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One Day Longer Than Pittston · Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

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We had an annual bad boss contest, and the entries were astonishing.
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This is the Labor Radio Podcast daily for Thursday, September 17th.
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a woman who told us that she had to sew a, tear in her boss's
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pants while he had them on.
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That's from the Green and Red Podcast and the Labor Heritage Power
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Hour on the Labor Radio Podcast network, laborradionetwork.org.
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And 1:00 today, right here on WPFW 89.3 FM.
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On today's labor arts calendar, there's a free tour and opening reception for
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the Lewis Hine in Maryland exhibition today at 5:00 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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And Joe Uline's Labor Music Ecology concert and book signing tour comes
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to Portland, Maine tonight at six.
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Details and the latest labor arts news and events are available at laborheritage.org,
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In today's labor history on this date in 1989, ninety-eight mine workers and
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a minister occupied Pittston Coal Moss 3 plant during a strike over threatened cuts
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to miners' health and pension benefits.
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Today's labor quote is by Mine Workers President Richard Trumka,
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who said, "People keep asking how long we can hold out. The answer:
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one day longer than Pittston."
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Support for the Labor Radio Podcast Daily comes from Union
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Plus, a non-profit organization founded by the AFL-CIO in 1986.
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More information at unionplus.org.
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This has been Chris Garlock for the Labor Radio Podcast Network