(audio) "From the beginning it has been really important for our union to be a part of the larger labor movement because unions were joined together to take on the big issues that individual workers can't take on by themselves.”
That’s Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, talking about union solidarity on the latest episode of the AFL-CIO’s “State of the Unions” podcast. (audio) “And we know that today especially when we go to bargain health care at the table. It doesn’t matter what great negotiators we are. It doesn’t matter that we have 80 percent density in the airline industry. We can't take on the issues of health care without joining together with other workers who have health care under attack, and raising the standards for all Americans on health care. There’s just no way we can move that issue forward. So while we focus specifically on flight attendant issues, we understand our role as part of the larger labor movement as being integral to our success." “State of the Unions” is available on your favorite podcast platform. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1790, powered by children seven to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater’s thread-spinning factory went into production in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, launching the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 percent of the mill workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week. Today’s labor quote is by William Howard Taft, the Supreme Court Chief Justice and former U.S. president. The Supreme Court ruled on this date in 1921 that picketing was unconstitutional. William Howard Taft, who declared that picketing was, in part, "an unlawful annoyance and hurtful nuisance..." 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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