Also VERY INTERESTING to the European left, social democrats, socialists, greens, left-liberals etc.

#WorkingClassCulture #CounterCulture #Kulturkampf #Multikulti

TODAY on 🎙️ The Labor Heritage Power Hour:

• Mindy Mary on “Striking at Kings”
• Kim Kelly on Fight to Win
• A fearless moment from Carsie Blanton
and more!

📻 Airs 1p WPFW 89.3 FM #WashingtonDC
🔗 laborheritage.org

#LaborRadio #LaborHistory #UnionStrong #WorkingClassCulture #LaborArts #WPFW

The Country Song That Powered a General Strike This week on Labor History Today, we revisit the 1946 Oakland General Strike through the eyes of labor educator and activist Stan Weir — and uncover the surprising role a chart-topping “country” hit played on the picket line. After we hear the day’s events from Labor History in 2:00, host Chris Garlock digs into Weir’s vivid account of the strike’s carnival-like atmosphere, where bars rolled jukeboxes into the streets and “Pistol Packin’ Mama” — the first country song ever to top the Billboard pop chart — echoed off downtown buildings for 54 hours. We trace how an American Federation of Musicians strike helped turn the tune into a national sensation, and why its defiant energy resonated with the mostly women department-store strikers who ignited the Oakland uprising. Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. #LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory  

A general strike… with a soundtrack?
How “Pistol Packin’ Mama” became part of the 1946 Oakland General Strike — and why Stan Weir never forgot it.
Listen: bit.ly/4rJ1Pm3
#1u #LaborHistory #LaborRadioPod #WorkingClassCulture

1974 BBC television documentary “The Kopites of Liverpool FC” which focused on the fans of the club who stood on the Spion Kop end at Liverpool’s Anfield ground to support their team. The match being played is a Merseyside derby game. #lfc #thekop #spionkop #footballculture #workingclassculture

The 90s was a dark time for us true counter-culture types. Thankfully there was the odd bit of music to see us through ...
This vid cracks me up ...

#punk #newwave #experimental #surrealism #video #art #workingclassculture

youtu.be/pG83XgPZqMU?...

WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR: June 13-15 - Labor Heritage Foundation Saturday: Stage Left: La Dureza (NYC)Saturday: Stage Left: Hit Machine (NYC)Saturday: WTO/99 Premiere (DC)Sunday: Stage Left: The Hero U Took (NYC)Ongoing:Power & Light: Russell Lee's Coal Survey (DC)Historic photographs of Yakima Valley farmworkers (WA)High Iron (WY)

🎭🎶 WEEKEND LABOR ARTS CALENDAR (June 13–15)
🎬 Sat: La Dureza, Hit Machine (NYC) • WTO/99 premiere (DC)
🎭 Sun: The Hero U Took (NYC)
📸 Ongoing: Russell Lee’s Power & Light (DC), Yakima farmworker photos (WA), High Iron (WY)

Full details: bit.ly/43Q5zXC
#LaborArts #WorkingClassCulture #UnionStrong

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Striking insight:

>>In Jennifer Silva’s fine study of working-class couples, “Coming Up Short: Working-Class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty”, she found they made up their own versions of the American Dream. Instead of describing their journey to the dream as […]

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