Hosted by Union City Radio's Chris Garlock Punk and justice come to WPFW. This month's show features Chill Parents, a four piece punk band from Washington, DC. Their biggest inspirations are La Villa Pizza and Founders' All Day IPA. They have played a lot of house shows around the District, and promise not to spoil the party as long as you leave your keys on the counter. Band members include gym staffer Kevin Tit on guitar and vocals, teacher Omar Tanamaly, bass and vocals, veterinary lab technician Andy Appleton on drums and vocals, and UFCW Local 400 communications manager Jon Williams on guitar and vocals. Labor Live@5 is produced by Korey Hartwich and engineered by David "The Cleaner" Kelly
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Sunshine and solidarity helped ease the chill of icy winds at yesterday's rally by registered nurses at Holy Cross Hospital. Despite the frigid temperatures more than 100 gathered outside Holly Cross in Silver Spring, as the nurses were joined by area union, community and religious allies, as well as local politicians, many of whom had personal stories of how Holy Cross nurses have helped them -- or a close family member -- through births, illnesses and recovery.
"It feels really good to have all the support today from people who want to see us treated right," said Registered Nurse Nina Scott, who cares for critically ill babies at Holy Cross. "The only sad thing is how much opposition we're getting from management, and how they're really violating our rights." Check out our rally photos on our Twitter feed @dclabor On today's labor calendar: "Race, Class, and Struggle Then & Now" features a conversation with Jerome Scott, former member of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, today at 5pm at Howard University. Also at 5pm today, catch our monthly Labor Live@5 edition here on WPFW, when I'll host "Chill Parents," a punk band from Washington, DC that includes Jon Williams , communications manager for UFCW Local 400. Complete details, as always, on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1903, the Western Federation of Miners struck for the 8-hour day. Also on this date in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt created the Department of Commerce and Labor. It was divided into two separate government departments ten years later. And in 1996, striking workers at Detroit’s newspapers, out since the previous July, offered to return to work. The offer was accepted five days later but the newspapers vowed to retain some 1,200 strikebreakers. A court ruling the following year ordered most of the former strikers reinstated. Today’s labor quote is by Jimmy Hoffa, the Teamsters leader who was born on this date in 1913. Jimmy Hoffa, who said "Don't let any man into your cab, your home or your heart, unless he's a friend of labor." Jimmy Hoff also said "Rome wasn't built in a day, but man, did they get a break on the labor." Help keep Union City Radio on the air by pledging at 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739, or you can pledge online at wpfwfm.org. Whatever you give, thank you! Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus. UnionPlus is committed to improving the quality of life of working families through their unique products and services. Find out more at unionplus.org. Member activism and the hard work of UFCW Local 400 shop steward Mary Little recently won a landmark victory at a Lynchburg Kroger store. All courtesy clerks there were promoted to front end clerks, gaining raises, benefits, holiday pay and paid vacations in the process. The promotions came after Little caught store management assigning the courtesy clerks tasks beyond the scope of their jobs, in clear violation of their contract. “I believe everyone should be treated equally,” Little said. “Courtesy clerks have a hard job. I’m just going to do everything I can to get every shop steward on board so we can get all of these courtesy clerks what they deserve.”
On today’s labor calendar, Nurses will rally for patient safety in front of Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring starting at 9:30am; the regular Monday Night Labor Lobbyists' Meeting is tonight from 5 to 7 in Annapolis and at 8pm tonight the documentary "13th" – about the history of racial inequality in America -- screens free at the Old Greenbelt Theatre, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Complete details on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1865, a national eight-month strike by the Sons of Vulcan, a union of iron forgers, ended in victory when employers agreed to a wage scale based on the price of iron bars—the first time employers recognized the union, the first union contract in the iron and steel industry, and what may be the first union contract of any kind in the United States. In 2008, some 12,000 Hollywood writers returned to work today following a largely successful three-month strike against television and motion picture studios. They won compensation for their TV and movie work that gets streamed on the Internet. Today’s labor quote is by Martin Luther King, Jr “When the rest of the nation accepted rank discrimination and prejudice as ordinary and usual – like the rain, to be deplored but accepted as part of nature – trade unions, particularly the CIO, leveled all barriers to equal membership.” Firefighters save people’s lives all the time, but they don’t always get to see the results of their efforts. Last month they did. Southeast resident Robert Law returned to the Engine 25 firehouse to thank the crew – members of Fire Fighters Local 36 -- for bringing him back to life after an asthma attack left him without a pulse. Check out NBC4’s report on our website at dclabor.org
On today’s labor calendar, local and national labor activists are gearing up for the final forum for candidates for Democratic National Committee Chair, which takes place today and tomorrow in Baltimore. Complete details on our website at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history, On this date in 1908, the American Federation of Labor founded the Building and Construction Trades Department as a way to overcome the jurisdictional conflicts occurring in the building and construction unions. In 1963, eleven members of the Carpenters’ union in Reesor Siding, Northern Ontario were shot, three fatally, by independent local farmer-settlers who were supplying wood to a Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company plant. Some 400 union members were attempting to block an outbound shipment from the plant. The action came as the company was insisting on a pay freeze and two months of working seven days a week. And in 1973, forty workers were killed on Staten Island, New York, when a huge storage tank filled with liquefied gas exploded. Today’s labor quote is by Pete Seeger Folksinger and social activist Pete Seeger, who said “I'm trying hard to find common denominators. Because I seriously doubt there will be any world here if we don't find some way to talk with people we disagree with.” Help keep Union City Radio on the air by pledging at 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739, or you can pledge online at wpfwfm.org. Whatever you give, thank you! Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus. UnionPlus is committed to improving the quality of life of working families through their unique products and services. Find out more at unionplus.org. |
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