This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Industrial murder at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Last week's episode: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver. March 30 Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day - 1918 At the height of the Great Depression, 35,000 unemployed march in New York’s Union Square. Police beat many demonstrators, injuring 100 - 1930 Harry Bridges, Australian-born dock union leader, dies at age 88. He helped form and lead the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 40 years. A Bridges quote: “The most important word in the language of the working class is ‘solidarity’” - 1990. March 31 President Martin Van Buren issues a broadly-applicable executive order granting the 10 hour day to all government employees engaged in manual labor - 1840 Cesar Chavez born in Yuma, AZ.- 1927 Wisconsin state troopers fail to get scabs across the picket line to break a 76-day Allis-Chalmers strike in Milwaukee led by UAW Local 248. The plant remained closed until the government negotiated a compromise - 1941 - David Prosten. click here for latest listings Union City Radio: 7:15am daily WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report Wizards Labor Night: Tue, March 29, 7pm – 11pm Wizards’ vs Chicago Bulls. CLICK HERE to order individual tickets ($19 - $175). The Metro Washington Labor Council's Community Services Agency will receive $5.00 per ticket sold. Group sales: Grant Mintz - 202-661-5075; [email protected] The Future We Need | Discussing Labor with Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta: Tue, March 29, 7:00pm – 8:30pm RSVP: Click here to register (select the "Going" button toward the bottom of the page) Airport Worker Rally: Wed, March 30, 11:30am – 12:30pm Join a Day of Action to Support Living Wages, Paid Time Off, and Health Care for Airport Workers. National Airport (DCA) - Departures Level Courtyard Area Labor Webinar on Ukraine: Wed, March 30, 8:00pm – 9:30pm You are invited to participate in this important labor webinar about the Russian invasion of Ukraine to learn more about the crisis and what we in the labor movement can do in response to this crisis. Those who register will be sent a link to the webinar on the day of the event. REGISTER HERE. Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, March 31, 1pm – 2pm WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online. CLUW Women's Online Watch Party: Thu, March 31, 7pm – 9pm Hosted by the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Working for Common Good at the Bargaining Table and Beyond: Fri, April 1, 11am – 3pm Registration Required Missed last week's Your Rights At Work WPFW radio show, "Putting the movement in Movement"? Catch the podcast here! There are currently 12 election petitions and several more campaigns underway at Virginia Starbucks, joining more than 150 stores nationally. “After CEO Kevin Johnson stepped down last week, Interim CEO Howard Schultz and Board Chair Mellody Hobson doubled down on their anti-union program,” reports NoVA Labor’s Virginia Diamond. “Workers have had their hours slashed dramatically, threatening their financial survival and undermining their ability to provide customer service. Despite the union-busting, the movement is growing!” Ballots go out on March 29th for the first five of the Richmond stores that are unionizing. |