“We think the sound of that important work is beautiful.” Today’s labor history: 6,000 indigenous workers in South-West Africa begin a general strike to protest the contract labor system. Today’s labor quote by Sam Gompers.

"The nurses, the caregivers, community, faith and labor are committed to fight to keep Providence Hospital open as a fully functioning hospital.” Today’s labor history: 1,300 workers arrested in U.S. immigration sweep. Today’s labor quote by Providence Hospital nurse Rose Farhoudi.

"The nurses, the caregivers, community, faith and labor are committed to fight to keep Providence Hospital open as a fully functioning hospital.” Today’s labor history: 1,300 workers arrested in U.S. immigration sweep. Today’s labor quote by Providence Hospital nurse Rose Farhoudi.

Because there’s a vibrant history of workers – and we’re all workers – resisting and fighting back. Plus today’s labor calendar.

Because there’s a vibrant history of workers – and we’re all workers – resisting and fighting back. Plus today’s labor calendar.

“When working people have a voice on the job, it helps us build an economy that works for everyone.” Plus: Today’s Labor History: United Nations issues the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Today’s Labor Quote from Cesar Chavez, who says it’s not about the grapes.

“When working people have a voice on the job, it helps us build an economy that works for everyone.” Plus: Today’s Labor History: United Nations issues the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Today’s Labor Quote from Cesar Chavez, who says it’s not about the grapes.

This week's labor history: Patrick Dixon interviews union organizer and labor historian Doug Nesbitt about the 1995 general strike by forty thousand workers in London, Ontario, Canada. We’ve also dug up a great clip of linguist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky talking about what’s needed to organize a general strike.

And we talk with labor historian Leon Fink about why the AFL-CIO in 1967 declared its strong support for the increasingly unpopular war in Viet Nam. Plus Chris Garlock on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and "Workers Rights are Human Rights" on WPFW on Monday, December 10 from 1-3p.

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. Engineered by Chris Garlock.

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

This week's music:

Picket Line Song: Evan Greer

https://youtu.be/E8KlKTZqp0g

War: Edwin Starr

https://youtu.be/dQHUAJTZqF0

This week's labor history: Patrick Dixon interviews union organizer and labor historian Doug Nesbitt about the 1995 general strike by forty thousand workers in London, Ontario, Canada. We’ve also dug up a great clip of linguist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky talking about what’s needed to organize a general strike.

And we talk with labor historian Leon Fink about why the AFL-CIO in 1967 declared its strong support for the increasingly unpopular war in Viet Nam. Plus Chris Garlock on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and "Workers Rights are Human Rights" on WPFW on Monday, December 10 from 1-3p.

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. Engineered by Chris Garlock.

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

This week's music:

Picket Line Song: Evan Greer

https://youtu.be/E8KlKTZqp0g

War: Edwin Starr

https://youtu.be/dQHUAJTZqF0

12 percent of home candle fires occur in December. Plus: Today’s Labor History: formation of National Nurses United; Today’s Labor Quote from the American Federation of Labor’s founding preamble, about the struggle between capitalist and laborer.