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Latest [link removed] Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Radio; Building Bridges; Grit NorthWest; Brain Labor Report; CTU Speaks!; Activate L!ve; Tales of the Resistance
The unprecedented corporate misinformation campaign that led California voters to approve a landmark anti-worker ballot measure; Black Voters Matter Fund cofounder Cliff Albright on how to "increase power in our communities"; "Dude, Where's our reps?"; cleaning up after the Almeda Fire; 1-year anniversary of the 2019 Chicago teachers strike; producer and director of new "Stand!" labor musical; San Francisco Mime Troupe wraps up their radio drama Tales of the Resistance.

Building Futures hailed as "gold standard"
"It seems that (Building Futures is) the gold standard, what will it take for you to scale up?" asked DC City Council member Elissa Silverman at last week's meeting of the Council's Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. Building Futures, the Metro Washington Council Community Services Agency's pre-apprenticeship program, was highlighted numerous times during the hearing as an example of partnerships that work. The program is a high performer with an average 83% placement rate in the city. CSA Client Services Coordinator Sylvia Casaro Dietert testified in support of updating the city's 1984 First Source Law. "It's all about coordinating relationships with labor, their signatory contractors, government agencies, foundations and community service providers," said Casaro Dietert. "It's about joining efforts to help DC residents overcome challenges and meet career goals." Building Futures uses the AFL-CIO-sponsored Construction Multicraft Core Curriculum, and offers case management and referrals to community partners as well as a pathway to union apprenticeships and jobs with follow-up support.

Today's Labor Quote: Sam Gompers

"It is ridiculous to imagine that the wageworkers can be slaves in employment and yet achieve control at the polls."

Today's Labor History
This week's [link removed] Labor History Today podcast: From 1980 to 1995, during a time of significantly declining membership in most other American labor unions, the Service Employees International Union - SEIU -- nearly doubled its membership. Dr. Timothy Minchin explains why, in this excerpt from the Tales from the Reuther Library podcast. The Columbine Mine Massacre, which took place on November 21, 1927, was an important moment in the Colorado Mine Wars. Bob Rossi, who hosts a monthly labor segment on the Willamette Wake Up show on KMUZ in Salem, Oregon, discusses miners' organizing efforts. Plus: On this week's Labor History in 2:00, Rick Smith tells the story of the 1909 Uprising of the 20,000.
Last week's show: [link removed] A journey down the Working River

Led by Samuel Gompers, who would later found the American Federation of Labor, Cigarmakers International Union Local 144 is chartered in New York City - 1875

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