Episodes
Thursday Jan 21, 2016
January 21, 2016 The Charleston Five
Thursday Jan 21, 2016
Thursday Jan 21, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 2000. Just after midnight six hundred police officers clashed with picketing longshoreman in Charleston, South Carolina. The port in Charleston ranked the fourth largest in the United States.
Wednesday Jan 20, 2016
January 20, 2016 The First MLK Day
Wednesday Jan 20, 2016
Wednesday Jan 20, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1986. That was the first time Dr. Martin Luther King Day was observed as a national holiday. A powerful voice for Civil Rights, Dr. King was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee while standing on the second floor of the Lorraine Motel.
Tuesday Jan 19, 2016
January 19, 2016 Gunned Down in Cold Blood
Tuesday Jan 19, 2016
Tuesday Jan 19, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1915. That was the day that two striking workers were shot and killed by gunmen hired by a fertilizer plant in New Jersey. In addition to the 2 killed many more were injured by the hired guns.
Monday Jan 18, 2016
January 18, 2016 Showing the Pride
Monday Jan 18, 2016
Monday Jan 18, 2016
Have you ever worn a union button or t-shirt to work? On this day in Labor History the year was 1912.
Members of the Australian Tramways Association in Brisbane, Queensland decided to put on their union badges at work.
Sunday Jan 17, 2016
January 17, 2016 Give Us Our Daily Bread
Sunday Jan 17, 2016
Sunday Jan 17, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1915. It was the day that the people in Chicago stood up to demand an end to hunger and unemployment. Their stand began at a meeting at Bowen Hall, part of the Hull House complex founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams.
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
January 16, 2016 A Nation Demands a Raise
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1946. That was the day the United Packinghouse Workers of America went on strike. Their initial demand was for a twenty-five cent an hour raise. They were also joined in the strike by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters union.
Friday Jan 15, 2016
January 15, 2016 Fighting for Opportunity
Friday Jan 15, 2016
Friday Jan 15, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1941. That was the day that black labor leader, A Philip Randolph, issued a call for a March on Washington. He proposed the march to bring attention to the employment discrimination faced by African American workers.
Thursday Jan 14, 2016
January 14, 2016 The Fight for the 8 hour day
Thursday Jan 14, 2016
Thursday Jan 14, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1868. Representatives of more than forty locals of the International Union of Bricklayers of North America gathered in New York City. It was the third annual convention of the new union.
Wednesday Jan 13, 2016
January 13, 2016 The Fight for a Voice
Wednesday Jan 13, 2016
Wednesday Jan 13, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1893. That was the day that 120 delegates met in Bradford, England to form the Independent Labor Party. The goal of this political party was to get more candidates that represented the interests of working people elected to the British Parliament.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
January 12, 2016 The Push Toward Industrial Peace
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016