• General Strike in Minneapolis!
    Jan 27 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On We Rise Fighting, unions demand ICE leave Minnesota in solidarity with immigrant workers. In labor history, Detroit auto workers launch a 1969 wildcat strike against racism. Quote of the day: Samuel Gompers.

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  • The Working Class Fights Back in Minneapolis
    Jan 26 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People on mass resistance to ICE terror and why solidarity on the ground in Minneapolis matters nationwide. In labor history, pirate Henry Morgan outlines an early form of workers’ compensation and collective decision-making in 1695. Quote of the day: Samuel Gompers.

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  • Building Unions Worthy of Trust
    Jan 23 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: voices from The Valley Labor Report on rebuilding unions strong enough to earn workers’ trust—and keep it. In labor history, 10,000 Rochester clothing workers strike in 1913 for shorter hours, higher wages, and union recognition. Quote of the day: Stephanie Post.

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  • Labor and the Race Divide
    Jan 22 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, historian Rudi Batzell examines how racial divisions shaped the U.S. labor movement. In labor history, Native American field hands at Mission San Juan Capistrano carried out what may be California’s first farmworker strike in 1826. Quote of the day: Terence V. Powderly.

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  • What Uberization Really Means
    Jan 21 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily, Counter App unpacks the meaning of “Uberization” and how digital labor platforms are transforming work. In labor history, a 1974 wildcat strike by Jersey City postal workers. Quote of the day: I.F. Stone.

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  • “If I Could Pay You Less, I Would”
    Jan 20 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily, a sharp Chris Rock joke opens a deeper conversation about why collective bargaining agreements matter. In labor history, baseball star Mickey Mantle signs a record-setting contract in 1961. Quote of the day: Mickey Mantle.

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  • Just Trying to Get Gas
    Jan 19 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rick Smith Show reports from Minneapolis, where immigration raids are spilling into everyday life and traumatizing entire communities. In labor history, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at a 1986 benefit for laid-off 3M workers in his hometown of Asbury Park. Quote of the day: Bruce Springsteen.

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  • Corporate Media Isn’t Built for Workers
    Jan 16 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Why podcasts and independent labor media matter, featuring The Union Bug on the Labor Radio Podcast Network and the power of workers telling their own stories. In labor history, Palmer Raids detainees won the right to legal counsel in 1920. Quote of the day: Martin Johns.

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