This is Chris Garlock, with the latest labor news, updates and history from the Metro Washington Labor Council.
(audio) “So I would say that all you have to do is give young people the information and let them know that forming a union is an option, because unions are relevant.” That’s Kooper Caraway, the 28-year-old president of the Sioux Falls AFL-CIO, on the latest episode of the AFL-CIO’s ‘State of the Unions’ podcast. (audio) “Unions always have been relevant. Unions have been relevant for 200 years and they’ll be relevant 200 years from now as long as some people have to work for wages and some people have to struggle to make ends meet. Until everyone has everything they need then unions are going to be relevant. And so that’s particularly true for young people. And so as long as those young people have the tools and the information and education they need, then they’ll understand because they’re going to go to work. Those heroic kids in Parkland, they’re going to go to school. They might be grad students one day and might be tired of being mistreated and then compensated very little and want to organize. The labor movement will be right there with them. They may go to work after that and work on political campaigns and be tired of being overworked and underpaid. They’ll organize that way, like we’re seeing across the country. As long as they have the tools and the information I think they’ll take hold of it. And I really think that they’ll make us proud.” Subscribe to "State of the Unions" anywhere you listen to podcasts. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1918, faced with 84-hour workweeks, 24 hour shifts and pay of 29 cents an hour, fire fighters formed The International Association of Fire Fighters. Previously, 17 fire fighter locals had affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, the first was the local right here in Washington, DC, in 1901, Today’s labor quote is by abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who said: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Now is a great time to find a better deal on your auto insurance. To get a free quote and explore the best offers from national insurance providers, visit unionplus.org/auto.
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