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Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1894, representatives from the American Federation of Labor, the Knights of Labor, populists, railroad brotherhoods and other trade unions held a unity conference in St. Louis but failed to overcome their differences. Today’s labor quote is by John L. Lewis, who died on this date in 1969. A legendary figure, Lewis was president of the United Mine Workers for four decades, from 1920 to 1960 and a driving force behind the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO. John L. Lewis, who said: "Populist movements themselves do not often achieve their own objectives. Their demands may be co-opted by the major parties, or they may be thoroughly rejected. But they do roil the waters. They signal that the prevailing political ideology is not working and the standard worldview is breaking down." Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org!
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Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1852, the earliest recorded strike by Chinese immigrants to the U.S. occurred when stonemasons brought to San Francisco to build the three-story Parrott granite building - made from Chinese prefabricated blocks - struck for higher pay. You can hear more about this in this week’s Labor History Today podcast, available on your favorite podcast platform, just search for Union City Radio. Today’s labor quote is by Roy Siemiller, president of the Machinists during the 1966 airline strike, which began on this date when 43,000 machinists walked out against five airline carriers. Roy Siemiller, who said: "Our members on these airlines are not satisfied with the offers made in negotiations so far. Under the American system and under American labor law they have a right to strike. Only under Communism and Fascism are human beings forced to work against their will.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org! For the latest local labor news and calendar, go to dclabor.org
Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 2006, the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club announced the formation of a strategic alliance to pursue a joint public policy agenda under the banner of Good Jobs, A Clean Environment, and A Safer World. Today’s labor quote is from the program for the sole performance on this date in 1913 of the Pageant of the Paterson Silk Strike, created and performed by 1,000 mill workers from the silk industry strike in Paterson, New Jersey: “The Pageant represents a battle between the working class and the capitalist class conducted by the Industrial Workers of the World, making use of the General Strike as the chief weapon. It is a conflict between two social forces—the force of labor and the force of capital.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org! Hosted by Ed Smith and Bruce Jett
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