Missed last week's Your Rights At Work radio show? Catch the podcast here; Bill Fletcher, Jr. explains how the 2020 election proves the existence of zombies (and reveals his simple 3-step Zombie Test). Callers weigh in on this and much much more.

Labor celebrates Biden-Harris win
Unions across the nation celebrated Saturday’s announcement that Joe Biden had defeated Donald Trump in the race for the presidency of the United States.
“Workers will have a champion in the White House again,” tweeted the AFL-CIO. “Democracy is prevailing,” tweeted AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. “@JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris’ victory in this free and fair election is a win for America’s labor movement.” Read more here.

Kroger workers vote overwhelmingly to approve strike, negotiations continue
Kroger workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the company’s latest contract proposal and to approve a strike. After tallying ballots in a vote count broadcast over Zoom video conference, members voted 1,551-130 to reject Kroger’s offer and 1,490-199 to approve a strike. "As we told Kroger time and time again, we fully expected members to reject a proposal that puts our health care at risk," reported UFCW Local 400. "By voting this down so overwhelmingly, we have sent a message loud and clear to the company that we will not accept a substandard contract." Read more here.

Today's Labor Quote: Philip Murray

“What do we want? Food on the table, a rug on the floor, a picture on the wall, music in the home.”

Philip Murray, first president of the United Steelworkers Organizing Committee, first president of the United Steelworkers of America, and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations for 12 years following the death of John L. Lewis, died at age 66 on this date in 1952.

Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today: Organizing through the Divide
Author and historian Peter Rachleff and longtime labor educator and organizer Bill Fletcher Jr. explore labor’s connections to Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue. PLus: A union-made Halloween.
Contributors: Race Capitol podcast; Labor History in 2.
Last week’s show: O Canada, organize!

Committee for Industrial Organization founded by eight unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The eight want more focus on organizing mass production industry workers - 1935

- David Prosten

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