(audio) That’s today’s mystery sound from the folks at AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. It’s the sound of one of their members at work; can you guess what it is? Here’s Scott Weik, a member of AFSCME Local 1935 in Minnesota, to explain… (audio; see video below) AFSCME recently released a cool series of short videos featuring sounds of their members at work, unique sounds that AFSCME’s union members contribute to the symphony of our communities across the country. Check out the video on our website at dclabor.org In today’s labor history, on this date in 1913, 72 copper miners’ children died in a panic caused by a company stooge in Calumet, Michigan, who shouted “fire” up the stairs into a crowded hall where the children had gathered. They were crushed against closed doors when they tried to flee. Today’s labor quote is by Woody Guthrie, from his song “1913 Massacre” about the tragedy in Calumet, sung here by his son, Arlo: Such a terrible sight I never did see, We carried our children back up to their tree, The scabs outside still laughed at their spree, And the children that died there were seventy-three. The piano played a slow funeral tune, And the town was lit up by a cold Christmas moon, The parents they cried and the miners they moaned, "See what your greed for money has done." Union City Radio is supported by Union Plus, which offers special rebates for union members shopping for a new car or truck this holiday season. Visit unionplus.org to find out more.
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