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Hollywood Panic Over Organizing · Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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  One Studio Head in particular, Louis B. Mayer of Metro Goldman Mayor, heard the
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  rumors of actors organizing and panicked.
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  This is the Labor Radio Podcast daily for Thursday, March 19th.
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  He knew that if actors stood in solidarity with the other workers in Hollywood, they
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  would've the power to ask for things like fair pay and better working conditions.
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  That's from today's Labor Heritage Power Hour one o'clock here on WPFW
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  Foundation's Free Weekly newsletter In today's labor history on this date in
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  1917, the US Supreme Court upheld the Adamson Act establishing an eight hour
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  workday for interstate railway workers.
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  Today's also a feast day for a St. Joseph Patron Saint of Workers.
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  Today's labor quote is by earnest, big train Thompson, who said,
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  we have no more time for war.
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  Or exploitation or poisoning the earth.
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  We must learn to live together.
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  Now.
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  These tasks are too crucial to be entrusted to the war
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  mongers and the profiteers.
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  The money changers must once again be driven from the temple so that the
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  people can prevail for only the people can be entrusted with their own future.
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  This has been Chris Garlock for the Labor Radio Podcast network.