Elise Bryant on a new generation’s plans at the Coalition of Labor Union Women and the Labor Heritage Foundation. Today’s labor quote: Elise Bryant. Today’s labor history: AFL-CIO grants United Farm Workers a charter.     @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @CLUWNational @LaborHeritage1

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A striking Prince William County driver reports from the Teamsters 639 picket line at Keolis Transit. Today’s labor quote: Mustafa. Today’s labor history: UMWA ends Pittston strike.      @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @ATULocal689 @Teamsters 639 @ATUComm @AFLCIO @va_labor

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Farmers market workers organize; Keolis strike spreads to Prince William County; The trouble with Keolis; “Make me wanna holler”; Prince George’s County “is a union town”!Today’s labor quote: Martin Luther King Jr.      Today’s labor history: Farm Labor Organizing Committee signs agreement with Campbell Soup.@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @FRESHFARMunion @UFCW400 @ATULocal689 #ATUStrong @LoudounCoGovt @Teamsters @LoudounCoGovt @ATUComm @va_labor @pgcd8_burroughs @KrystalOriadha @WalaBlegay @Progressive_MD @NABTU @Plumbers_5_DC Carpenters @smartunionworks

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Dozens of area building trades workers and their community and political allies rallied in Greenbelt on Wednesday night. Today’s labor quote: Wala BlegayToday’s labor history: Fight for $15 rallies across U.S.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @pgcd8_burroughs @KrystalOriadha @WalaBlegay @Progressive_MD @NABTU @Plumbers_5_DC Carpenters @smartunionworksProud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Marvin Gaye, Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King at Tuesday night’s Leesburg rally by striking Keolis transit workers. Today’s labor quote: Julius. Today’s labor history: NYC furriers strike.     @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @ATULocal689 @Teamsters 639 @ATUComm @AFLCIO @va_labor

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The French transit company – whose workers are striking in Loudoun and Prince William County – also has problems in Reno, Las Vegas and Raleigh. Today’s labor quote: Susan B. Anthony.Today’s labor history: Civil Works Emergency Relief Act relieves Depression-era poverty and unemployment@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @ATULocal689 #ATUStrong @LoudounCoGovt @Teamsters

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Teamsters 639 members strike Keolis in Prince William County; ATU 689 members have been striking the company in Loudoun County for last four weeks. Today’s labor quote: ATU 689.Today’s labor history: Western Federation of Miners strikes for the 8-hour day.   @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @ATULocal689 #ATUStrong @LoudounCoGovt @Teamsters

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Freshfarm Workers Union unionizes workers at DC-area farmers markets.Today’s labor quote: Pasha Fesenko.Today’s labor history: Hollywood writers end 3-month strike.@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO #1u @FRESHFARMunion @UFCW400  

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Defenders of Wildlife not so great with people; Defenders of Wildlife settles; workers demand contract; Rejecting a “culture of fear”; Two organizing wins; Freshfarm workers unionize.Today’s labor quote: Frederick Douglass.Today’s labor history: Birth of John L. Lewis, president of the Mine Workers and founder of the CIO.@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @thericandback @defenders_staff @Defenders #WeAreDefenders #UnionStrong @OPEIU @OPEIULocal2 @AFT_Maryland @aftunion @TRUhopkins @ueunion #JHUGradsRising #TRUisYOU @FRESHFARMunion @UFCW400 Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.