“The fight to pass the PRO Act is not just about democratizing the workplace, it’s our best shot at building a fair economy and reviving the American dream — for our generation and all those who follow.”
Coleman and Gonzalez are co-authors We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act. This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Houston, We Have a Labor Dispute. Last week’s show: Dramatizing The Murals. The Memphis Fire Fighter Strike of 1978.
July 23 Northern Michigan copper miners strike for union recognition, higher wages and eight-hour day. By the time they threw in the towel the following April, 1,100 had been arrested on various charges and Western Federation of Miners President Charles Moyer had been shot, beaten and forced out of town - 1913 July 24 The United Auto Workers and the Teamsters form the Alliance for Labor Action (ALA), later to be joined by several smaller unions. The ALA's agenda included support of the civil rights movement and opposition to the war in Viet Nam. It disbanded after four years following the death of UAW President Walter Reuther - 1968 July 25 Workers stage a general strike – believed to be the nation’s first – in St. Louis, in support of striking railroad workers. The successful strike was ended when some 3,000 federal troops and 5,000 deputized special police killed at least eighteen people in skirmishes around the city - 1877 July 26 Battle of Mucklow, W.Va. in coal strike. An estimated 100,000 shots were fired; 12 miners and four guards were killed - 1912 - 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 PRO Act: Thank Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen: Thu, July 22, 11am – 1pm ATU Local 689, 2701 Whitney Place Forestville, MD 20747 Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, July 22, 1pm – 2pm WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online. Arlington Dems Labor Caucus: Thu, July 22, 6pm – 7pm Meeting of union members and friends of labor in Arlington. Coalition to Repeal Right-to-Work: Fri, July 23, 7pm – 8pm Coalition of more than 50 organizations that support the right of workers to organize unions. Click here to check out the latest Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly: Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio/Podcast Network. With COVID19 cases increasing over the last two weeks -- up 106% in Virginia, 136% in Maryland and 205% in D.C. -- the Guild at Bloomberg Industry Group is asking Bloomberg management to reconsider forcing workers back into the office, "as the Delta variant spreads like wildfire across the U.S."
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