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Six Days That Shook Seattle
From: Dick Meister
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It's the 90th anniversary this month of the Seattle general strike, one of the most dramatic strikes in U.S. history.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Postcard from Paris: Manifestations
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Teachers Demonstration, Paris 2008, Credit: Matthew Robbins
The French tradition of street protests is engrained in the national culture.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 1
West Frankfort Mine Disaster
From: Chris Yoars
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This documentary tells the story of the 1951 West Frankfort Mine disaster in which 119 men were killed in an explosion on the last shift before the...

Bought by KRZA, KPIK-LP, NPR Illinois, WMMT, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 16:21
  • Purchases: 6
Hog Butchers to the World
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: American Worker Series
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Studs Terkel reads excerpts from Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" in this history of African Americans in the packinghouse industry of Chicago.

Bought by WFHB, WORT, Spokane Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 12
Darwin of the Mind
From: With Good Reason
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Two interviews for the curious among us: Why we can thank the anarchist movement for an 8 hour work week , then a discussion of new insights into t...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 29:36
Downtown Profile: Cottage Grove, Oregon
From: KLCC
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Profile of an Oregon City

  • Added: May 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:33
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
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
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
A Remarkable, Forgotten Leader
From: Dick Meister
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This commentary notes that although now largely forgotten, labor leader Lou Goldblatt was one of America's most influential leaders of any kind.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
The Steelworkers' Fight for Existence
From: Dick Meister
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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.

Bought by KZYX and WDBM


  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 2
P.O.V. - Howard Zinn and Amy Goodman on the Living Wage
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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A conversation with Howard Zinn about the history of the workers' movements in the U.S.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 34:46
Bridges over troubled waters (4:50 edit)
From: John Ryan
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Winner, 2007 PRNDI award for Best News Series

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Bloody Labor Landmark
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the Homestead strike, one of the most violent and most significant in labor history.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jul 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Pastures of Plenty: The Future of Farm Labor
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
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Program 4 in a four-part series about farmworker history

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, KVMR, North State Public Radio, KZYX, WCBU and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 16
"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
Pastures of Plenty: Destination El Norte: Braceros and Campesinos
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
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Program 3 in a four-part series on farmworker history

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, KVMR, North State Public Radio, KUSP, WCBU and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 16
Pastures of Plenty: Hard Times in the Country: The Depression Years
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
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Program 2 in a four-part series on farmworker history.

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, North State Public Radio, KUSP, WCBU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the Fields
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
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Program 1 in a four part series about farmworker history.

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, North State Public Radio, KUSP, WCBU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 12
Six Days When Seattle Stood Still
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the Seattle general strike that broke out 88 years ago.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • 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
Dancing in the Rain: The Oakland General Strike
From: Dick Meister
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a commentary marking the 60th anniversary of the Oakland general strike, one of the very few general strikes in U.S. history.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 03:07
  • 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

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