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Stronger Each Day · Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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  Sort of, it all felt like the right thing to do, but now we know it
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  was the right thing to do, right?
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  This is the Labor Radio Podcast daily for Tuesday, March 17th.
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  Like the community was behind us every step of the way.
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  And looking back at the four days of the strike, we know we got stronger each day.
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  That's from the On The Line Podcast on the Labor Radio podcast network.
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  Labor radio network.org.
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  Today's Labor Arts calendar and the latest labor arts News and events
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  are available@laborheritage.org.
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  Where you can also subscribe to the Labor Heritage Foundation's free Weekly
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  newsletter in today's labor history.
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  On this date in 1970, the first United States Postal strike occurred beginning
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  in New York City and spreading nationwide.
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  Frustrated by low wages and poor working conditions.
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  Postal workers took direct action against the federal government.
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  The strike forced the government to negotiate leading to significant
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  wage increases and improved working conditions for postal workers.
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  Today's labor quote is by Donald L. Foley, who said, win by persuasion.
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  When possible, beat him at the table when necessary and give him hell generally.
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  Today's labor landmark is the Knox Mine Disaster Site Marker in Jenkins
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  Township, Pennsylvania, which marks where 12 miners died on January 22nd,
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  1959 After the Susquehanna River flooded into illegally excavated mine tunnels.
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  Details@laborheritage.org.
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  Support for the Labor Radio podcast.
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  Ailey comes from Union plus a nonprofit organization
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  founded by the AFL CIO in 1986.
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  More information@unionplus.org.
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  This has been Chris Garlock for the Labor Radio Podcast network.