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9-4-15 Look for The Union Label in 2:00
http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/september-4-look-for-the-union-label/
September 4, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1894. At least 10,000 tailors went on strike to protest their sweatshop working conditions. The New York Times reported “contract tailors of New York and Brooklyn celebrated Labor Day yesterday by going on strike.” Unemployed tailors pledged not to work as scabs.
2:00 minute audio at link
The Rick Smith radio show has some fans trying to get his show on Sirius/XM.
I post his labor history in 2:00 on the DU every day with a great response.
Please help make this happen.
http://ricksmithshow.com/
Tell @DavidGuggenheim and @Liz_Aiello to #SiriuslyDraftRick to get @RickSmithShow on @SXMProgress
@Liz_Aiello Liz Aiello is VP, Talk Programming SiriusXM
@DavidGuggenheim David C. Guggenheim is the Program Director SiriusXM Progress 127