(audio) Let America Be clip
That’s music from “The Moment Was Now,” a new musical by former union organizer Gene Bruskin that imagines Abolitionist and women’s suffragette supporter Frederick Douglass convening a post-Civil War era meeting of key feminist, black and labor leaders of the time to discuss unity. As Gene says, “It’s about a moment when our country almost did the right thing!” With issues of class, race and gender constantly in the news today, this historic perspective is more timely than ever. For more information -- and to buy tickets – go to themomentwasnow.com On today’s labor calendar, locked-out Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians picket today at 11 at am the BSO hall in Baltimore; For all the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1902, Homer Martin, and early leader of the United Auto Workers, was born in Marion, Illinois. Today’s labor quote is by George Meany, the plumber and founding president of the AFL-CIO, who was born in New York City on this date in 1894. In his official biography, Meany claimed had, quote-unquote, "never walked a picket line in his life," but he also said that "You only make progress by fighting for progress." Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. The Union Plus Prescription Savings program can save you money on brand names and generic drugs at pharmacies nationwide. Download the free Union Plus RX card and save today. Visit unionplus.org/healthsavings.
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