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Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1939, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jersey City mayor Frank Hague’s ordinance banning labor meetings in public places and prohibiting the distribution of union literature violated the First Amendment right to freedom of assembly and was therefore unconstitutional. Today’s labor quote is by Joseph Ettor. Known as “Smiling Joe,” Ettor was an Italian-American trade union organizer who, in the middle-1910s, was one of the leading public faces of the Industrial Workers of the World, or IWW. Joe Ettor, who said: “The power of the capitalists is based on property, they have the laws, the army, everything! In spite of all that, the workers have something still more powerful. The workers’ power…is the common bond of solidarity.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Check them out at unionplus.org! Today in Labor History is provided by Union Communication Services; Rockin’ Solidarity is performed by Joe Uehlein and the Bones of Contention.
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