Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Canal workers, gays & miners, Gandhi’s labor quote. Last week’s show: The Hardhat Riot.

Some 300,000 members of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, soon to become CWA, strike AT&T and the Bell System. Within five weeks all but two of the 39 federation unions had won new contracts - 1947

National Labor Relations Board attorney tells ILWU members to “lie down like good dogs,” Juneau, Alaska - 1947

15,000 union janitors strike, Los Angeles - 2000 photo: Militant/Carol Lesnick

- David Prosten

Today’s Labor Quote: Elizabeth Davis

After teachers last month narrowly voted against striking over reopening plans, Davis said:
“I thought the majority of teachers would vote for the collective action. Either way, we’re going to address the problem.”