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Can unions build power through culture too? · Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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Our own union has invested a lot of energy trying to do political
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work to elect other people, but get our own members into office.
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Well, can we do the same thing in arts and culture and entertainment?
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This is the Labor Radio Podcast daily for Thursday, April 30th.
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And frankly, guess what?
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We are already there.
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That's from the Labor Heritage Power Hour, one o'clock this
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afternoon, right here in WPFW
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With tomorrow being Mayday, the Labor Arts Calendar is jam packed with events
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In today's labor history on this date in 2012, the Obama era National Labor
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Relations Board adopted rules to speed up union elections and curb employer delays.
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The changes were rolled back in December, 2019 under the Trump administration.
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Today's labor quote is by Barack Obama, who said, unions historically
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have been at the forefront of establishing things like the 40 hour
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work week, the weekend child labor laws, fair benefits, and decent wages.
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More information@unionplus.org.
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This has been Chris Garlock for the Labor Radio Podcast network.