On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Heartland Labor Forum explores how frontline Social Security workers are grappling with understaffing and long lines. We also preview this quiet Memorial Day weekend's labor arts offerings and mark the deadly turning point of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike. laborradionetwork.org @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: “People make their own history.” Labor historian Joe McCartin joins the Labor Heritage Power Hour to explore how workers shape the world—within the limits they inherit. We also mark the anniversary of the 1909 Georgia Railroad strike and remember labor leader Eugene Debs, imprisoned on this day in 1895. Plus, check out tonight’s DC Labor FilmFest screening of Bless Their Little Hearts. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: From outdated tech to billion-dollar budgets left unused, America’s Work Force Radio breaks down the challenges facing aviation safety systems—and the workers trying to keep them running. Plus: Don’t miss today’s Postal Workers Museum tour at noon, or tonight’s screening of The Churning at the DC Labor FilmFest. In labor history, nearly 100,000 SBC workers walked off the job in 2004. And today’s labor quote comes from anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who went on trial for his life on this day in 1921. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Valley Labor Report explores how Pope Leo XIII confronted the rise of industrial capitalism and the plight of the urban working class—laying the groundwork for labor-conscious Catholic social teaching. Plus: Good Night, and Good Luck screens at the DC Labor FilmFest, we mark the 1933 rubber workers’ strike in Akron, and hear from labor historian William Cahn on the enduring influence of worker activism. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A methane explosion at Mexico’s Pasta de Conchos mine in 2006 trapped 65 miners underground—sparking outrage, cross-border solidarity, and an enduring fight for justice. That’s from the Solidarity Works podcast, on the Labor Radio Podcast Network.Plus: Singing for Justice screens today at the DC Labor FilmFest, the deadly 1950 South Amboy dock explosion, and a powerful labor quote from Richard Trumka.

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Manufacturing Report exposes how viral TikTok shopping hacks push ultra-cheap Chinese factory goods—and the hidden costs behind them. Plus: weekend labor films at the DC Labor FilmFest and Reel Work in California, the 1934 Minneapolis general strike, and a powerful quote from A. Philip Randolph. @KeepitMadeinUSA @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: UAW President Shawn Fain accepts the 2025 Solidarity Forever Award from the Labor Heritage Foundation, reflecting on the revolutionary power of telling workers’ stories. Plus: the 1917 founding of the first public library workers’ union and a musical tribute to IWW songwriter T-Bone Slim. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily, we hear from the On The Line podcast, where the power of honest history takes center stage. Educators and organizers are pushing back on sanitized narratives, lifting up the essential struggles—of enslaved Africans, suffragettes, and the Chicano labor movement—that truly built America. Plus: labor film highlights from D.C. to California, a victorious 1953 brewery strike, and a classic labor quote from modern-day picket lines. @laborontheline @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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