October 7 marked the 10th annual World Day for Decent Work, a day when unions across the globe mobilize for decent work. In local events, workers highlight issues of corporate greed, low wages, inequality and injustice. In the United States, immigrant workers and communities are under attack as the Trump administration threatens some of the few protections available to immigrants in vulnerable circumstances. This undermines decent work and the ability of all working people to come together to assert their rights on the job.
On today's labor calendar, there's a DC Paid Family Leave Hearing this morning at 9:30 at the Wilson Building. Then at 5pm catch The Wright Touch Band on this month's Labor Live@5 show right here on WPFW; details on our website, dclabor.org, click on calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1933, six days into a cotton field strike by 18,000 Mexican and Mexican-American workers in Pixley, California, four strikers were killed and six wounded; eight growers were indicted and charged with murder. Today’s labor quote is by Caroline Decker, a labor organizer in the 1920s and 1930s across the United States, who said: “…it was very hard for so many people; really rough. People today have no idea how much better it now is, and how many heads were cracked to get it.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which is committed to improving the quality of life for all working families; find out more at unionplus.org.
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