Episodes
Friday Apr 10, 2020
April 10 - In the Streets Against Cruelty
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 2006. That was the day of massive protests for immigrants’ rights in cities throughout the United States. Starting in March of 2006, there was a series of coordinated protests in response to a bill passed by the US House of Representatives. The bill would classify undocumented workers as felons, and proposed a wall along one-third of the US-Mexico border.
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
April 9 - Minneapolis Teachers Brave the Cold For a Better Tomorrow
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1970. That was the day that Minneapolis Teachers Union, Local 59, went out on strike. They took the vote to strike, despite the fact state law prohibited teachers from striking. But after months of negotiations that went nowhere, the teachers decided it was time to act. The main issue for the strike was wages.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
April 8 - Truman Takes Over Steel
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1952. That was the day that President Truman issued Executive Order 10340, nationalizing the US Steel Industry. He hoped to stop a looming steel strike, while the country was embroiled in the Korean War.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
April 7 - The Day the Line Went Dead
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1947. If you tried to make a telephone call that day, you might have been out luck. During that time, telephone calls were connected by operators. Ninety-five percent of the operators were women.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
April 6 - Women Marching Off to Work
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1917. That was the day the that the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I. The war had been raging since 1914, but the US did not enter the conflict until 1917. Dubbed the “War to End All Wars,” the conflict transformed the work experience for many women.
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
April 5 - One Day Longer
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1989. That was the day that the United Mine Workers of America called a strike against the Pittston Coal Company. Negotiations with the miners who worked in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky had drug on for fourteen months.
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
April 4 - A Day of Mourning
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1968. That was the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in Memphis to support AFSCME sanitation workers, who were out on strike fighting for better wages and working conditions.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
April 3 - To the Mountain Top
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1968. That was the night that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his now famous “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. He was speaking in support of striking sanitation workers who were members of AFSCME Local 1733.
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
April 2 - The First Woman in Congress
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1917. That was the day that Montana Republican Jeanette Rankin was sworn in as the first ever woman elected to the US Congress. Her mother was a school teacher and her father was a rancher. On her victory, Representative Rankin said, “I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.”
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
April 1 - Extra! Extra! Read All About It
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1963. That was the day that the New York Times ran the headline “New York Happy as Papers Return.” The longest and largest newspaper strike in the city had ended. During the early 1960s changes in typesetting technology were transforming how newspapers were made.