Mail Delivery Focus: The podcast emphasizes the responsibility of mail carriers to deliver directly to customers, paralleling services like FedEx and Amazon, while remembering the tragic history of labor struggles faced by workers, particularly during a violent cotton picker strike in 1891.
A recent podcast highlights the importance of delivering mail directly to customers, comparing postal workers with FedEx, Amazon, and UPS, who ensure in-person delivery. This approach emphasizes responsibility and connection in communication. The podcast also talks about labor history, honoring those who fought for workers' rights, including a tragic cotton picker strike in 1891 that resulted in violence against African American sharecroppers. The words of photographer Lewis Hine remind us of the power of photography in sharing truths and shedding light on social issues. This blend of contemporary mail delivery and historical labor struggles showcases a commitment to both present and past, advocating for the dignity and rights of workers through informed connections.
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Union Town Casting
WGAW’s 3rd & Fairfax podcast talks with Casting Department Teamsters. Today’s labor history: Chicago sanitation workers clean up Today’s labor quote: Morris Hillquit @WGAWest @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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Emily Guendelsberger talks with the Heartland Labor Forum Today’s labor history: the union Solidarity banned in Poland Today’s labor quote: Lech Walesa @Heartland_Labor @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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"We'll Cripple You"
The Work Stoppage podcast on the dockworker strike Today’s labor history: Truman seizes striking refineries Today’s labor quote: Hamilton Nolan @WorkStoppagePod @hamiltonnolan @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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Rocking the Cradle, Learning from the Depression
Director Shanara Gabrielle, on today’s Labor Heritage Power Hour. Plus, Dana Frank on What Can We Learn From the Great Depression? Today’s labor history: Umpires strike back Today’s labor quote: Woody Guthrie @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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