Guest: Federal contract worker Lila Johnson, Richard Loeb, senior policy counsel at AFG

State Department janitor’s bills pile up as government shutdown continues. Today’s labor history: Hank Williams’ last musicians’ union meeting Today’s labor quote by the Hank Williams III.

State Department janitor’s bills pile up as government shutdown continues. Today’s labor history: Hank Williams’ last musicians’ union meeting Today’s labor quote by the Hank Williams III.

Another sound of an AFSCME member at work; can you guess what it is? Today’s labor history: Knights of Labor founded. Today’s labor quote by the Socialist Labor Party.

Another sound of an AFSCME member at work; can you guess what it is? Today’s labor history: Knights of Labor founded. Today’s labor quote by the Socialist Labor Party.

“A dereliction of duty by Congress and the president.” Today’s labor history: organizing the American Servicemen’s Union. Today’s labor quote by David Cortright.

“A dereliction of duty by Congress and the president.” Today’s labor history: organizing the American Servicemen’s Union. Today’s labor quote by David Cortright.

It’s the sound of one of their members at work; can you guess what it is? Today’s labor history: 72 copper miners’ children died in a panic caused by a company stooge. Today’s labor quote by Woody Guthrie (sung by Arlo Guthrie).

It’s the sound of one of their members at work; can you guess what it is? Today’s labor history: 72 copper miners’ children died in a panic caused by a company stooge. Today’s labor quote by Woody Guthrie (sung by Arlo Guthrie).

This week's labor history: The conclusion of our interview with labor historian Jean-Christian Vinel, discussing his new book, “The Reaction at Work: The Right, Labor and the Making of the New Gilded Age.” Historian Talitha LeFlouria on prison labor in the 19th century and today. Plus, the George Meany Labor Archives’ Ben Blake digs up some amazing photographs from the auto worker sit-down strikes of the 1930s.

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Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Engineered by Chris Garlock.

Labor history sources include Today in Labor History, from Union Communication Services https://unionist.com/

This week's music:

Good God Almighty

https://youtu.be/3O3vEOwFuOo

Black Woman

https://youtu.be/InG7SjWKtT4

Coxey's Army-R.J. Phillips Band

https://soundcloud.com/user660132316/coxeys-army