"We remind our members that this is their union." Today’s labor history: Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated while supporting sanitation workers’ strike. Today’s labor quote from The Labor Review.

"We remind our members that this is their union." Today’s labor history: Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated while supporting sanitation workers’ strike. Today’s labor quote from The Labor Review.

“When the slaves get together, that's the beginning of getting out of slavery.” Today’s labor history: 20,000 textile mill strikers gather in Paterson, N.J. Today’s labor quote by Martin Luther King Jr.

“When the slaves get together, that's the beginning of getting out of slavery.” Today’s labor history: 20,000 textile mill strikers gather in Paterson, N.J. Today’s labor quote by Martin Luther King Jr.

Network with others who are fighting for pay equity and worker justice.

Today’s labor history: SCOTUS says minimum wage for women is unconstitutional. Today’s labor quote by Patricia Arquette.

Network with others who are fighting for pay equity and worker justice.

Today’s labor history: SCOTUS says minimum wage for women is unconstitutional. Today’s labor quote by Patricia Arquette.

Congress raises minimum wage, Trump bans “free riders,” NLRB okays card check. Today’s labor history: longest newspaper strike ends. Today’s labor quote by John L. Lewis.

Congress raises minimum wage, Trump bans “free riders,” NLRB okays card check. Today’s labor history: longest newspaper strike ends. Today’s labor quote by John L. Lewis.

On this week’s show: Dr. Heather Berg on the Soldiers of Pole, a union of erotic dancers in Los Angeles, who’ve been making headlines recently for a number of high-profile actions targeting strip clubs where they’ve been challenging the terms of their employment.

And on this week’s “Cool things from the George Meany Labor Archives,” Alan, Chloe and Ben go searching for audio tapes of speeches, but discover a trove of vinyl.

Interviews by Patrick Dixon and Allan Wierdak.

Talking Union-Joe Glazer

https://youtu.be/9P0z8qiNoBQ

Workingman Unite-Joe Glazer

https://youtu.be/6xkCZQo3QrI

Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at [email protected]

Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon.

On this week’s show: Dr. Heather Berg on the Soldiers of Pole, a union of erotic dancers in Los Angeles, who’ve been making headlines recently for a number of high-profile actions targeting strip clubs where they’ve been challenging the terms of their employment.

And on this week’s “Cool things from the George Meany Labor Archives,” Alan, Chloe and Ben go searching for audio tapes of speeches, but discover a trove of vinyl.

Interviews by Patrick Dixon and Allan Wierdak.

Talking Union-Joe Glazer

https://youtu.be/9P0z8qiNoBQ

Workingman Unite-Joe Glazer

https://youtu.be/6xkCZQo3QrI

Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at [email protected]

Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon.