“Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” On this date in 1920, after three-quarters of the states had ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, women won their long struggle for the vote. This week’s Labor History Today podcast: A travel guide to labor landmarks Saul Schniderman takes us on a road trip to discover the markers, memorials and monuments commemorating the history and heritage of America's workers. Saul directs the Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, a project of the Labor Heritage Foundation. Plus this week’s Labor History in 2: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. Last week’s show: “The Flintstones” and class struggle; The Ford Hunger March photo: Firefighters of Michigan Monument August 26 Fannie Sellins and Joseph Starzeleski are murdered by coal company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, Penn. Sellins was a United Mine Workers of America organizer and Starzeleski was a miner - 1919 With America in the depths of the Great Depression, the Comptroller of the Currency announces a temporary halt on foreclosures of first mortgages - 1932 In what some may consider one of the many management decisions that was to help cripple the American auto industry over the following decades, Ford Motor Co. produces its first Edsel. Ford dropped the project two years later after losing approximately $350 million - 1957 After 20 months of bargaining, United Airlines reaches a tentative accord with the Air Line Pilots Assn., representing 10,000 pilots - 2000 More than 1,300 bus drivers on Oahu, Hawaii begin what is to become a five week strike - 2003 August 27 Some 14,000 Chicago teachers who have gone without pay for several months finally collect about $1,400 each - 1934 President Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize all the nation's railroads to prevent a general strike. The railroads were not returned to their owners until two years later - 1950 - David Prosten Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; click here to hear today's report Airport Union Caucus (Canceled): Mon, August 24 Prince William County Labor Caucus: Mon, August 24, 7pm – 8pm Meeting for Prince William County union members and allies. Save The Post Office, For The People: Tue, August 25, 9am – 11am Greenbelt Post Office, 25 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770 RSVP here Loudoun County Labor Caucus: Tue, August 25, 5pm – 6pm Meeting for Loudoun County union members and allies. Metro Washington Council and Community Services Agency staff are teleworking; reach them at the contact numbers and email addresses here. Missed last week's Your Rights At Work radio show? Catch the podcast here; Danny Alpert, co-director of the upcoming film The Last Strike; the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s Tales of the Resistance Episode 4; It Came From R&D. Negotiations on UFCW 400’s next Kroger West Virginia contract are now underway. Due to the pandemic, all negotiations are taking place over Zoom video conference with the assistance of a federal mediator. “We have held a few preliminary sessions with Kroger negotiators and talks have proceeded smoothly so far, but we are just getting started,” the local reports. The negotiating team is pushing for “Wages we can live on; Schedules we can depend on; Healthcare we can afford; Retirement we can count on.” |