On this date in 1915, Joe Hill, labor leader and song writer, was executed in Utah on what many believe was a framed charge of murder…
In 1954, the nation’s first automatic toll collection machine was used at the Union Toll Plaza on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway… And in 1981, the National Writers Union was founded, representing freelance and contract writers and others in the trade. I was there in New York City and I’m still a member today. In 1992 the National Writers Union become a local of the United Auto Workers. Today’s labor quote is by Joe Hill. Before he died he declared: “Don’t waste any time mourning. Organize.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Visit unionplus.org to find out how union members might take advantage of a limited-time wireless offer from AT&T.
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