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Labor organizer and Founder of One Fair Wage, Saru Jayaraman, takes us inside one of the fiercest labor struggles to challenge a mighty oligarchy: ...
- Added: Jun 02, 2023
- Length: 28:30
13 of us die on the job every day in the US and that’s a number based on less than reliable employer data. These are often called "accidents," but ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2019
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 2
Labor Day was created in the 19th century by the unions, to celebrate the economic achievements of American workers. But if we look at the 21st ce...
Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Aug 28, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 3
Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.
- Added: Dec 14, 2012
- Length: 01:52:57
The attempt by Wisconsin's governor to all but eliminate union rights of state employees is one of the most important labor developments in decades.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Feb 23, 2011
- Length: 05:02
- Purchases: 1
It's a perfect match: unions need new members if they are to grow, and young workers need to join unions if they are to improve what's been their s...
- Added: Oct 14, 2010
- Length: 03:03
Republican leaders in Congress want to cut Social Security payments in order to reduce the deficit that's been caused in part by tax breaks for the...
Bought by WEZU
- Added: Aug 20, 2010
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 1
The AFL-CIO and a coalition of its allies have launched a major campaign aimed at creating many thousands of new jobs.
- Added: Nov 27, 2009
- Length: 03:27
It's time for us to celebrate a national Cesar Chavez Day.
- Added: Mar 23, 2009
- Length: 04:17
BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Mar 11, 2009
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
Hilda Solis, President-elect Obama's nominee for secretary of labor, has the potential of returning the Labor Department to its mission of raising...
- Added: Dec 29, 2008
- Length: 03:38
Amid the speculation over Sarah Palin possibly becoming the first woman to serve as vice president, don't forget Frances Perkins, the first woman t...
- Added: Sep 05, 2008
- Length: 05:16
Organized labor is launching its biggest political campaign ever in hopes of playing a major role in electing Barack Obama and other labor-friendly...
- Added: Jul 25, 2008
- Length: 03:56
Barack Obama supports key issues that would greatly improve the lives of American workers, John McCain opposes them.
- Added: Jun 06, 2008
- Length: 03:17
There's finally a realistic chance for passage of a law to give U.S. workers the full union rights that have long been denied them.
- Added: Mar 13, 2008
- Length: 04:32
Thanks to their growing poliitical strength, American iunions will be celebrating Labor Day this year with much greater expectations for success th...
- Added: Aug 25, 2007
- Length: 04:00
Unions have launched one of labor's biggest political campaigns ever in behalf of their Democratic Party allies.
- Added: Sep 08, 2006
- Length: 02:39
Few leaders have done more for ordinary Americans than Eugene V. Debs, born 150 years ago.
- Added: Dec 21, 2005
- Length: 04:06
