Episodios

  • Written by Humans for Humans
    Jun 30 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Why writers and artists are fighting to keep AI-generated content out of movies, plays, and literature. That’s from the Union Strong podcast by the New York State AFL-CIO. Plus: Bayard Rustin’s story screens online, a free concert in Greensboro, and Alabama ends convict leasing in 1928.

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  • The Boss Needs You
    Jun 27 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A 1934 strike by Milwaukee electric railway workers. And on this day in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World—the IWW—was founded in Chicago. Plus, this weekend’s labor arts calendar features Brother Outsider, Love Songs from the Liberation Wars, and a concert with Bev Grant & Charlie King.

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  • In the Beginning Was the Word
    Jun 26 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Author Jennifer Smythe shares the story of Mary C. McCall Jr., Hollywood’s most powerful—and forgotten—screenwriter, plus, a preview of this year’s San Francisco LaborFest; on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, one o’clock on WPFW. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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  • Union Vets Call Out a Draft Dodger
    Jun 25 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Veterans and union members rally on the National Mall, calling out Donald Trump’s record and standing up for those who served. From the Working People podcast. Plus: A. Philip Randolph’s pressure leads to a historic anti-discrimination order on this day in 1941.

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  • No Middle Ground with Fascism
    Jun 24 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor strategist Bill Fletcher draws a hard line between labor and authoritarianism, warning against even faint praise for fascist leaders. Plus: we remember labor leader Terence V. Powderly, who died on this date in 1924, and Haymarket martyr Albert Parsons, born June 24, 1848. @Heartland_Labor @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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  • A Path to the Middle Class
    Jun 23 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From KBOO’s Labor Radio in Portland, a look at how public sector jobs offered generations of workers a ladder to the middle class. Plus: the latest labor arts news at laborheritage.org, and in labor history, a deadly 1914 union conflict in Butte, Montana. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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  • Conspiracy Charges Are Thought Crime
    Jun 20 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage breaks down the use of conspiracy laws as tools of repression against labor and protest movements. Plus: the Great Labor Arts Exchange heats up with tonight’s Song & Poetry Contest and tomorrow’s Laborpalooza concert. In labor history, we remember the deadly 1943 Detroit race riots. And we close with a powerful quote on union solidarity from Sue Carney.

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  • Cooperation Over Competition
    Jun 19 2025

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Artist Eric Ruin talks with Tabitha Arnold about how punk, zines, and class rage fueled his radical art—and why he gets more from collaboration than competition. Plus: the Great Labor Arts Exchange kicks off tomorrow, and a historic sit-down strike in Akron. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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