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Although he became a staunch conservative in his later years, actor Charlton Heston had earlier been a union leader and one of Hollywood's most out...
- Added: Apr 09, 2008
- Length: 02:37
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.
- Added: Apr 04, 2008
- Length: 02:58
His first year in the competition, Junior says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Leonard "Junior" White is 18 years old and a member of Ku...
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 01:31
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
Public Radio's Savviest Music Experts Pick the Best at SXSW 2008
- Added: Mar 08, 2008
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 2
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 commentary noting that union membership is finally growing -- and what must be done to keep it growing.
- Added: Feb 15, 2008
- Length: 04:34
A commentary urging voters to combat the excesses of exit polls \by exercising their fundamental right to the secret ballot.
Bought by BallotVox
- Added: Feb 06, 2008
- Length: 02:03
- Purchases: 1
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
The mainstream media invariably claim it's someone else's fault when their pre-election predictions prove to be wrong. But don't you believe it.
- Added: Jan 10, 2008
- Length: 02:24
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
Cheating has long been an important part of baseball. The illegal use of steroids is just the latest evidence of that.
Bought by KRUA
- Added: Dec 18, 2007
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
The loss of air traffic controllers upset over their working conditions is a major reason airlines are consistently operating behind schedule and f...
- Added: Dec 13, 2007
- Length: 03:08
This discusses the attempts of Burger King to undo agreements by its major fast-food competitors to improve the shameful conditions of tomato pickers.
- Added: Dec 06, 2007
- Length: 03:52
- Added: Nov 03, 2007
- Length: 03:55
A commentary about the miserable pay and working and living conditions of tobacco harvesters.
- Added: Nov 01, 2007
- Length: 04:02
A commentary noting that author John Steinbeck was one of the best friends American workers ever had.
- Added: Oct 25, 2007
- Length: 04:18
A commentary about the growing number of women going into law, medicine and other professional occupations -- and the blatant discrimination they f...
- Added: Oct 18, 2007
- Length: 03:39
A commentary noting that the two sometimes hostile factions of the labor movement are waging major campaigns to recruit new members and strengthen ...
- Added: Oct 11, 2007
- Length: 03:59
- Added: Oct 06, 2007
- Length: 02:48
A commentary on the extraordinary campaign that Democratic presidential candidates are waging to win union endorsements.
- Added: Sep 27, 2007
- Length: 03:52
This commentary is about the fierce steelworkers strike of 1919 that was one of the key events leading to the mass unionization of American industry.
- Added: Sep 13, 2007
- Length: 04:34
- Purchases: 2
This commentary outlines the extraordinary career of Fred Ross, one of the most successful community organizers ever, the man who trained Cesar Ch...
- Added: Sep 04, 2007
- Length: 04:29
Chef Mary Jo McMillin offers a recipe for classic French vinaigrette dressing
- Added: Sep 01, 2007
- Length: 01:25
Chef Mary Jo McMillin offers a recipe for vegetable pancakes
- Added: Sep 01, 2007
- Length: 01:30
