More workers are striking these days than ever. And now, there’s a board game that teaches the power of collective action.
STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion, is a strategic, cooperative board game for 2 to 4 players. It’s designed by the folks at Jobs With Justice, in collaboration with the TESA Collective—a publisher of games about changing our world. Players take on the role of the Strike Council to lead a city-wide rebellion against HappyCorp’s takeover of Mercury City, while also fighting for better livelihoods for all. To make the game a reality, Jobs With Justice has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds necessary to produce the game. Find out more by searching for “Strike” at kickstarter.com For the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1892, a strike by Teamsters, Scalesmen and Packers paralyzed New Orleans. In two weeks the walkout became a general strike, involving more than 20,000 whites and blacks together, in support of demands for union recognition and a 10-hour work day. Today’s labor quote is by president Franklin D. Roosevelt when he signed the Fair Labor Standards Act; the 40-hour work week went into effect under the Act on this date in 1940. FDR, who said: "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry." You can support Union City Radio – and all the great programming here at WPFW – by making a generous contribution today; call 202-588-9739 or go to wpfwfm.org and Thank You! Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you want to get 15% off your phone bill, sign up for the AT&T Signature Program! Union members get discounts on service, accessories and more, all while supporting the only nationwide unionized wireless service. Visit unionplus.org/att.
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