Labor journalist Sarah Jaffe will discuss her new book Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted and Alone on the Your Rights At Work radio show on WPFW (89.3FM) today at 1p. "Wry, passionate, and at times heartrending, Work Won’t Love You Back finds Jaffe breaking bread with artists, interns, domestic workers, video game designers, academics, and many others who have seen their labor systematically devalued, dismissed, and disregarded," writes Kim Kelly. "I think everybody should unionize their workplace — that's number one!" Jaffe told Kelly. This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The People, No.
Kansas City native Thomas Frank talks with the Heartland Labor Forum radio show about his new book about American populism, the long trail of elites who hate it, why pundits called Donald Trump a populist and why he’s nothing of the kind. Harvey J. Kaye on The Fight for The Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and The Greatest Generation Truly Great, from Empathy Media Lab. And on Labor History in 2:00, Rick Smith tells us about Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. Last week’s show: Stand! The new hit labor musical. American Miners’ Association formed - 1861 First U.S. unemployment compensation law enacted, in Wisconsin – 1932 - David Prosten click here for latest listings
Union City Radio: 7:15am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report Confronting the Digital Workplace: Whose Power? Whose Voice?: Wed, January 27, 11:00am – 12:30pm Register here FILM: 9to5: The Story of a Movement: Wed, January 27, 7pm – 9pm Register here Fairfax Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, January 27, 7pm – 8pm Special guest is Kyle deCant, Labor Counsel to the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee. The Chair of this House Committee is Virginia's own hero Rep. Bobby Scott, chief patron of the PRO Act. Register here Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, January 27, 7:30pm – 8:30pm Meeting for union members and community allies in Alexandria. Email [email protected] for the link. Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, January 28, 6pm – 8pm Meeting for union members and community allies in Arlington RSVP here Your Rights At Work During The Pandemic: Thu, January 28, 6:30pm – 8:00pm RSVP here Shenandoah Valley Labor/Community Alliance: Thu, January 28, 7:30pm – 9:00pm Meeting of union activists and community allies in the Shenandoah Valley RSVP here |