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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

Taking a Stand: Union Solidarity Against Apartheid

Kings and presidents and CEOs like to think that they make history but real history is actually made by thousands... more

30 Mar 2025 · 22 minutes
Sam Walton, Harry Bridges & The Great Cowboy Strike (Encore)

On Labor History Today: Joe McCartin, Leon Fink and Patrick Dixson discuss the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that undocumented workers don’t... more

23 Mar 2025 · 55 minutes
The St. Mary Nurses Strike of 2020

Labor History Today: During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 800 nurses walked out on strike in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.... more

16 Mar 2025 · 27 minutes
Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia

Labor History Today: This week’s edition of the show takes us to Australia, but the history of slavery and the... more

09 Mar 2025 · 44 minutes
Derry’s Missing Factory Girls

On Labor History Today: A visit to the Northern Ireland city of Derry and a search for the real Factory... more

02 Mar 2025 · 20 minutes
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

As Black History Month comes to a close, the On the Line podcast marks the occasion with a fascinating look... more

23 Feb 2025 · 30 minutes
Black labor in Richmond (Encore)

For 150 years, Richmond's place in history has been as "the capital of the Confederacy." But this label hides a... more

16 Feb 2025 · 29 minutes
Grit and Working-Class Solidarity

On Labor History Today: Grit and Working-Class Solidarity: B.C. Workers Respond to the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. The On the... more

09 Feb 2025 · 24 minutes
The 1917 “Bath Riots”

On Labor History Today: The 1917 “Bath Riots”. The story of Carmelita Torres, the "Latina Rosa Parks," and the so-called... more

02 Feb 2025 · 18 minutes
MLK in Memphis

On this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: MLK in Memphis; “We Will Not Be Turned Around”, Part 3 of AFSCME’s... more

26 Jan 2025 · 40 minutes