. Today’s labor history: 10,000 demonstrators celebrate Lowell textile workers’ win.@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO

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Bernie Sanders speech to the Oxford Union on how power in the U.S. is used against unions.Today’s labor quote: Bernie Sanders. Today’s labor history: 168 killed by American domestic terrorist’s bomb. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SenSanders

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Agreement -- which boosts some wages to more than $31 an hour -- covers 7,000 Hotel and Gaming Trades Council members.Today’s labor quote: Fre Bryant.Today’s labor history: West Virginia coal miners strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ACLUSouthUnited @ACLUDCunion @WBNG32035 @NYHTC @unitehere

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One of labor’s biggest wins in the just-ended Maryland General Assembly session was House Bill 2 (Union Dues Subtraction), reports Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO President Donna Edwards.Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph.Today’s labor history: SCOTUS’ most controversial ruling: Lochner v. New York.     @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @MDDCStateFed

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Two from AFGE; Solid State Books workers unionize; LexisNexis employees unionize; Compass contract fight comes to World Bank. Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph. Today’s labor history: First women-led American union launches six-day strike across New England. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @AFGENational @UFCW400 @newsguild @WBNG32035 @mlexguild @unitehere @unitehere23 @WorldBank

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