This is Chris Garlock, with the latest labor news, updates and history from the Metro Washington Labor Council.
(audio) “I think it’s part of a broader shift in younger people having access to the internet and having access to more ideas and more education and seeing what the world is like right now and seeing what the status quo is like and who it’s hurting and how it’s been hurting them and what they have to look forward to.” That’s Kim Kelly, the labor columnist for Teen Vogue and a former music editor at VICE, on the latest episode of “State of the Unions,” the AFL-CIO’s podcast. Kelly shares her journey into radical political activism from humble beginnings in rural New Jersey to a platform that reaches millions. She provides insight into her experience forming a union at VICE and her desire for young people to challenge capitalism in today's economy. (audio) “I think they’re realizing...this is not cool. It ties into how you see all these Fox News or whatever scare pieces about the millennials rejecting capitalism in favor of socialism as if that’s a bad thing. Kids are hungry and smart and they have the internet and they’re going to be doing this work when we’re all old and grey. You know we’ve got to give them a little credit, but we also have to give them something to latch onto.” Check out the rest of Kim’s interview on “State of the Unions,” available wherever you get your podcasts. On today’s labor calendar, the Metro Washington Council meets tonight at 6:30 at the AFL-CIO; all are welcome and you can get complete details on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1970, the Post Office’s first mass work stoppage in 195 years began in Brooklyn and Manhattan and spread to 210,000 of the nation’s 750,000 postal employees. Mail service was virtually paralyzed in several cities, and President Nixon declared a state of emergency. A settlement came after two weeks. Today’s labor quote is by Barack Obama, who said: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we seek.” Union City Radio is supported by Union Plus. The Union Plus Mortgage Program is union-owned and provides exclusive benefits for first time home buyers, union members and retirees. Visit unionplus.org/mortgage.
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