Episodes
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
April 10 - Dolores Huerta is Born
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1930. That was the day that Dolores Huerta was born in the mining town of Dawson, New Mexico.
Monday Apr 08, 2019
April 9 - Bunting v Oregon, On the Road to the Eight Hour Day
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
The fight for an eight hour work day was one of the most difficult and important efforts of the US labor movement.
Slogans such as “Eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours for what we will!” became the rallying cry of working people.
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
April 8 - 128 Convict Laborers Die in Banner Mine Explosion
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1911. At 6:30 in the morning an explosion shook the Banner Mine, owned by the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company. Banner was located near what would later become Birmingham, Alabama.
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
April 7 - Justice for Janitors
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Their slogan was “Justice for Janitors!” Their chant was “Si se puede!” “Yes we can!”
Their image was a red and black poster of a mop raised high in a clenched fist. 3,000 members of SEIU Local 1877 marched in the streets of downtown Los Angeles.
Friday Apr 05, 2019
April 6 - The New York Slave Revolt of 1712
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Often Southern states are the focus of histories of slavery in the United States.
But did you know that in the early 1700s one in five residents of New York were enslaved Africans?
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
April 5 - The Longest Strike
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1954. It began what some have called the “longest major strike in U.S. history.” The strike was against Kohler, the Wisconsin-based manufacturer of bathroom fixtures.
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
April 4 - The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
On this day in Labor History, the year was 1968. This is a day of mourning. Today is the day an assassin’s bullet murdered Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he was coming out of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Monday Apr 01, 2019
April 2 - The Union Label
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
When you go shopping, do you remember to look for the union label? On this day in Labor History the year was 1909.
The American Federation of Labor launched its “Union Label” department
Monday Apr 01, 2019
April 1 - Historic Strike at Loray Textile Mill Begins
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1929.
It was the first day of the strike at the Loray textile mill in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Textile mill workers in the south were paid significantly less than workers in the north.