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Commentary: An Honor Long Due Cesar Chavez
From: Dick Meister
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It's been 15 years now since the death of farm union leader Cesar Chavez -- way past time to make his birthdate of March 31 a national holiday.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
Women's History Month: "Don' t be a Marshmallow!"
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that few women are more deserving of special attention during Women's History Month than farm worker leader Dolores Huerta.

Bought by KGLP and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 2
A Union That Made Black History
From: Dick Meister
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The pioneering Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters played a major role in the struggle of African Americans for equal rights.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDBM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
MLK Was a Working-Class Hero
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.

Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 7
One of Labor's Greatest Leaders
From: Dick Meister
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Few leaders have left a greater legacy than labor leader Jack Hall, a major figure in the transformation of feudalistic Hawaii into a democratic st...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:43
Jorge Aguilar, II
From: Pauline Bartolone
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A Day in the Life of a Latino Public Interest Lawyer

  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 02:15
The Labor Legacy of John Steinbeck
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that author John Steinbeck was one of the best friends American workers ever had.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
Hungry Harvesters
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Food Safety
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Migrant Labor and the Poverty that Produces our Plenty

Bought by WCNY, WSKG, WRPI, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
Running On Fumes Part 1: Opportunity
From: Elliot Ward
Series: Running On Fumes: An Adventure in America
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Exploring the American dream through a homless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 24:59
Commentary: Just a Penny More
From: Dick Meister
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A strong movement is under way to win decent treatment for the miserably treated tomato pickers whose work is essential to the hugely profitable fa...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
Cesar Chavez was Right: "Si Se Puede."
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the significance of Cesar Chavez Day,

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Mar 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
"The Working Stiff -- That's Who!"
From: Dick Meister
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A tribute to labor leader Harry Bridges on trhe 17th anniversary of his death,

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Commentary: Sit Down! Sit Down!
From: Dick Meister
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This commentary celebrates the 70th anniversary of the fledgling auto workers union's spectacular victory over mighty General Motors.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Man Who Didn't Die
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary marking the anniversary of the execution of Joe Hill, one of the most enduring and influential of American symbols.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Nov 05, 2006
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Farmworkers' Angry Champion
From: Dick Meister
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Ernesto Galarza, now largely forgotten, played a key role in the rise of the farm labor movement led by Cesar Chavez.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Massacre at Ludlow
From: Dick Meister
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The Ludlow Massacre of April 20, 1914 was one of the most horrific events in U.S. labor history -- but one that led to desperately needed reforms.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
Commentary: What Cesar Chavez Taught Us
From: Dick Meister
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It's the 38th anniversary of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez's extraordinary 25-day fast.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2006
  • Length: 02:46
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
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
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
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