(audio) “There is much more separation in the U.S. economy between what high paid blue collar workers make and what high paid white collar workers make.”
That’s Congressman Marc Veasey of Texas, on the latest episode of the AFL-CIO’s “State of the Unions” podcast. Marc is one of the co-chairs of the House Blue Collar Caucus… (audio) “And so in order to erase those discrepancies and those gaps we need to really be able to address income inequality. And I like what our good friend Joe Kennedy talked about in an interview that he did recently...the capitalism of today isn't the same capitalism of yesterday. It used to be when companies like General Motors and others would do very well that the company always put that money back into the workers...it wasn't all about what the shareholders wanted. And now there seems to be so much more of an emphasis on shareholders in this country.” Catch “State of the Unions” on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast or wherever you listen to podcasts. On today’s labor calendar, we’ll re-visit two historic strikes on today’s edition of Your Rights At Work, starting at 1pm here on WPFW. Both took place in 1970, one by 200,000 postal workers, the other by 150 Garrett County Roads Department workers in Western Maryland. Plus all the latest labor news and your calls. And at 3pm, catch a performance of We Were There, either at the AFL-CIO or broadcast live right here on WPFW. Complete details, as always, on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1935, members of Gas House Workers’ Union Local 18799 began what would become a 4-month strike against the Laclede Gas Light Company in St. Louis. The union later said the strike was the first ever against a public utility in the United States. Today’s labor quote is by Martin Luther King, Jr., who led a march of striking sanitation workers, members of AFSCME Local 1733, in Memphis, Tennessee on this date in 1968. Violence during the march persuaded him to return the following week to Memphis, where he was assassinated. Martin Luther King, who said: “It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Thinking about buying or refinancing a home? The Union Plus Mortgage Program provides top-notch service and is union-owned. Visit unionplus.org/mortgage.
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