The Battle of Century City took place on June 15, 1990, as police in Los Angeles attacked some 500 janitors and their supporters during a peaceful demonstration led by the Service Employees International Union against cleaning contractor ISS. The event generated public outrage that resulted in recognition of the workers' union and spurred the creation of an annual June 15 Justice for Janitors Day.
And on June 16, 1933, the National Industrial Recovery Act became law, but was later to be declared unconstitutional. It established the right to unionize, set maximum hours and minimum wages for every major industry, abolished sweatshops and child labor. The Wagner Act, in effect today, was approved two years later to legalize unionization. Today’s labor quote is by railroad union leader and socialist Eugene Debs, speaking on June 16, 1918 in Canton, Ohio, on the relation between capitalism and war. Ten days later he was arrested under the Espionage Act, and eventually sentenced to 10 years in jail. Eugene Victor Debs, who said: “The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class had nothing to gain and all to lose – especially their lives.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’re thinking about hitting a theme park with your family this summer, visit unionplus.org/entertainment to get savings at America’s favorite theme parks.
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DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them. HOUR 1: Hosted by Ed Smith. Guests: Mark Gruenberg, PAI Peter Winch, AFGE, Special Assistant to the National Vice President, District 14: Employees of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture voted on Tuesday to be represented by AFGE. The election was almost unanimous, 137-2. Aminah Sequiera, NNU, Legislative Advocate. NNU legislative efforts concerning Workplace Violence and Medicare for All. Music – Bob Marley – Redemption Song. HOUR 2: replay of MAY 2, 2019 show: Hosted by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock Gerry Connolly, Congressman for Virginia's 11th District: If Trump has his way, this major federal agency is on the way out. Harold Meyerson, Managing Editor, The American Prospect: This May Day, It’s Time to Cut Work Down to Size; The Millennialization of American Labor. Judy Conti, Government Affairs Director, National Employment Law Project: A high-ranking lawyer says she was told to serve the cake. She complained, then she was fired; Remaking 9 to 5? What Today’s Working Women Want to See. Resources: CoWorker.org; NELA.org; workplacefairness.org; NELP. On today’s labor calendar…
tune in at 1 o’clock this afternoon for this week’s edition of Your Rights at Work here on WPFW; Then at 4:20 join Justice for Janitors for a rally in Crystal City… And at 6:30 tonight the Farmworker Justice Award Reception will honor photojournalist Earl Dotter; For details – and all the latest local labor calendar listings -- go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1893, the American Railway Union, headed by Eugene V. Debs, was founded. Today’s labor quote is by Tony Mazzocchi, born in Brooklyn, New York on this date in 1926. An activist and officer in the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union, Tony was a mentor to Karen Silkwood, a founder of the Labor Party and a prime mover behind the 1970 passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. He also co-founded the DC Labor FilmFest, which celebrated its 19th anniversary this year. Tony Mazzocchi, who said: “When you build a big movement from down below, regardless of who's in the White House, you can bring about change.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’re thinking about hitting a theme park with your family this summer, visit unionplus.org/entertainment to get savings at America’s favorite theme parks. The annual Great Labor Arts Exchange is coming up next week, running Thursday June 20 to Sunday June 23 out at the Tommy Douglas Conference Center in Silver Spring.
The weekend of labor arts includes workshops, films, discussion groups, spoken word, jam sessions and open mike. Bring your instrument, your voice, your beat box, your song, your poem, your story or just yourself. For details and to register, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1904, fifty thousand members of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen employed in meatpacking plants walked off their jobs; demands included equalization of wages and conditions throughout U.S. plants. Today’s labor quote is Dr John’s “Take Me Out To The Ball Game,” in memory of Dr John and recognition of the Major League Baseball strike that began on this date in 1981, forcing the cancellation of 713 games. Most observers blamed team owners for the strike: they were trying to recover from a court decision favoring the players on free agency. (audio: Dr John) Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’re thinking about hitting a theme park with your family this summer, visit unionplus.org/entertainment to get savings at America’s favorite theme parks. |
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