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El Americano Dream
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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Latinos in the States and the many struggles they face and overcome.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:28
Commentary: 40 Years Later, UFW's La Causa Lives
From: Dick Meister
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Celebrations are being held this year to mark the anniversary of the grape strike led by Cesar Chavez that won worldwide support for California's l...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:42
Labor: Rising from the Dead
From: Dick Meister
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Although the pundits say the labor movement is near death, the future of American unions actually looks promising.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2005
  • Length: 04:47
Labor Day: It Began in San Francisco
From: Dick Meister
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Despite what the official histories say, Labor Day actually was first observed in San Francisco.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, WTJU, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 4
Our Anti-Labor Relations Act
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that at age 70, the National Labor Relations Act is badly in need of reform.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2005
  • Length: 05:00
Commentary: Labor's Day -- and Yours
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on how working life would be much harder and far less rewarding were it not for organized labor.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WTIP, WSLR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 10
Allen Ginsberg - Dylan
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: Moments of America
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Author Alan Ginsberg recognizes Bob Dylan as the heir apparent to the Beat poets. (1995)

Bought by AIFM and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Jul 06, 2005
  • Length: :52
  • Purchases: 2
The IWW at 100: A Brief History
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the 100th anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the most influential and colorful organizations in U.S. history.

Bought by BSR Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
Inside The Clockwork Of Women's Careers.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Carol Tecla Christ talks about the choices women make between career and family.

Bought by WSKG and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 2
Commentary: Work -- 19th Century Style
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the working and living conditions of sheepherders that are right out of the 19th century.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2005
  • Length: 03:13
Commentary: The Big Strike
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary marking the anniversary of one of the most significant strikes in U.S. history -- the West Coast longshoremen's strike of 1934.

  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:10
Commentary: Is it Labor Party Time?
From: Dick Meister
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New efforts to form a Labor Party could very well revive the slump;ing labor movement.

  • Added: May 05, 2005
  • Length: 03:27
The Real May Day
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the importance of May Day to working people.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2005
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
Lessons of the CIO
From: Dick Meister
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The CIO's history offers important lessons for those currently trying to revitalize the labor movement .

  • Added: Mar 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
Will Pizza Carry a Union Label?
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on unionizing pizza delivery drivers.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
Martin Luther King Jr.: A Champion of Labor
From: Dick Meister
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Some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most important work was done in behalf of the labor movement.

Bought by WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KPFT, and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 3
Our Anti-Labor Secretary of Labor
From: Dick Meister
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President Bush is retaining probably the most anti-labor secretary of labor ever.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2004
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 1
Decent Pay for All
From: Dick Meister
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Commentary on raising the minimum wage.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2004
  • Length: 02:52
Show me The Integrity
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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College Grads Choose Integrity over Stability

  • Added: Nov 03, 2004
  • Length: 03:20
Age Bias
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the widespread discrimination against older workers.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2004
  • Length: 02:43
The Role Of State Government In Creating An Ethical Business Climate.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Elliot Spitzer discusses the role of state government in business regulation.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 29, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Preserving Values
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Smucker's CEO explains why Smuckers is a great place to work

  • Added: Sep 22, 2004
  • Length: 59:37
One Computer Voice Too Many
From: Laura Strickler
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The automation of customer service sucks the personality out of everyday life.

Bought by KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WZBC


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
No Email from Oaxaca
From: Adam Thorsen
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This is an essay about an encounter in a laundromat with a couple from Mexico.

Bought by KTUH


  • Added: Mar 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1

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