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Labor History Today
Labor History Today
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Gripping stories of the historic battles for worker rights and how they fuel today’s struggles. Part of the Labor Radio/Podcast Network: #LaborRadioPod

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Episodes

The lost labor artist

Five stunning paintings depicting labor organizing, pickets and the violence directed at workers in the turbulent 1930s were almost lost... more

24 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
The Bootleg Coal Rebellion

Labor historian Mitch Troutman’s 2022 book, The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925-1942 is a... more

17 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Together We Can Move Mountains

Bev Grant is a cultural worker from Brooklyn, NY; she’s a social justice feminist, a choral director, an occasional bandleader,... more

10 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
A Wild Woman Sings the Blues

“The life and music of Barbara Dane,” from The Harry Bridges Project. The story of America told through its social... more

03 Nov 2024 · 55 minutes
Remembering the West Virginia Mine Wars

LHT tours the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum with Executive Director Mackenzie New-Walker. On this week’s Labor History in Two:... more

28 Oct 2024 · 39 minutes
“The Union’s Inspiration”

The Pittsburgh Labor Choir’s Tom Hoffman and Kira Yeversky lead a master class in the history of labor songs in... more

20 Oct 2024 · 49 minutes
Bill Pancoast’s Road to Matewan

I could not put this away. Once I saw what happened here: the orange Tug River from the strip mines…the... more

13 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
What Can We Learn From the Great Depression?

Chris talks with labor historian Dana Frank; her new book is What Can We Learn From the Great Depression? Stories... more

06 Oct 2024 · 33 minutes
Bill Lucy on Black power

William Lucy – an icon of the labor movement -- died this past Wednesday at the age of 90. “Bill... more

29 Sep 2024 · 37 minutes
The Disney Revolt (Encore)

The Animation Guild (TAG), Local 839 of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), resumed negotiations with Hollywood studios this week and... more

22 Sep 2024 · 31 minutes
Labor History Today
The lost labor artist
Labor History Today