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Singing for Justice (AZ) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation Live screening and sing along at the University of Arizona

TODAY at 6:00 PM Mountain in #Tucson AZ:

A screening of Singing for Justice at @uarizona.bsky.social's Marroney Theatre

Find out more: tinyurl.com/y7saaf8r

#Movie #Arizona #Song #ProtestSong

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Don’t miss Love Songs from the Liberation Wars, a powerful labor “jazz opera” about organizing in the Jim Crow South—Friday, April 24 at 6:30pm in Durham.

Get tickets now: laborsouth.org/events
#labor #unions #1u

NewsGuild Members Strike Contract Gold at VTDigger - Labor Heritage Foundation Members of the VTDigger Guild, represented by the Providence Newspaper Guild (TNG-CWA Local 31041), and the Vermont Journalism Trust kicked off April with a second contract locking in an incredible 32.5 percent salary increase for reporters and a 6 percent increase for editors.The four-

NewsGuild Members Strike Contract Gold at VTDigger

Members of the VTDigger Guild have secured a second contract locking in a 32.5 percent salary increase for reporters and a 6 percent increase for editors.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/56z4cmk3

#Media @newsguild.org #Journalism

Hey, somebody supports old-fashioned journalism!

If I was in DC I would absolutely take in many of these films!

THIS WEEK'S LABOR HISTORY TODAY PODCAST - Labor Heritage Foundation This week’s Labor History Today features Labor Express Radio in Chicago, previewing May Day 2026. From the 1886 fight for the eight-hour day to today’s call for an “economic blackout,” organizers are mobilizing for what could be a major test of workers’ power.

THIS WEEK'S LABOR HISTORY TODAY #PODCAST

#MayDay organizers are mobilizing for what could be a major test of workers’ power.

Find out more and listen to the show: tinyurl.com/bdtc8evy

#Chicago #LaborHistory

Memphis Public Library Workers Move Closer to Union Victory - Labor Heritage Foundation In February, supporters of the Memphis Public Library Workers’ Union celebrated a hard-earned victory on the road to forming their union. Through months of canvassing, committee meetings, and City Council sessions, workers secured a referendum on the upcoming November ballot to reclassify library

Memphis Public Library Workers Move Closer to Union Victory

Memphis Public Library Workers’ Union members have secured a referendum on the November ballot to reclassify library workers as civil servants.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/3zc4rs7t

#LibraryLife @cwaunion.bsky.social #LibraryWorkers

IATSE and The Juilliard School Ratify Agreement with Production Staff - Labor Heritage Foundation In an update to a story we reported on a couple weeks ago, IATSE and The Juilliard School have ratified a collective bargaining agreement covering production staff who support the school’s performances.The agreement follows the tentative agreement announced on April 2, 2026, and concludes the

IATSE and The Juilliard School Ratify Agreement with Production Staff

@iatse.bsky.social and The Juilliard School have ratified a collective bargaining agreement covering production staff who support the school’s performances.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/he8z87r2

#ArtsWorkers #Theatre #Dance

TODAY’S LABOR HISTORY - Labor Heritage Foundation 1914: The Ludlow Massacre occurred during a strike by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) against the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. Colorado National Guard and company guards attacked a tent colony of striking miners and their families, resulting in numerous deaths.1948: An unk

TODAY’S LABOR HISTORY

The Ludlow Massacre, Reuther is shot, and the UAW ends the International Harvester strike.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/2rp4a27h

#Colorado @uaw.org @uawarchivist.bsky.social @coloradoaflcio.bsky.social

New Screening Added to DC LaborFest - Labor Heritage Foundation If you’re planning out the films you want to take in at this year’s DC Labor FilmFest, there’s one more to add to your list.ATU 689 and NoVA Labor are sponsoring a free screening of the documentary film We Fought For What We Have at the Shirlington Busboys and Poets on Wednesday, May 27th at

New Screening Added to DC LaborFest

If you’re planning out the films you want to take in at this year’s DC Labor FilmFest, there’s one more to add to your list.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/bdz9fvvr

#Film #Movie #WashingtonDC @atulocal689.bsky.social

2026 DC LABOR FILMFEST: Telling Workers’ Stories... One Film at a Time - Labor Heritage Foundation Organized and presented by the Labor Heritage Foundation and AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, this annual series features a wide-ranging selection of films about work, workers, and the issues shaping working people’s lives—past and present. This year’s festival is one of our strong

2026 DC LABOR FILMFEST: Telling Workers’ Stories... One Film at a Time

This year’s festival is one of our strongest yet, with powerful new documentaries and narratives from around the world...

Find out more: tinyurl.com/4dt2cknb

#Movie #Film #FilmFestival

WHAT WE'RE READING: LR Vandy’s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportati - Labor Heritage Foundation From Colossal:"For millennia, humans have navigated seas, rivers, and oceans as avenues for trade, exploration, conquest, and colonization. During the Age of Discovery—an era interwoven with what’s known as the Age of Sail—European explorers and traders embarked

WHAT WE'RE READING

LR Vandy’s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation

Find out more: tinyurl.com/h7f7fk6e

#Art #LaborHistory #Slavery

LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Zohran Mamdani - Labor Heritage Foundation “There is no New York City without unions. Across the world, when people think of our city, they think of greatness. And when they think of that greatness, whether they know it or not, they are thinking of the power of organized labor.”Last week, members of CWA and other labor allies joined Sena

LABOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

"There is no New York City without #unions. Across the world, when people think of our city..."

Find out more about what he said: tinyurl.com/4h2fxsby

#UnionStrong #Solidarity #Quote #Quotable

LABOR ART OF THE WEEK - Labor Heritage Foundation Workers Demand Worker PowerRoger Peet, Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative Graphic available for download here.Got Labor art? Email us: info@laborheritage.orgWant Labor art like this sent to your inbox every week? Sign up for our free newsletter!

LABOR ART OF THE WEEK

Workers Demand Worker Power

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#Art #WorkerPower #Solidarity

Scientific American Workers Announce Intent to Join WGAE - Labor Heritage Foundation The staff behind Scientific American are organizing and requesting that management voluntarily recognize the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) as its bargaining representative.Reporters, editors, producers and other staff who produce both the digital and print products for the science magazin

Scientific American Workers Announce Intent to Join WGAE

The workers are requesting that management voluntarily recognize @wgaeast.bsky.social as its bargaining representative.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/nv66fc6u

#Media #Journalism

2026 DC Labor FilmFest The 2026 DC Labor FilmFest—now in its 27th year—showcases powerful films about work, workers, and social justice from around the world. Presented by the Labo...

Excited about this year's DC Labor FilmFest?

So are we! Check out the YouTube playlist for some of this year's selections at youtube.com/playlist?lis...
and find out more (and get tickets) at tinyurl.com/3h7fzy9y

#Film #Movie

LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK: Never Surrender - R.J. Phillips Band - Labor Heritage Foundation “Our latest recording is a tribute to the men and women whose efforts and sacrifices contributed to the gains in the labor movement,” says lyricist and composer Joe DeFilippo. "Never Surrender tells their story.” Got a Labor song? Email us: info@laborheritage.orgWant

LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK

Never Surrender - R.J. Phillips Band

Find out more and listen to the song at tinyurl.com/4pwrusmv

#Song #Music #UnionStrong #Solidarity

FILM: BARISTAS VS BILLIONAIRES (DC) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation From Buffalo to 600 stores nationwide, young Starbucks workers spark a generational labor uprising—proving the future of unions is already brewing.

TODAY at 3:00 PM in #WashingtonDC:

BARISTAS VS BILLIONAIRES at the Regal Gallery Place

Find out more at tinyurl.com/bdspua7b

@sbworkersunited.org #Film #Movie #DCLFF

WHAT WE’RE READING: Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments - Labor Heritage Foundation From The Atlantic:"Almost every day, I drive along a street named after Cesar Chavez, past a mural of Cesar Chavez that shows the labor leader, who died in 1993, clutching the billowing flag of the United Farm Workers with one arm and a group of anonymous laborers with the other. For years,

WHAT WE’RE READING: Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments

Amid Cesar Chavez allegations and statue removals, some argue that monuments shouldn't just be replaced—they should be rethought altogether.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/2ykwut6j

#CesarChavez #LaborHistory

Beer and Everyday Life in Pullman (IL) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation Dive into the complex, layered world of beer culture in a town where it

TODAY at 2:00 PM Central in #Chicago

Beer and Everyday Life in Pullman at the Pullman Exhibit Hall

Find out more: tinyurl.com/37uhappk

#LaborHistory #Beer #Craftbeer

FILM: BARISTAS VS BILLIONAIRES (DC) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation From Buffalo to 600 stores nationwide, young Starbucks workers spark a generational labor uprising—proving the future of unions is already brewing.

TODAY at 9:00 PM in #WashingtonDC:

BARISTAS VS BILLIONAIRES at the Regal Gallery Place

Find out more at tinyurl.com/bdspua7b

@sbworkersunited.org #Film #Movie #DCLFF

CBS News 24/7 Union Ratifies Contract With AI Guardrails - Labor Heritage Foundation Writers at CBS News 24/7 have unanimously ratified a new three-year contract with CBS News/Paramount, securing industry-leading protections around generative AI, including advance notice, byline protections, and enhanced severance for layoffs tied to AI. The agreement, negotiated by the Writers

#ICYMI - CBS News 24/7 Union Ratifies Contract With AI Guardrails

Writers secured industry-leading protections around generative AI.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/3kdxxke5

#Media @wgaeast.bsky.social

MLK's Support for Labor Commemorative Banquet (NC) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation Guest speakers and solidarity recognitions hosted by Black Workers for Justice

TODAY at 5:00 PM Eastern in Raleigh, NC:

MLK's Support for Labor Commemorative Banquet at the Wake Co. Commons Building

Find out more at tinyurl.com/3vxz2ead

#LaborHistory #raleighnc

Culture and History Combine for UK General Strike Anniversary - Labor Heritage Foundation The northern English community of Tyneside is gearing up to mark the centenary of the United Kingdom’s 1926 General Strike.Newcastle University’s School of History, Classics, and Archaeology will host a two-day conference on the history of the General Strike on May 7-8, and on Monday May 4, a sh

#ICYMI - Culture and History Combine for UK General Strike Anniversary

Cultural events and historical reflection will mark the centenary of the United Kingdom’s 1926 General Strike in Tyneside.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/yc7ydfex

#LaborHistory #GeneralStrike100

LABOR LANDMARK OF THE WEEK: Richard F. Quinn Monument - Labor Heritage Foundation Nalcrest, Florida is a retirement village specifically for retired postal employees, created by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). Its town square features a bronze statue of Richard F. Quinn, a significant figure in postal history. The statue, which depicts him with a moustache,

LABOR LANDMARK OF THE WEEK: Richard F. Quinn Monument

Where is it - and whowas Richard F. Quinn? Find out at tinyurl.com/fjpurruk

#LaborHistory @lettercarriers.bsky.social #Florida

Library Workers Win Major Layoff Reversal in Washington State - Labor Heritage Foundation AFSCME Local 3758B, the union representing most Timberland Regional Library (TRL) workers, announces that on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, TRL leadership agreed to rescind over 80% of involuntary layoff notices sent to frontline library workers in March. Of the 61 previously-announced fr

Library Workers Win Major Layoff Reversal in #WashingtonState

Timberland Regional Library leadership agree to rescind more than 80% of planned layoffs following strong #union and community pressure.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/5a537rf7

@wslc.bsky.social #LabraryWorkers #LibraryLife

THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR - Labor Heritage Foundation Janna Ahrndt Does Not Dream of LaborOn this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: The 2026 D.C. Labor FilmFest launches on May Day, with AFI Silver programmers previewing a strong, global lineup with a notable surge in women-centered stories. Artist Janna Ahrndt explores the hidd

THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR

A 2026 DC Labor FilmFest preview, Janna Ahrndt explores the hidden labor of digital life, the story of The #Seattle Union Record and more.

Find out more and listen to the show at tinyurl.com/38suewzh

#LaborHistory #Film #Movie #Tech #Baseball

ESPN Hair And Make-up Artists Vote To Join IATSE - Labor Heritage Foundation Hair and make-up artists working for ESPN through contractor Distinct Artistry in Bristol, Connecticut have voted 19–4 to unionize with IATSE Local 798. The all-women workforce is seeking health insurance, retirement benefits, and stronger workplace protections, with the union now calling on the

#ICYMI - ESPN Hair And Make-up Artists Vote To Join @iatse.bsky.social

The all-women workforce is seeking health insurance, retirement benefits, and stronger workplace protections.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/mtmrsfa6

#HairAndMakeup, #MUAH, #MakeupArtist