23rd annual CSA Golf Tournament scheduled for September 24…In today's labor history, 250,000 march in DC for jobs and freedom in 1963; plus today’s labor quote by Martin Luther King, Jr., from his 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech.

“They threw me under the bus.” Fortunately for UFCW Local 400 member Eric Jarrett, that wasn’t the end of the story…In today's labor history, Truman seizes railroads to prevent a general strike; plus today’s labor quote by Bella Azbug.

“They threw me under the bus.” Fortunately for UFCW Local 400 member Eric Jarrett, that wasn’t the end of the story…In today's labor history, Truman seizes railroads to prevent a general strike; plus today’s labor quote by Bella Azbug.

This week's labor history: Patrick Dixon talks with Harvey Klehr about John Reed, who formed the Communist Labor Party – motto, "Workers of the world unite!" -- in Chicago on August 31, 1919. Harvey Klehr is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus at Emory University and the author of numerous books including The Heyday of American Communism: The Depression Decade and The Communist Experience in America: A Political and Social History.

Our labor history Object of the Week is an American Federation of Labor banner that dates from the late 1800s, not too long after the AFL’s founding.

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:

Workers of the World, Unite!

https://youtu.be/PKraiKIxhDE

Song of the United Front (2:25)

https://youtu.be/ATb7CXX-Kc0

Workers Of The World- Unite! -- The Last Internationale ( Official Video)

https://youtu.be/dgaJb0lQJ84

This week's labor history: Patrick Dixon talks with Harvey Klehr about John Reed, who formed the Communist Labor Party – motto, "Workers of the world unite!" -- in Chicago on August 31, 1919. Harvey Klehr is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus at Emory University and the author of numerous books including The Heyday of American Communism: The Depression Decade and The Communist Experience in America: A Political and Social History.

Our labor history Object of the Week is an American Federation of Labor banner that dates from the late 1800s, not too long after the AFL’s founding.

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:

Workers of the World, Unite!

https://youtu.be/PKraiKIxhDE

Song of the United Front (2:25)

https://youtu.be/ATb7CXX-Kc0

Workers Of The World- Unite! -- The Last Internationale ( Official Video)

https://youtu.be/dgaJb0lQJ84

From union organizing victories to the defeat of “right to work” in Missouri, “working people are on the rise” …In today's labor history, machine gun company touts effectiveness against “rioting” workers; plus today’s labor quote by Mark Pizzo.

From union organizing victories to the defeat of “right to work” in Missouri, “working people are on the rise” …In today's labor history, machine gun company touts effectiveness against “rioting” workers; plus today’s labor quote by Mark Pizzo.

“We wanted working equipment, fair scheduling and fair pay”…In today's labor history, U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations issues report criticizing capitalism; plus today’s labor quote by Commission members James 'O Connell and John Brown Lennon.

Chris Garlock, with Ed Smith

“We wanted working equipment, fair scheduling and fair pay”…In today's labor history, U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations issues report criticizing capitalism; plus today’s labor quote by Commission members James 'O Connell and John Brown Lennon.