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TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; click here for latest listings Union City Radio: 7:15am daily The Clean Economy Revolution Will Be Unionized: Wed, July 7, 3pm – 4pm
Arts Union Caucus: Wed, July 7, 3pm – 4pm Monthly meeting for unions representing performing and broadcast arts workers.
Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, July 8, 1pm – 2pm WPFW 89.3 FM or listen online.
Meeting of Arlington union members and community supporters of labor. Missed last week’s Your Rights At Work radio show? Catch the podcast here. This week's show: The American Postal Workers Union is celebrating its’ 50th birthday; Postal Workers president Mark Dimondstein reports on how his union is still fighting for postal worker rights. PLUS: the Hero Pay bill in DC City Council…Your Rights at Work and the New Minimum Wage webinar…the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s Michael Gene Sullivan previews the Mime Troupe’s brand-new radio drama, “Tales Of The Resistance, Volume 2: Persistence,” and the Labor411 on which franks are kosher for a union-made Independence Day. Hogan must “Do the right thing” ![]() NoVA Labor celebrates independence ![]() Jerry Black Memorial Fund Following the shocking and tragic news that Jerry Black, husband of AFL-CIO International Director Cathy Feingold, passed away needlessly from gun violence last week in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the AFL-CIO is urging contributions to The Jerry Black Memorial Fund at the TraRon Center to lift up his life and legacy. “This fund reflects Jerry's lifelong commitment to non-violence, the arts and supporting his local community,” the AFL-CIO said yesterday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Cathy and her two sons, Myles and Alex, Cathy’s close colleagues, friends and staff.” Today's Labor Quote: Mary Harris "Mother" Jones ![]() TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The Memphis Fire Fighter Strike of 1978. Last week’s show: Marvel Cooke, a Journalist for Working People. photo source: WMC Action News 5. Striking New York longshoremen meet to discuss ways to keep new immigrants from scabbing. They were successful, at least for a time. On July 14, 500 newly arrived Jewish immigrants marched straight from their ship to the union hall. On July 15, 250 Italian immigrants stopped scabbing on the railroad and joined the union - 1882 Cloakmakers begin what is to be a two-month strike against New York City sweatshops - 1910
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