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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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Inventory of American Labor Landmarks

Published On 2/15/2024

The Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, directed by Saul Schniderman, is a catalog of sites in the United States commemorating the history and heritage of America’s workers.

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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.