Referring to Martin Luther King’s handling of his arrest in Montgomery on September 3, 1958: “Because of your courage in face of known danger I want to commend you for your stand for the people of color all over the world, and [especially] the people in Montgomery. Your action took the fear out of the Negroes and made the white man see himself as he is.” "Hi folks, thank you for sending Union City," writes Gerard O'Mahony, coordinator of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Cork. "On February 11, you mention Mother Jones. You said that she was arrested in 1913 while leading a protest of conditions in West Virginia mines and 'She was 83 years old at the time' in 1913. Just to clarify, Mary Harris was born in late July 1837 and baptised on 1st August 1837 at the North Cathedral Church here in Cork City in the Republic of Ireland. She was 75 years of age that time in Feb 1913. You can find the date in a book by Elliott Gorn, Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America, and I have seen the baptism register. Just sending it in a spirit of solidarity to fellow union members as she is among the greatest of all union leaders." This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly. Last week’s show: Remembering John Sweeney and Anne Feeney
Labor organizer and civil rights activist Edgar Daniel Nixon dies. While working as a Pullman porter, Nixon organized the Montgomery local of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and served as its president for many years. He was a key organizer of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and co-founder of the Montgomery Improvement Association. 1987 Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Railway Employees of America change name to Amalgamated Transit Union - 1965 - 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 Addressing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Workers in the German and US Metalworking Sectors: Wed, February 24, 11am – 12pm FREE; REGISTER HERE Achieving Economic and Racial Justice for Black Workers: Policy Priorities for 2021 and Beyond: Wed, February 24, 4:00pm – 5:30pm Register here Taxing the Rich and Bargaining for Racial Justice in Connecticut: Wed, February 24, 5pm – 6pm Register here Baltimore Labor Council meeting (rescheduled from 2/17): Wed, February 24, 7pm – 9pm Email for call-in details: [email protected] Fairfax County Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, February 24, 7pm – 8pm This week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Belabored; The Rick Smith Show; RadioLabour; Solidarity Breakfast; UnionDues; Labor Radio on KBOO; Building Bridges; Empathy Media |