Fred Redmond: “Why Labor History Is Important”

<p>The AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer – and former steel worker – tells the <a href='https://battleofhomestead.org/'>Battle of Homestead Foundation</a> “We have to tell the truth about labor history, the good, and the bad, and the ugly.” Plus: Pete Seeger sings <a href='https://youtu.be/Xysm_JNnLqw'>The Homestead Strike Song</a>. On this week’s <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in Two</a>: The year was 1912. The Lawrence textile workers strike had worn on for over a month. More than 20,000 workers had walked off the job…</p> <p>Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at <a href='mailto:LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com'>LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Labor History Today is produced by <a href='https://unioncityradio.podbean.com/'>Union City Radio</a> and the <a href='https://lwp.georgetown.edu/'>Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor</a>.</p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory  @STRedmond @HomesteadFdn @LizShuler</p>