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New York Times Tech Guild Ends Strike, Continues Contract Fight
Published On 11/17/2024
New York Times Tech Guild (TNG-CWA Local 31003) workers have returned to work.
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LABOR VIDEOS OF THE WEEK - The Streaming Wars are destroying animation!!!
Published On 11/17/2024
Can you name all the brave toons on the front line?!
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK - The Animation Guild
Published On 11/17/2024
Check out this weeks Picket Sign Of The Week
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Headstones
Published On 11/17/2024
Cover song by Headstones 2019; original song by Gordon Lightfoot 1976.
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LHT Podcast - Guest Bev Grant
Published On 11/17/2024
Bev Grant, a cultural worker from Brooklyn, NY is our guest.
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MLK "Gonna Take Us All" Ball tix now available
Published On 11/16/2024
Join us for song, sustenance and solidarity at LHF’s annual MLK "Gonna Take Us All" Ball on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at McGinty’s Public House.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY
Published On 11/16/2024
A county judge in Punxutawney, Pa. grants an injunction requested by the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Co.
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK - Stand With Animation
Published On 11/16/2024
Ber Est @BerEst45953206 #StandWithAnimation #ArtistOnTwitter
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Dr. Martin Luther King
Published On 11/16/2024
This weeks quote is from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. February 26, 1965 Sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood.
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LabourStart Prize films screen free this weekend
Published On 11/16/2024
Two labor films are streaming free this weekend. The Canadian Dream, and Adidas Owns the Reality.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR - The Lost Labor Artist
Published On 11/16/2024
Kathy M. Newman talks with art historian Patricia Hills and Brooklyn College professor Joseph Entin.
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BEWARE THE ANIMATION JOB CREEP!
Published On 11/15/2024
“Beware the Job Creep, my son! The jobs it cuts, the hats that pile!”

Spread the word about what’s at stake for animation workers using #StandWithAnimation
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WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR
Published On 11/15/2024
Check out what's happening this weekend!
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Animation Heroes, Assemble!
Published On 11/15/2024
There are real people behind your favorite cartoons. The Animation Guild rallied outside DreamWorks Animation offices.
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ZeniMax Video Game Workers Walk Off the Job in Maryland and Texas
Published On 11/15/2024
Hundreds of Maryland and Texas video game workers walked off the job.
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On today’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: The lost labor artist
Published On 11/14/2024
Listen live at 1p on @wpfwdc (89.3 FM) or listen online; click here to see all five of Tipperman’s paintings.
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK Tori Vintzel
Published On 11/10/2024
Detail from Tabitha Arnold’s Mill Town tapestry; see more photos by Tori Vintzel
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Published On 11/10/2024
“’How do we win back young men?’ Through a union. A union, a pension, and a bomber jacket. This is the way.”
Jeremy Flood
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK New Doc Film Exposes Starbucks Illegal Union Busting Campaign
Published On 11/10/2024
The Baristas vs The Billionaires is a powerful new documentary that unveils the inspiring fight of Millennials and Gen Z baristas against corporate America.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK St. Louis Starbucks strike
Published On 11/10/2024
St. Louis Starbucks strike; posted by @The_G_Genie
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LABOR SONGS OF THE WEEK - "No Scabs" song and "Together We Can Move Mountains"
Published On 11/9/2024
"No Scabs" song from New York Times Tech Guild picket line, Nov 4, 2024
Video by Danielle Smith, Labor Notes; sent in by Al Bradbury
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LHF Mailbag
Published On 11/9/2024
“Thanks for featuring Barbara Dane...
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR "We Can Move Mountains"
Published On 11/9/2024
Singer/songwriter Bev Grant and textile artist Tabitha Arnold.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Published On 11/9/2024
President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces plans for the Civil Works Administration...
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WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR
Published On 11/8/2024
Check out what's happening this Friday and Saturday!
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No Contract, No Wordle!
Published On 11/8/2024
Times Tech Guild members who power the technology behind mobile push alerts and app and website maintenance at the New York Times walked off the job earlier this week.
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Jesus Salas Book About Wisconsin Farmworker Organizing Wins Two Awards
Published On 11/8/2024
Jesus Salas' book Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement has won two awards
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2025 Labor History Calendars Available
Published On 11/8/2024
2025 Solidarity Forever Labor History Calendars are now available from the Wisconsin Labor History Society.
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The Labor Heritage Power Hour: We Can Move Mountains
Published On 11/7/2024
This week's show: Singer/songwriter Bev Grant on the story behind her song We Can Move Mountains; a conversation with Tabitha Arnold, a “Southern socialist making textile art about unions”.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: A Wild Woman Sings the Blues
Published On 11/2/2024
“The life and music of Barbara Dane,” from The Harry Bridges Project.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ VFX Workers Win Voluntary Recognition
Published On 11/1/2024
Visual Effects (VFX) workers for “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) are organizing with the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and have won official recognition of their union.
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Baltimore Museum of Art Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify First Contract
Published On 11/1/2024
With a nearly unanimous vote, workers at the Baltimore Museum of Art represented by AFSCME Maryland Council 3 overwhelmingly ratified their first union contract.
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Workers Launch Union Drive at RadicalMedia
Published On 11/1/2024
Workers at the nonfiction entertainment arm of RadicalMedia are seeking to organize with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE).
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Casa Bonita Cast and Crew Unionizing with Equity and IATSE
Published On 11/1/2024
Entertainers and crew members at the Casa Bonita immersive restaurant have announced their intent to organize with Actors’ Equity Association (Equity) and the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK - The 9 lives of Barbara Dane
Published On 11/1/2024
The acclaimed folk, jazz and blues singer and activist died Sunday at the age of 97.
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: It Isn't Nice-Barbara Dane and the C
Published On 11/1/2024
It Isn't Nice-Barbara Dane and the Chambers Brothers
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: Mary Palmer & Nathaniel Banks
Published On 11/1/2024
Mary Palmer was a spinning frame worker and Nathaniel Banks was a “bobbin boy” when they met as child laborers in a textile mill in Waltham, Massachusetts
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Barbara Dane
Published On 11/1/2024
“Why would I want to stand in front of a band with a low-cut dress singing stupid words when I could be singing for workers who are on strike?”
Barbara Dane
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LABOR POEM OF THE WEEK: Revolution Must Come
Published On 11/1/2024
Revolution Must Come by Stewart Acuff. Click below for more.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK @reiunion
Published On 11/1/2024
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: October 28-November 3
Published On 10/28/2024
Workers Unite Film Fest goes online, Musical tribute to Gilberto Soto & more!
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“Solidarity” mural saved in Chicago
Published On 10/25/2024
The iconic “Solidarity” mural removed from the old UE Hall in Chicago earlier this year will shine again.
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Huzzah! ‘Drunk Shakespeare’ cast and crew OK first contract
Published On 10/25/2024
Actors’ Equity Association and Brass Jar Productions have ratified the first union contract covering actors, stage managers, servers, bartenders and bar managers who are part of the popular show...
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Mark your calendars for 2026 Labor Notes Conference/Great Labor Arts Exchange!
Published On 10/25/2024
Save the date to join us again in 2026, in Chicago from June 12 to 14!
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR Still Lives of Workers in Motion
Published On 10/25/2024
Still Lives of Workers in Motion: photographers Leslie Grant and Jeffrey Skemp discuss their photo exhibit in St Paul, Minnesota,
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK
 All the Voting Women
Published On 10/25/2024
The Coalition of Labor Union Women “wants every woman and femme to vote in the General Election and every election.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK Animation Guild Members
Published On 10/25/2024
Animation Guild members just delivered a petition to #Netflix executives.
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK
 All You Fascists Are Bound to Lose
Published On 10/25/2024
Solidarity Singers of the New Jersey State Industrial Union Council
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK Pacific NW Labor History Calendar
Published On 10/25/2024
The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association Labor History Calendar serves as an essential educational resource...
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK JD Vance is a Scab
Published On 10/25/2024
"JD Vance is a scab just like anybody else who crosses a picket line."
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK Can Art Change the World?
Published On 10/19/2024
Originally published in 2015 and later updated in 2019, an even newer edition featuring a half-decade of JR’s latest works is slated for release by Phaidon later this month.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY
Published On 10/19/2024
New York City agrees to pay women school teachers a rate equal to that of men - 1911
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LHT Podcast Bill Pancoast’s Road to Matewan
Published On 10/19/2024
Labor History Today: Bill Pancoast’s Road to Matewan
“I could not put this away. Once I saw what happened here: the orange Tug River from the strip mines…the strip mining, the desecration, the poverty. I owed it to the world to tell what happened.”
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No Union, No Dancing: AGMA Pickets Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Season Opener
Published On 10/18/2024
The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and local labor allies protested the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s (DBDT’s) season opener
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR Union: The film, the campaign
Published On 10/18/2024
On this week's show, we talk with Brett Story and Stephen Maing, the directors of the new film Union.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK Why Billionaires Suck
Published On 10/18/2024
Labor Video of the week..."Billionaires Suck"
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK by AFA United MEC
Published On 10/18/2024
Posted by AFA United MEC
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK Equal Pay Song
Published On 10/18/2024
In honor of Lilly Ledbetter, the trailblazing activist whose fight for fairness in the workplace led to the passage of groundbreaking equal pay legislation. She died last Saturday.
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Weekend Labor Arts Calendar
Published On 10/18/2024
See what's happening this weekend here
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK NY State Senator Michael Gianaris
Published On 10/18/2024
We have this nice blow-up of Jeff Bezos here over my shoulder.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Saga of KOIN TV Workers vs The Empire (Episode 1)
Published On 10/13/2024
On September 24th the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the last of Nexstar/KOIN-TV's last appeal...See more https://conta.cc/4h1BpXc
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK Posted by @FlyingWithSara
Published On 10/13/2024
Picket sign of the week
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK Minneapolis Strike Mural
Published On 10/13/2024
The new Minneapolis Strike Mural...
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK Julie Su, Acting Secretary of Labor,
Published On 10/13/2024
“Decades of deep-seated inequality (and) deep-seated poverty…
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LHT Podcast What Can We Learn From the Great Depression?
Published On 10/13/2024
Chris talks with labor historian Dana Frank
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Chippendales Dancers’ Newest Act – Unionizing!
Published On 10/12/2024
Frequently described as “the Broadway of burlesque,” the Chippendales Dancers are famous for their high-production value and elaborate choreography.
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GLAE 2025: Mark Your Calendars; Propose a Workshop
Published On 10/12/2024
Reminder that the 2025 Great Labor Arts Exchange will be held June 20-22 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Hitting High Notes: Toledo Symphony Wins 39% Pay Boost
Published On 10/12/2024
Musicians at the Toledo Symphony Orchestra won a 39% wage boost in the new five-year contract they ratified last month...
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Check Out These Photos of Union Transit Workers
Published On 10/12/2024
Workday Magazine's Isabela Escalona wrote about a very cool photography exhibit that's currently on display at St. Paul's East Side Freedom Library...
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Studying Labor in the Movies
Published On 10/12/2024
Participants in an online Johns Hopkins University class will use the prism of labor films to view both labor history and current efforts by workers to organize...
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR (Working Theatre/Workers Unite! Film Festival
Published On 10/12/2024
The Labor Heritage Power Hour: Working Theater/Workers Unite! Film Festival:  ”Something is fundamentally broken when you can only go see a Broadway show if your family takes in $300K a year…
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: October 7-14
Published On 10/7/2024
What Can We Learn From the Great Depression, Patronage & Culture in Nashville’s Honky-Tonks and more!
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK The Man in Black-Johnny Cash
Published On 10/6/2024
"I wear the black for the poor and
the beaten down
livin' in the hopeless, hungry
side of town..."
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LHF WEBSITE PICK OF THE WEEK
Published On 10/5/2024
Whether you’re looking for union musicians, artists, authors or merch, the LHF Shop is the place to start.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Rocking the Cradle, Lessons from the Depression
Published On 10/5/2024
The Cradle Will Rock director Shanara Gabrielle and labor historian Dana Frank on "What Can We Learn From the Great Depression?"
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Dockworkers' Song - Alex Hickey
Published On 10/5/2024
Different struggle, same militance.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK: Boeing CEO salary 38.2m
Published On 10/5/2024
Posted by @MachinistsUnion
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Leonard Riley
Published On 10/4/2024
“[Charleston, SC is] the place that imported more enslaved Africans than anywhere in this country.”
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LABOR POEM OF THE WEEK: Thank a longshoreman
Published On 10/4/2024
This morning, while you get ready for work and drink your favourite coffee, thank a longshoreman...
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Not Playing Around: World of Warcraft Workers Win Union
Published On 10/4/2024
Members of the World of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild-CWA recently gained union recognition, becoming the first wall-to-wall union at Activision Blizzard.
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Working Theater Taps Alex Lin as Playwright in Residence
Published On 10/4/2024
Alex Lin is Working Theater’s Inaugural Playwright-in-Residence for their milestone 40th season.
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Mural Marks 1934 Minneapolis Strike
Published On 10/4/2024
In the summer of 1934, in the midst of the Great Depression, Minneapolis made national headlines when a truckers’ strike culminated in Bloody Friday as 67 picketers were shot and two died...
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This Week's Labor Arts Calendar
Published On 10/1/2024
📚 Tuesday: NoVa Labor Book Club - James: A Novel (Updated Date!)
🎙 Thursday: The Labor Heritage Power Hour (Radio)
🎥 Friday: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Film)
🎞 Saturday: The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story (Film)
Don't miss out! Details 👉 https://conta.cc/4gOpCeM
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National Symphony Orchestra strike ends after less than a day
Published On 9/30/2024
The musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra went on strike Friday morning, and reached an 18-month labor agreement with the Kennedy Center by midafternoon.
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National Symphony Orchestra musicians unanimously authorize strike
Published On 9/27/2024
The Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Federation of Musicians, Local 161-710, American Federation of Musicians announced on Monday of a unanimous vote for strike authorization.
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Writers Guild of America East Launches Organizing Drive at A+E Factual Studios
Published On 9/27/2024
More than 150 workers at A+E Factual Studios—the nonfiction television production arm of A&E Networks—are calling on management for voluntarily recognition.
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Workers at Powerhouse Animation Studios Ratify First Union Contract
Published On 9/27/2024
The Animation Guild (TAG), IATSE Local 839, announced ratification of their first contract.
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Joe Hill ISO space
Published On 9/27/2024
Joe Hill is alive and looking for performance space next month.
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North American Labor History Conference Set for Oct 10-12 in Detroit
Published On 9/27/2024
On hiatus since the pandemic, the conference is returning this year.
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Latest "Overtime" Offering from Blue Cubicle Press Is Absolutely Stunning
Published On 9/27/2024
Overtime series, "Lucifers" by Lauren O'Donoghue. What a triumph!
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR "Labor Day" Is Kahn & George Mann
Published On 9/27/2024
“Labor Day” with Si Kahn & George Mann.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Bill Lucy Recalls The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike
Published On 9/27/2024
Paying tribute to Bill Lucy.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK Boeing Picket Line
Published On 9/27/2024
Future union leaders join the Boeing picket line.
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK SF Symphony Chorus Sings Out
Published On 9/27/2024
Mighty Mighty SF Symphony Chorus Sings Out On The Strike Line
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I AM A MAN”
Published On 9/27/2024
While working on the historic Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. Bill Lucy coined the famous slogan, “I Am A Man!” that became the rallying call for the Memphis strikers.
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WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR
Published On 9/27/2024
Check out our Weekend Labor Arts Calendar!
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY
Published On 9/27/2024
The International Typographical Union renews a strike against the Los Angeles Times
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LHT Podcast
Published On 9/27/2024
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: The Disney Revolt: historian Jake Friedman on “The Great Labor War of Animation’s Golden Age”.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK Bill Lucy Passes
Published On 9/27/2024
2010 Solidarity Forever Awardee Bill Lucy – who died Wednesday -- speaking to attendees at the Labor Heritage Foundation’s 2023 MLK Gonna Take Us All Ball
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The Picket Line – Hali Hammer
Published On 9/25/2024
“This is a true story about an action I took when I was nine.”
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK Boeing Worker's Strike
Published On 9/25/2024
At the IAM hall for Boeing strikers
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK Sarah Ogan Gunning "I'm Going to Organize"
Published On 9/25/2024
I'm Going to Organize; Sarah Ogan Gunning
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‘Equal Pay for Equal Paint!’
Published On 9/20/2024
The Animation Guild (TAG), Local 839 of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), resumed negotiations with Hollywood studios this week and are fighting for pay equity for color designers, a job historically staffed by women.
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Mercury Ballroom Stagehands in Louisville Vote to Form Union
Published On 9/20/2024
On Thursday (9/12), stagehands at the Louisville, Kentucky-based Mercury Ballroom voted unanimously to join Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 17
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Narsiso Martinez Exalts the Individuality of America’s Farmworkers in ‘Joyfully Grown
Published On 9/20/2024
“In the Works,” the centerpiece of Narsiso Martinez’s solo exhibition at Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles, spans three walls and is made from dozens of found produce boxes.
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New Album "Labor Day" by George Mann and Si Kahn Features a Star-Studded Cast of Folk Icons
Published On 9/20/2024
George Mann has announced the release of his latest album Labor Day, a collaboration with legendary songwriter Si Kahn.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Shift Happens
Published On 9/20/2024
Children’s book author J. Albert Mann, author of “Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States”
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San Francisco Symphony Chorus Authorizes Strike
Published On 9/20/2024
The leadership of American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and AGMA members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Monday.
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: Alice Eugenia Ligon
Published On 9/15/2024
Embroidered Garment, Alice Eugenia Ligon, on view now in the Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women exhibit at the Renwick
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Dallas Black Dancers Fight for Their Union
Published On 9/15/2024
Leave it to performing arts unions to make a picket line that grabs attention.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: James Earl Jones in Matewan
Published On 9/15/2024
James Earl Jones in Matewan
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK: Boeing strike
Published On 9/15/2024
PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK: Boeing strike
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: You Are the 'u' in Union
Published On 9/14/2024
You Are the 'u' in Union – Si Kahn, from the new Labor Day CD.
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Entertainment Unions Unveil Federal Priorities for Nonprofit Artists and Journalists
Published On 9/14/2024
The Arts, Entertainment and Media Industries (AEMI) coalition released a series of new federal policy suggestions on Tuesday that aim to create more sustainable careers in the nonprofit arts and media sectors.
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LHF represents at TPFF
Published On 9/14/2024
It was great to catch up with so many LHF friends and family Sunday at the Takoma Park Folk Fest, especially when festival-goers were treated to impromptu concert by members of the DC Labor Chorus.
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This Week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: The power of our stories
Published On 9/14/2024
Jennifer Morales on Caring Out Loud; Lorna Gonsalves on Little Meena and the Big Swim
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Published On 9/14/2024
Art allows us to process our lived realities and dream of the realities that could be ...
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK Challenging Corporate Greed at the CWA Local 9415 picket
Published On 9/8/2024
“Even Willie Mays challenged corporate greed at the CWA Local 9415 picket ⚾️🪧” (posted by Dripped Out Trade Unionists)
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK
Published On 9/8/2024
“They’re forming a union,” said @CWAUnion in a post this Wednesday.
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Published On 9/8/2024
“It isn’t about you alone. It’s about the people who will come after you.”
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Netflix hit “The Union” is a miss
Published On 9/7/2024
The Union is a hit on Netflix, but it’s not really about the labor movement, and it’s a pretty lousy movie, despite starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry.
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2025 Great Labor Arts Exchange dates set
Published On 9/7/2024
The 2025 Great Labor Arts Exchange will be held June 20-22 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR Theme Song Contest
Published On 9/7/2024
Our theme song contest, Chris and Elise play songs submitted in our Labor Heritage Power Hour Theme Song Contest; which will be the winner?
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK Hotel Workers on Strike
Published On 9/7/2024
10,000 hotel workers strike for better working conditions and pay
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This week’s LHF newsletter just posted!
Published On 9/6/2024
Check out the latest LHF Newsletter here: https://shorturl.at/J7Y88
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LHF at the Takoma Park Folk Festival
Published On 9/6/2024
Sunday, September 8, 2024, 10:30 AM until 6:30 PM; Takoma Park Middle School (rain or shine), 7611 Piney Branch Rd, Takoma Park, MD
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MoJo goes viral
Published On 9/6/2024
A free online screening over the long Labor Day weekend of "Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones" went viral, racking up nearly 600 views.
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Listen Live: Labor Heritage Power Hour 2-hour Labor Day Special
Published On 9/2/2024
Tune in to WPFW 89.3 FM from 9-11 AM on Monday for the Labor Heritage Power Hour’s Labor Day Special.
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Labor History Today: A labor walk in Wheeling
Published On 9/2/2024
Join us for a labor walk in Wheeling as thunder and history collide on this latest Labor History Today episode!
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Free labor film screening!
Published On 8/31/2024
Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones screens free online this weekend.
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Gear up! AFL-CIO launches new union store
Published On 8/31/2024
Just in time for Labor Day, the AFL-CIO has launched its new union store, featuring union gear that’s comfortable, high-quality and union-made.
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Guitar Center Workers in Six Locations Ratify New Contract
Published On 8/31/2024
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU-UFCW) members at six Guitar Center locations in Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada and New York have ratified a new three-year contract.
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Labor Video of the Week - Socialism Song - Boomer Stoop
Published On 8/26/2024
Socialism Song - Boomer Stoop
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LHF at TPFF
Published On 8/26/2024
Help spread the word about labor’s heritage at the 2024 Takoma Park Folk Festival!
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK Starbucks Workers Unite
Published On 8/24/2024
From @michelleeisen: The start of another #redforbread weekend! Stop in to show your support for @SBWorkersUnited and grab a Rascal the raccoon cake pop!
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK - This Hen's Gonna Crow
Published On 8/24/2024
Chickens and the whole barnyard unite to defeat the tyrant cockadoodler.
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Fruit of Labor scores Raleigh Medal of Arts
Published On 8/23/2024
The Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center is one of the 2024 Raleigh Medal of Arts awardees. The Raleigh Medal of Arts is awarded for extraordinary achievement in the practice or support of local arts in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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No justice, no dancing
Published On 8/23/2024
The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) last week issued a Do Not Work Order for the Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) after nine main-company members were fired in an attempt at union-busting...
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR Tom Morello’s Union Town
Published On 8/23/2024
Jamie Raskin’s favorite labor song; Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin on why he loves Tom Morello’s Union Town...
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Teacher loves “Union Songs for Kids”
Published On 8/18/2024
“I wish I had this resource back when I was teaching middle and high school Social Studies,” says Tobias Harkleroad...
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK (Mr. Lee - Rock Bottom Broke)
Published On 8/18/2024
Mr. Lee - Rock Bottom Broke (Official Video) | Workers Song
Speaking of which, the AFL-CIO just released this year’s Executive Paywatch. This year’s report puts CEO-to-worker pay ratios in historical perspective...
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Bookmans Workers File Petition to Form Union
Published On 8/17/2024
Retail workers at a Bookmans Entertainment Exchange location in Tucson, Arizona, have filed a petition to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 99...
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“No Contract, No Cartoons”
Published On 8/17/2024
After a weekend of rallies and solidarity events with other Hollywood labor allies, The Animation Guild (TAG)—Local 839 of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)—officially began its contract negotiations...
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK 6 inch - Beyoncé
Published On 8/16/2024
“6 inch is commonly understood that song to be an anthem for strippers,” says MacGyver Williams on this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour. “Sex workers need respect and dignity at work as well.” MacGyver co-hosted the show and serves on the LHF Board as Treasurer.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR Blood in the Streets" photographer Chuck Avery
Published On 8/16/2024
Check out this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: "Blood in the Streets" featuring photographer Chuck Avery's visual history of labor struggles, Kurt Stand's essay on Peekskill 1949, and MacGyver sharing her favorite labor songs.
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2024 Labor Day Labor Arts Calendar Preview
Published On 8/12/2024
In addition to the usual parades, picnics and politics, this year’s Labor Day festivities will include labor arts events as well. Here’s our preliminary preview of what’s on tap across the country.
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: Union Songs for Kids!
Published On 8/9/2024
Lisa Simpson’s Union Strike Song leads off a new LHF YouTube playlist put together by longtime labor activist Karen Nussbaum (9 to 5, Working America), designed specifically for youngsters.
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Storm King Art Center Workers Approve First Union Contracts
Published On 8/9/2024
Last week, workers at Storm King Art Center (SKAC), in New York’s Hudson Valley, ratified their first contracts, ending months of negotiations over benefits and better wages. See more here: https://shorturl.at/nBfTh
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Box Office Workers at Oregon Shakespeare Festival Join IATSE
Published On 8/9/2024
Box office workers at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) unanimously voted last week in favor of joining the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 154. See more here: https://shorturl.at/fAVKt
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Picket at Warner Bros. Studios
Published On 8/9/2024
Hundreds of SAG-AFTRA members, union allies and other supporters picketed in front of the Warner Bros. Studios on Thursday, fighting for fair artificial intelligence (AI) protections for workers who perform in video games. See more here: https://shorturl.at/2TiIm
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Philadelphia Musicians Aim to Form Union at Arden Theatre
Published On 8/9/2024
Musicians who perform at Arden Theatre in Philadelphia have filed for a union election to join the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 77 after a supermajority of workers signed union authorization cards. See more here: https://shorturl.at/CGaJv
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre: “Can You Hear Us Now?”
Published On 8/9/2024
Late last week, the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) filed unfair labor practice charges against Dallas Black Dance Theatre with the National Labor Relations Board, after management terminated a veteran dancer and banned dancers – who voted to unionize in May -- from teaching.
Send a Letter: Let DBDT Leadership Know that You Support the Dancers – American Guild of Musical Artists
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: Emilie Lemakis
Published On 8/3/2024
At work as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Emilie Lemakis, 58, wears a pin she created that shows how many years she has worked there and her hourly wage.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: The Fruit of Labor celebrates 40 years
Published On 8/3/2024
Producer MacGyver Williams’ audio postcard from The Fruit of Labor’s 40th anniversary celebration at the Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR: The Civil Rights Movement at Sparrows Point
Published On 8/3/2024
Saturday, August 3, 2024, 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM, Turner Station in Dundalk, MD; Event is at the park, corner of William Wade Avenue and Main Street.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: Florence Reece
Published On 8/3/2024
Florence Reece dies in Knoxville, Tenn. at 86.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HISTORY TODAY PODCAST: Smash Fascism
Published On 8/3/2024
From the Fragile Juggernaut podcast; the escalating confrontation between fascism and anti-fascism in the 1930’s and ‘40’s.
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Send us your labor arts & history events!
Published On 8/2/2024
August is slow, but Fall is coming; email us at info@laborheritage.org with tips and links!
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Maryland-based Bethesda Game Studio unionizes
Published On 8/2/2024
Employees at Bethesda Game Studios have voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America.
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Rosie gets a gold medal
Published On 8/2/2024
A long-overdue tribute was paid to the iconic “Rosie the Riveter” and the millions of resilient women who worked on the WWII home front when Rosies were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Dereck Stafford Mangus, Beloved Baltimore Artist and Museum Guard, Dies at 46
Published On 8/2/2024
Dereck Stafford Mangus, a beloved Baltimore-based artist, writer, and cultural worker, passed away on Sunday, July 7 at the age of 46.
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What to See at 5 Top Art Museums? We Asked Guards for Their Favorite Works
Published On 8/2/2024
The New York Times asked five guards at five of the world’s most renowned museums to share their favorite pieces, and why.
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Joe visits Red Square
Published On 7/29/2024
On a recent drive to Portland, Maine, musician, organizer and LHF co-founder Joe Uehlein stopped at Red Square in New London, CT to visit with internationally acclaimed muralist Mike Alewitz. Here’s his report.
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The Labor Heritage Power Hour: A farewell to BJR
Published On 7/29/2024
WPFW Program Director Katea Stitt on Sweet Honey in the Rock founder Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, who died last week, here in Washington, DC, at the age of 81.
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Labor Art of the Week: Replica of a Chip
Published On 7/29/2024
Marilou Schultz (Navajo/Diné)
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: July 29-August 4
Published On 7/29/2024
SF LaborFest wraps; NoVa Labor Book Club; A History of ILWU’s Labor Solidarity Actions & more!
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Video Game Workers Represented by SAG-AFTRA Go on Strike
Published On 7/28/2024
“Eighteen months of negotiations have shown us that our employers are not interested in fair, reasonable A.I. protections, but rather flagrant exploitation.”
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Tentative Agreement Reached on Disney Contracts
Published On 7/28/2024
“We have fought hard for the past four months and this tentative agreement would not have been possible without the strength we showed this past week with our rally and Unfair Labor Practice vote.”
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AGMA Members Fight Back Against Cuts to San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Published On 7/28/2024
In an open letter, members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are sounding the alarm about proposals from management to slash their budget by 80%.
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Teamsters, striking Minneapolis park workers to mark 90th anniversary of strike that led to the crea
Published On 7/26/2024
Event Saturday in Minnehaha Park will commemorate the 1934 Minneapolis truckers strike, a bloody, six-month clash that made the city a union town.
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Review: Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together
Published On 7/16/2024
What happens after Election Day 2024? The best answer I’ve seen comes from Art Works, by longtime organizer and strategist Ken Grossinger.
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: July 1-7
Published On 7/1/2024
The San Francisco LaborFest starts today and runs throughout the month. While most of the events take place in San Francisco, some are online.
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Newsletter/Labor Heritage Power Hour on hiatus
Published On 6/29/2024
Both editions of the LHF newsletter will be on summer hiatus July 1-15; look for our next edition on Friday, July 19. The Labor Heritage Power Hour will also be on hiatus July 4 and 11, tune in on July 18 for our next show.
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Labor Song of the Week: "The Poor People's March on Washington"
Published On 6/28/2024
by Dave Rovics
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Love & Solidarity
Published On 6/28/2024
Remembering civil and labor rights apostle Rev. James Lawson and labor radio pioneer Frank Emspak.
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Avodah Corps takes a DC Labor Walk
Published On 6/27/2024
The DC ’23-’24 Avodah Corps class took a DC Labor Walk through downtown Washington on May 30th with LHF Executive Director Chris Garlock.
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LABOR ARTS NEWS: Guthrie Theater Front-Facing Crew Votes to Join IATSE
Published On 6/27/2024
Guthrie Theater Front-Facing Crew Votes to Join IATSE; Blue Cubicle Press’ latest a “cornucopia of great writing; More than “Finding The Money’: MMT, Political Strategy, and the State
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LABOR POEM OF THE WEEK: In Response to the Prompt "Write About the Invention of the Sunkist Bottle"
Published On 6/27/2024
By Amber Kim, an incarcerated writer in the Washington Corrections Center for Women.
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: June 24-30
Published On 6/24/2024
Check out our weekly run-down of labor arts and culture around the country!
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: Labor Strike, 1939
Published On 6/23/2024
Philip Tipperman's painting.
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Russell Sanders
Published On 6/23/2024
“If you put some effort into how things look, it really can change and carry the message better…"
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Love & Solidarity
Published On 6/22/2024
An exploration of nonviolence and organizing through the life and teachings of Rev. James Lawson.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK: Oregon nurses strike
Published On 6/22/2024
Now THIS is what solidarity looks like!
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Equity Goes on Strike Against Developmental Work
Published On 6/21/2024
Actors’ Equity Association (Equity), the union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theater, will cease issuing contracts for work on the Development Agreement.
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National History Day contest features labor history
Published On 6/21/2024
Four of the winning entries in this year’s National History Day contest had a labor focus, reports Mark Pattison.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Our Theme Song Contest!
Published On 6/21/2024
Elise and Chris play some listener suggestions for the show’s new theme song...
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WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR: June 21-23
Published On 6/20/2024
Upcoming events
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: Fight the Power
Published On 6/20/2024
One of the entries in our Labor Heritage Hour Theme Song Contest.
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Labor ART of the Week
Published On 6/16/2024
For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers...
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Labor QUOTE of the Week
Published On 6/16/2024
“LGBTQ+ musicians often tell me that my simply existing in this role has helped them to see that their own aspirations are possible. If you don’t see yourself out there, you begin to doubt you can do it.”
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Labor POEM of the Week: I believe in the Union
Published On 6/16/2024
I believe in the Union
I believe in the union…
Because...
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Labor HISTORY Today
Published On 6/15/2024
une 15, 1990
Battle of Century City, as police in Los Angeles...
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Labor Arts Briefs
Published On 6/15/2024
Workers at National Sawdust Successfully Vote to Join Union: Ushers at Brooklyn’s nonprofit music venue National Sawdust in New York voted overwhelmingly last week to join Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 306.
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Editor's Note
Published On 6/15/2024
When we launched the Labor Heritage Power Hour last year we knew we needed a theme song to open and close the show...
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK 100K AFA United Members Strike
Published On 6/15/2024
AFA United MEC: “The time is NOW!
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Labor SONG of the Week: Rockin’ Solidarity
Published On 6/15/2024
Rockin’ Solidarity
Reed Fromer on piano and Redd Welsh on lead vocal; an entry in our just-launched Labor Heritage Power Hour Theme Song Contest.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK Brief History of Juneteenth
Published On 6/15/2024
Brief History of Juneteenth
From the Union of Southern Service Workers: ” On this day in Southern labor history:
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LABOR ART OTW: 1934 & Now
Published On 6/9/2024
1934 & Now: Connections of the Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike of 1934 is an art exhibit organized by Keith Christensen in conjunction with members of the Remember 1934 Collective.
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LABOR QUOTE OTW: Jeopardy
Published On 6/9/2024
From the popular TV show.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: Pageant of the Paterson (NJ) Strike
Published On 6/9/2024
Created and performed by 1,000 mill workers from the silk industry strike, New York City
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LABOR VIDEO OTW: The Man (Taylor Swift)
Published On 6/8/2024
“Not only are workers in a corporate office setting having to fawn over their boss, but the representation of childcare labor is striking,” writes Lynn Arner.
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PICKET SIGN OTW: Solidarity Day, Washington, D.C., 1991
Published On 6/8/2024
From the Wayne State University Digital Collections, with over 50,000 images and texts celebrating Detroit's contributions to the arts, fashion, history, architecture, interior design, medicine and more.
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LABOR SONG OTW: Time For A General Strike
Published On 6/8/2024
USW musician and worker Mike Stout
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UFCW Members Ratify First Union Contract at Minnesota Half Price Books Stores
Published On 6/7/2024
Workers from four Twin Cities Half Price Books locations voted to ratify their first union contracts last Friday, ensuring that their jobs are protected, safe and sustainable.
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AFSCME Members at Philadelphia Museum of Art Win Longevity Settlement
Published On 6/7/2024
Members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) Union—a chapter of Philly Cultural Workers United, AFSCME Local 397, and an affiliate of AFSCME District Council 47—and management have successfully settled a contract dispute, ensuring longtime workers get the longevity pay they deserve.
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Weekend labor arts calendar: June 7-9
Published On 6/7/2024
Joe Uehlein in Concert; Chopped Liver and Unions (last day!); "Voters in Revolt" art exhibit (opens Saturday!); We Are One – Honoring Immigrant Garment Workers
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The Labor Heritage Power Hour: “Labor’s Turning Point”
Published On 6/6/2024
THIS WEEK'S RADIO SHOW: This year marks the 90th anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters’ strikes, which changed the course of history and the lives of tens of thousands of working people. On today’s show, an excerpt from “Labor’s Turning Point,” a documentary on the strike.
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LABOR ART OTW: Minneapolis Strike 1934
Published On 6/3/2024
Keith Christensen; Part of the 1934 & Now Exhibit.
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LABOR QUOTE OTW: Peter Rachleff
Published On 6/3/2024
“In the winter of 1934, a small group of experienced, dedicated labor activists began to change the course of history.”
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LABOR VIDEO OTW: The 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters’ Strikes & Today
Published On 6/2/2024
Includes John DeGraaf's film "Labor's Turning Point," followed by a panel discussion with Peter Rachleff (East Side Freedom Library), David Van Deusen, President of the Vermont AFL-CIO, and Kieran Knutson, President of CWA Local 7250 (AT&T workers, Minnesota).
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PICKET SIGN OTW: IAPE TNG/CWA 1096
Published On 6/2/2024
@dowjones just laid off more employees at @wsj — on top of the 45 IAPE members laid off this year — despite its record profits. We’ve had enough.
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LABOR SONG OTW: Banned "Internationale"
Published On 6/2/2024
The banned and long-lost performance of "The Internationale" by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, with the Westminister Choir, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
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1934 and Now: The Minneapolis Teamsters’ Strikes
Published On 5/31/2024
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters’ strikes. These strikes changed the course of history and the lives of tens of thousands of working people.
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Academy Foundation Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Published On 5/31/2024
More than a year and a half after winning voluntary recognition, workers at the Academy Foundation—the nonprofit arm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that is dedicated to protecting film history—have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement.
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: May 27-June 2
Published On 5/27/2024
Working Class Goes To Hell, NoVA Book Club, Filipino Pullman Porters & more!
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LABOR ART OTW: Black Wobbly Ben Fletcher
Published On 5/26/2024
Black Wobbly Ben Fletcher woodcut art by Jax, who’s featured in the audio postcard on this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour.
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LABOR QUOTE OTW: Philly DSA's Jax
Published On 5/26/2024
“Let this mural stand as a commemoration to fellow workers"
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LABOR POEM OTW: Factory Town
Published On 5/26/2024
Small town, Small job folks, Factory folks.
The man enters
home, wears work on his breath. She dodges
broken glances with dinner and a peck.
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This Week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: “The Black Wobbly” Gets A Mural
Published On 5/25/2024
A mural celebrating Ben Fletcher – “The Black Wobbly” – was unveiled in Philadelphia on May 18; check out our audio postcard.
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LABOR VIDEO OTW: Office Space
Published On 5/25/2024
Joanna quits with flair
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PICKET SIGN OTW: UCLA service workers
Published On 5/25/2024
UCLA service workers with @afscme3299 and allies picketing in front of Luskin Conference center demanding a fair contract.
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LABOR SONG OTW There is Power in a Union
Published On 5/25/2024
The Overall Brigade
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“Dreams come true,” as Disneyland character workers unionize
Published On 5/24/2024
An overwhelming majority of the Disneyland Resort cast members who bring the magic of the amusement park to life voted to form a union on Saturday with Actors’ Equity Association.
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Lincoln Brigade Memorial Project
Published On 5/24/2024
This Memorial Day the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives suggests that one way to honor veterans is by taking part in the Lincoln Brigade Memorial Project, which remembers those who died fighting fascism in Spain.
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Labor Arts Calendar: Memorial Day Weekend
Published On 5/24/2024
Chopped Liver and Unions, AAPI Heritage Month Virtual Screenings, Remember 1934: "Voters in Revolt" art exhibit (Opening Reception)
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PICKET SIGN OTW: MFJ Union On Strike
Published On 5/21/2024
Wall-to-wall staff union at Mobilization for Justice Inc | Civil Legal Services Workers; on strike for 12 weeks.
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LABOR ART OTW: Battle of Deputies Run
Published On 5/21/2024
By Brooks Turner; 2023, from the 1934 & Now: Connections of the Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike of 1934 art exhibit.
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This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar: May 20-26
Published On 5/20/2024
Matewan, Office Space , Chopped Liver and Unions & more!
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LABOR VIDEO OTW: 50 Years of CLUW
Published On 5/20/2024
This video was shown at the 50th Jubilee Gala in Niagara Falls, NY on May 10, 2024.
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LABOR QUOTE OTW: Big Bill Haywood
Published On 5/20/2024
"Your power is in your folded arms. You have killed the mills; you have stopped production; you have broken off the profits."
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LABOR SONG OTW: Made In The USA
Published On 5/20/2024
Lynn Marie Smith, The Super Union Label Diva, shares a mini history lesson about the importance of Union Label and the goods and services made in the USA.
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1934 Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike Commemorated
Published On 5/18/2024
The 90th anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike will be commemorated by a series of events from May through July, including exhibitions, film screenings, music, and a picnic gathering.
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Weekend Labor Arts Calendar: May 18-19
Published On 5/18/2024
Click here for links.
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This Week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: The Crab Pickers Strike; Mural of a Black Wobbly
Published On 5/18/2024
In 1938, 600 crab pickers struck for higher wages and a union in Crisfield, Maryland; on today’s show, an audio postcard from the May 10 dedication of an official state historical marker commemorating the strike.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: Starbucks baristas join IWW
Published On 5/17/2024
Twelve Starbucks baristas in a mid-town Manhattan store, declaring they couldn’t live on $7.75 an hour, signed cards demanding representation by the Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies.
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Glenstone Museum Employees Unionize
Published On 5/17/2024
Workers at Glenstone, the sprawling contemporary art museum in Montgomery County, Maryland, are moving to unionize.
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WGA Members at Sesame Workshop Ratify New Contract
Published On 5/17/2024
Members of Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) at Sesame Workshop have overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement.
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Volunteers Wanted for Pullman Railroad Days
Published On 5/17/2024
The Illinois Labor History Society is recruiting volunteers for the Pullman Railroad Days, a weekend of historic railcars, exhibits, tours, food, music and family fun.
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This Week's Labor Arts Calendar: May 13-18, 2024
Published On 5/14/2024
Our new comprehensive preview of the week’s labor arts events!
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Labor Song OTW: Bernie’s Top Labor Songs
Published On 5/12/2024
Bernie Sanders talks about how songs can bring souls together in solidarity.
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Labor Quote OTW: Steve Albini
Published On 5/12/2024
“If I go broke, I'll know I did it doing something culturally valuable. I haven't wasted my time."
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: The 1938 Crisfield Crab Pickers Strike
Published On 5/12/2024
Before last Friday, to know about the 1938 crab pickers strike in Crisfield, Maryland, you had to know about it. Now there's an official state historic road marker; here's our audio postcard.
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LABOR VIDEO OTW: Keep on Eating Til the Card's Maxed Out (Dave Rovics)
Published On 5/11/2024
I put the groceries on a credit card
So when the 1st comes round
We’ll have money in the bank to pay the rent
It never used to be so hard
But lately I’ve found
Before the checks come in, the money’s spent
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PICKET SIGN OTW: The Bird Union
Published On 5/11/2024
“There are major, systemic pay inequities at @audubonsociety,” tweeted The Bird Union on May 8.
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Calendar Picks of the Week: May 10-16
Published On 5/10/2024
Crab Picker's Day, Eugene V. Debs Memorial Kazoo Night
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Labor arts calendar for May 10-16
Published On 5/10/2024
Click here for the complete list: https://bit.ly/3Uveqtg
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This Week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Mother Jones, Russell Lee & Solidarity Forever
Published On 5/10/2024
Live from the 2024 LHF Solidarity Forever Awards, the annual wreath-laying at the Mother Jones historical marker, clips from the DC Labor Chorus May Day Concert, photojournalist Earl Dotter on "Power & Light: Russell Lee's Coal Survey"
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“Finding the Money” sleeper hit at DC Labor FilmFest
Published On 5/10/2024
“Finding the Money,” which tackles the seemingly arcane subject of Modern Money Theory or “MMT”, is the sleeper hit of this year’s DC Labor FilmFest, attracting nearly 200 attendees to last night’s screening at the AFI Silver.
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“Art uplifts us”: Redmond and Bryant honored
Published On 5/3/2024
AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler emphasized the “deep connection between the arts and activism” at the Labor Heritage Foundation’s annual Solidarity Forever award last night in the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Room. “In these times where it's so challenging and difficult, art uplifts us,” said Shuler.
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PICKET SIGN OTW: No deals, no wheels
Published On 4/29/2024
UAW: No deals, no wheels. No bucks, no trucks. It’s time for record profits to mean record contracts at Daimler Truck. Tick tock, Daimler! #StandUpDaimler
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LABOR SONG OTW: The "In" Crowd
Published On 4/29/2024
Ramsey Lewis Trio - The "In" Crowd (1973)
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Labor Art OTW: MoJo, found
Published On 4/29/2024
Mother Jones celebrated her birthday of May Day, so she’s been popping up all over the country recently.
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LABOR QUOTE OTW: Shawn Fain
Published On 4/29/2024
“As a young union activist I had another bible," UAW President Shawn Fain said on Sunday in the final main session of the 2024 Labor Notes Conference.
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Labor Heritage Power Hour radio show: LIVE from the Great Labor Arts Exchange!
Published On 4/28/2024
Highlights from Saturday night’s concert at the Great Labor Arts Exchange in Chicago, a preview of the DC Labor FilmFest’s Opening Night screening of The Old Oak, and Elise remembers Ed Smith and Dennis Serrette.
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LABOR VIDEO OTW: What Have American Unions Ever Done For Us?
Published On 4/28/2024
What have American Unions ever done for us?? Turns out: quite a bit!
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After 18 Months, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Strikers Find Hope
Published On 4/27/2024
Eighteen months into the strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week announced that it is seeking an injunction in federal court against the Post-Gazette for dozens of ongoing ULP (Unfair Labor Practice) violations.
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Guggenheim Museum Workers Rally for Fair Contract in Lunch Break Action
Published On 4/27/2024
Art handlers and facilities workers at the Guggenheim in New York City used their lunch break last week to rally for a fair contract, as negotiations are entering the sixth month.
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Disneyland Character Workers File for a Union Election
Published On 4/27/2024
The workers who perform as iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck at Disneyland parades have filed for a National Labor Relations Board election to join Actors’ Equity Association (Equity).
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Al Bradbury: Art is "how we sustain ourselves"
Published On 4/23/2024
“When I first started coming to the Great Labor Arts Exchange, it was like I had found my people,” said Alexandra Bradbury on Saturday night as she accepted LHF’s 2024 Joe Hill Award from Labor Heritage Foundation president Ashley See and LHF Executive Director Chris Garlock.
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LIVE from GLAE/Labor Notes
Published On 4/18/2024
It’s finally here! LHF is at the Great Labor Arts Exchange at Labor Notes in Chicago.
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Labor Heritage Power Hour radio show: The Return of John Brown
Published On 4/18/2024
Abolitionist John Brown is mistaken for a Black Lives Matter activist in Gene Bruskin’s latest labor musical, Matewan and Office Space return to the DC Labor FilmFest, and a tour guide keeps Black worker history alive.
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: IBEW photo contest
Published On 4/13/2024
Photo by Ryan Caulfield, Ventura, Calif., IBEW Local 952. One of the winning entries in the IBEW’s annual photo contest.
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Dolores Huerta
Published On 4/13/2024
UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta celebrated her 94th birthday on April 10...
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: Florence Reece
Published On 4/13/2024
April 12: Birth of Florence Reece, active in Harlan County, Ky. coal strikes and author of famed labor song “Which Side Are You On?”
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CWA Journalists “Go Dark” During Eclipse
Published On 4/12/2024
As the total solar eclipse captivated much of the nation on Monday, two local newspapers went dark.
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DreamWorks Animation Production Workers Form Union Under IATSE
Published On 4/12/2024
Production workers from DreamWorks Animation have officially voted to form a union with The Animation Guild (TAG), also known as Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 839, and the Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700).
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK: @FordhamGSW
Published On 4/12/2024
@FordhamGSW’s practice picket line on April 11.
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This Week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Labor FilmFest, union photos, Coal Mining Woman
Published On 4/12/2024
Previewing the 2024 DC Labor FilmFest, winners of the IBEW’s annual photo contest, Si Kahn on Coal Mining Woman. Plus: celebrating the UFW’s Dolores Huerta.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: The Power of Union
Published On 4/12/2024
Cool animation
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AFM musicians ratify new motion picture agreements
Published On 4/5/2024
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) announced Tuesday that members have voted to ratify the Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements contract that was unanimously recommended by the bargaining committee in February.
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Celebrating Si’s 80th
Published On 4/5/2024
John McCutcheon, who called Si Kahn “The best damn songwriter in the South…in his spare time!” back in 1975, is throwing an online birthday party for his longtime friend on April 14.
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Oxford University Press Workers: Ready to strike, if necessary
Published On 4/2/2024
After more than two years of management slow-walking negotiations, The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA), which represents Oxford University Press (OUP) workers in the United States, is making plans for a potential strike.
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You Betcha! Farmer-Labor solidarity is possible
Published On 4/2/2024
The Minnesota-based Farmer-Labor Education Committee has issued a call for a community-engaged art commission. Deadline is Friday, April 12th; info session April 5 at 4p CST.
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Get your LHF merch!
Published On 4/1/2024
We can’t guarantee that your coffee or tea – or other beverage of choice – will taste better in your Labor Heritage Foundation mug, but why take a chance?
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Great Labor Arts Exchange/Labor Notes preview
Published On 3/31/2024
Rockin’ Your Rally and Picket Line, Creative Tactics and Strategic Mischief, and Songwriting for the Movement are just a few of the sessions available at this year’s Great Labor Arts Exchange, being held April 18-21 at the Labor Notes conference in Chicago.
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READERS WRITE: Folk Music and the New Deal archived?
Published On 3/31/2024
“Is the Folk Music and the New Deal program (streamed March 26) available in archive?” wonders Hazel Schlueter.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Changing Lives, Changing L.A.
Published On 3/30/2024
Changing Lives, Changing L.A.: four members of UNITE HERE Local 11 share their stories.
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Shelf Life Books first Richmond bookstore to organize
Published On 3/30/2024
Workers at a popular new and used bookstore in Richmond, Virginia, have officially joined UFCW Local 400.
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SAG-AFTRA members ratify TV animation contracts
Published On 3/30/2024
SAG-AFTRA members have ratified new three-year television and basic cable animation contracts covering voice actors, with overwhelming support.
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Catch 'Storming Caesars Palace' and 'The Exchange Girl' this weekend
Published On 3/29/2024
In honor of Women's History Month, the DC Labor FilmFest and Workers Unite! Film Festival are presenting two films On Demand this weekend: Storming Caesars Palace and The Exchange Girl.
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California AMC workers vote to unionize with IATSE
Published On 3/29/2024
Workers at the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood in Universal City, California, have officially voted to unionize with the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
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Museum workers ratify deal with MASS MoCA, ending weekslong strike
Published On 3/29/2024
After holding the picket line for nearly three weeks, unionized workers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) have successfully ratified a new contract that delivers victories on core member issues.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: The Battle of Wall Street
Published On 3/29/2024
March 29, 1948: “Battle of Wall Street,” police charge strikers lying down in front of stock exchange doors, 43 arrested
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Harry Bridges
Published On 3/29/2024
“The most important word in the language of the working class is ‘solidarity’”
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: Remembering Triangle families
Published On 3/29/2024
This portrait of two young women who died in the Triangle Factory Fire on March 25, 1911 — sisters Lucia Maltese (age 20) and Rosarea Maltese (age 14)—is carried by family members at the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire in 2011.
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: Bread and Roses
Published On 3/29/2024
The Golden Butterfly Band
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CLUW’s “transcendent” 50th
Published On 3/25/2024
Leaders of the Coalition of Labor Union Women celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary on Sunday at the “Transcending” Labor Legacy Landmark in Detroit, Michigan.
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Seeking Today’s Workplace Poets
Published On 3/25/2024
“I had the good fortune, in the mid-1970s, to be invited into a creative writing class as an audit student—my introduction to the craft of engaged poetry,” writes Susan Eisenberg in her March 21 Labor Notes post.
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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK: Graduate workers at Northwestern University Ratify First Contract
Published On 3/24/2024
Graduate workers at Northwestern University, members of UE Local 1122, have ratified their first UE contract
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: Don't Play With My Money
Published On 3/24/2024
Don't Play With My Money - Don't Play with My Family
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: “Gracias a Martín: Courtesy of the Custodian”
Published On 3/24/2024
“Gracias a Martín: Courtesy of the Custodian,” by Akilah Lisbon
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LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Laura Neill
Published On 3/24/2024
"I thought it was going to be a light comedy about actors who get the same day job..."
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Oakland Museum of California recognizes union
Published On 3/23/2024
The Oakland Museum of California voluntarily recognized OMCA Workers United, an affiliate of AFSCME Council 57 Cultural Workers United and the museum’s first union, last week.
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Our labor sheroes
Published On 3/23/2024
Labor leaders share their favorite sheroes, an REI worker writes a play and the Coalition of Labor Union Women celebrates 50 years.
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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Storming Caesar's Palace
Published On 3/23/2024
Storming Caesars Palace
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: MLB lockout ends
Published On 3/22/2024
A 32-day lockout of major league baseball players ends; B.C.’s Tough and Fearless Truck-Driving Woman
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LABOR POEM OF THE WEEK: Boss made a $
Published On 3/22/2024
Boss made a $
I made a dime
That was a poem
From a simpler time...
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LHF launches new website, logo & merch shop
Published On 3/22/2024
This was a very big week for the Labor Heritage Foundation. After months of painstaking behind-the-scenes work, the new LHF website went live this week, LHF released merchandise featuring our brand-new new logo, and the 2024 DC Labor FilmFest schedule and merch shop was released.
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NYC Nitehawk Cinema Workers defy union-busting campaign
Published On 3/22/2024
Workers at Nitehawk Cinema’s Prospect Park location in Brooklyn voted in favor of the union last weekend.
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Denver Art Museum workers vote in union
Published On 3/22/2024
Workers at the Denver Art Museum are celebrating their new union.
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Unanimous union victory for dancers at Dance Theatre of Harlem
Published On 3/22/2024
After just over a month since coming forward with their intent to organize, dancers at the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) have won their election to form a union with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).
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We Were There With Bev Grant & the DC Labor Chorus
Published On 2/24/2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tuesday night’s performance of “We Were There” with Bev Grant, CarolAnn Solebello and the DC Labor Chorus was absolutely transcendent; there wasn’t an empty seat in the house nor a dry eye as the performers brought women’s labor history brilliantly alive and Elise Bryant brought us all to our feet at the end, leading a foot-stomping communal performance of Solidarity Forever. Very special thanks and appreciation to the American Federation of Musicians’ Music Performance Trust Fund, which made it possible for LHF to present the evening free of charge. - Chris Garlock; photo by Hetty Scofield
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FILM: Rustin
Published On 2/24/2024
Fri, February 23, 7pm – 9pm
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: Guthrie writes “This Land Is Your Land”
Published On 2/23/2024
Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land Is Your Land” following a frigid trip -- partially by hitchhiking, partially by rail -- from California to Manhattan.
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: IGN Creators Guild
Published On 2/23/2024
“The #IGNCG has been granted voluntary recognition,” tweeted the IGN Creators Guild yesterday.
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LABOR HISTORY TODAY: Leonora O’Reilly born
Published On 2/18/2024
Art Shields: The People’s Scribe
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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: Go Ask Angela
Published On 2/18/2024
Go Ask Angela- Colleen Kattau
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LABOR ART OF THE WEEK: Velma Hopkins
Published On 2/18/2024
Velma Hopkins
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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Black, Red, White and Blue
Published On 2/18/2024
Black, Red, White and Blue: Union and civil rights organizer Si Kahn on “Black, Red, White and Blue,” his song about a Black World War II veteran...
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Sen. Warren Backs MASS MoCA Strike as it Enters Second Week
Published On 2/18/2024
Sen. Warren Backs MASS MoCA Strike as It Enters Second Week
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is throwing her support behind the MASS MoCA Union (UAW Local 2110), members at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) who have been on strike since March 6 amid stalled contract negotiations. In a post on X, Warren said she stands in solidarity with them and that “Museum management should negotiate with union workers in good faith for a fair deal.”
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Catch the Arts Exchange Early Bird!
Published On 2/18/2024
The 2024 Labor Notes Conference – which includes the Great Labor Arts Exchange -- is just two months away: April 19-21. Act fast and register today—the early-bird rate of $140 expires on March 1!
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Update on saving the UE ‘Solidarity’ mural
Published On 2/18/2024
“I have bad news and good news about the effort to preserve the ‘Solidarity’ mural at the UE Hall in Chicago,” reports Kari Thompson, Director of UE’s Research and Education Fund.
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