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Historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James explore the who, what, when, where, and whys of the labor movement of Philadelphia and the surrounding world.

10:24 AMOn a wednesdayPhiladelphia, PACheck out and .caucus.philly for ways to help the strikers. Stand with DC33, don'...
07/02/2025

10:24 AM
On a wednesday
Philadelphia, PA

Check out and .caucus.philly for ways to help the strikers.

Stand with DC33, don't cross the picketlines.

Solidarity with workers is right thing to do, Philadelphia. So do.
07/01/2025

Solidarity with workers is right thing to do, Philadelphia. So do.

IM DOING MY PART.Go place 10 library holds. Show the Mayor we need the services city workers provide. Check out AFSCME D...
07/01/2025

IM DOING MY PART.

Go place 10 library holds. Show the Mayor we need the services city workers provide.

Check out AFSCME District Council 33 for more info on how to help striking municipal workers.

As District Council 33 continues to fight for a fair contract for the municipal workers in Philadelphia, it's worth rem...
06/30/2025

As District Council 33 continues to fight for a fair contract for the municipal workers in Philadelphia, it's worth remembering how the union got its start.

One of the first strikes came in 1938 when the mayor fired 264 sanitation workers and severely cut wages. The remaining workers responded by going on strike, refusing to collect garbage, or coal ash from homes across the city.

When mayor Wilson tried to break the strike using Police and Scab labor, the workers were forced to fight for their rights to dignity and a fair wage.

Physical violence broke out between strikers, scabs, and police, especially in West Philly, where strikers had to chase down horse drawn garbage wagons to convince the scabs to join the strike, or, if all else failed, open the rear of the wagon releasing the ash or garbage into the street.

Finally, after 8 days of striking, the mayor began negotiating, and the City Council provided funding for wages and rehiring.

In the end, the striking municipal workers won higher wages, union recognition, and the right to arbitration for future grievances.

Today, DC33 deserves the same dignity and respect that their predecessors earned back in 1938, and if the mayor doesn't want a strike, she should give them a FAIR CONTRACT NOW.

Solidarity to DC33 and Philly's municipal workers.

Check out our episode on the Garbage Collectors Strike of 1938 if you want to learn more.


Today is the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, a major turning point in the gay liberation movement.Before thi...
06/28/2025

Today is the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, a major turning point in the gay liberation movement.

Before this, the homophile movement was built around gaining recognition for q***r Americans without radically challenging social norms and power structures. Protests such as the Annual Reminder in Philadelphia displayed members of the q***r community in "proper dress" such as suits and ties in order to attain society's acceptance. Another goal of the homophile movement was to reverse laws that kept g**s from serving in the federal government.

The events at the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village ushered in a new movement that is still being fought for today.

1: police sign left at Stonewall following the raid
2: only known photograph taken during the first night of the riots
3: activist and drag queen Marsha P. Johnson who was present at the riots
4: folk singer Dave Van Ronk was arrested during the riots
5: Barbara Gittings at the 1966 Annual Reminder in Philadelphia (Kiyoshi Kuromiya is pictured in the background and would go on to become a prominent activist in Philly)
6: opening of Labor Jawn episode 79

Well. That was a quick purchase. Go get your swag today! Proceeds go to the AFSCME DC47 Strike fundafscme-store.checkout...
06/27/2025

Well. That was a quick purchase.

Go get your swag today! Proceeds go to the AFSCME DC47 Strike fund

afscme-store.checkoutstores.com

Also, contract expires in 3 days. They deserve a fair contract and higher wages!

Music has and will always play a big part in the history of the working class and of Labor Jawn.From our start as a podc...
06/26/2025

Music has and will always play a big part in the history of the working class and of Labor Jawn.

From our start as a podcast in 2021 through early 2024, I recorded 60+ songs exclusively for the end of Labor Jawn episodes. We've since changed the format of the show to allow myself more time to better produce the podcast and our associated projects, but I'm proud of my work researching and recording these songs. I took 35 of the better ones, remixed them, and put together an album that I hope you will enjoy. You can listen to the entire album for free on my Young Sam James Youtube page as well as on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, etc.

Sláinte & Solidarity,
Sam

Solidarity is a formidable force, especially when it's combined with the power of music.Strike While the Needle is Hot: ...
06/23/2025

Solidarity is a formidable force, especially when it's combined with the power of music.

Strike While the Needle is Hot: A Discography of Worker's Revolt is a new book that documents 80 records from around the world put out by striking workers and their supporters. Sam and Gabe had the pleasure of sitting down with the authors, Josh MacPhee and Kennedy Block, to discuss the book and listen to a few of the songs.

Visit the publisher's website at https://www.commonnotions.org/strike-while-the-needle-is-hot to get 15% off with the code STRIKE15. The first 100 sales will also get a free mixtape of strike songs!

Listen to the episode: www.laborjawn.com

Clearly, a Drexel Education (TM) doesn't go that far. Go follow Tell Joe Callahan to pull his head out of his Meta Spac...
06/23/2025

Clearly, a Drexel Education (TM) doesn't go that far.

Go follow

Tell Joe Callahan to pull his head out of his Meta Space.

Keep World Cafe local, all power to the workers, go birds.

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We're excited to share with you our recent guest appearance on the Bury Me In New Jersey podcast where we talked about a...
06/17/2025

We're excited to share with you our recent guest appearance on the Bury Me In New Jersey podcast where we talked about all things grief, joy, resistance, and New Jersey.

Join us and Bury Me In New Jersey host Sara Wuillermin for a Jersey journey through times of solidarity and strife, and the music that played a part in the struggle.

A special thank you to our friend Sara and to everyone behind the scenes at BMNJ!

🎧Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and www.burymeinnj.com

Joe Callahan and need to read their 29CFR.Go to ecfr.gov and search "Concerted Labor Activity" read the definition and ...
06/13/2025

Joe Callahan and need to read their 29CFR.

Go to ecfr.gov and search "Concerted Labor Activity" read the definition and then read Chapter V, Part 501, Subpart A, section 501.4 titled: Discrimination Prohibited.

Everyone else, go follow

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With all the talk of "NO Kings" in Philly. A friendly reminder that in 1779 the Philadelphia militia arrested generals, ...
06/11/2025

With all the talk of "NO Kings" in Philly. A friendly reminder that in 1779 the Philadelphia militia arrested generals, merchants, and Tories who were accused of price gouging and conspiring with the British. The militia then cornered a number of them in the home of wealthy merchant James Wilson at the corner of 3rd and Walnut Streets. The two sides opened fire on eachother (no one knows for sure who fired first). Finally, cavalry troops were able to disperse the militia as they brought up a cannon to fire on Wilson's home. In the end, the militia was pardoned, but the price gouging and inflation continued.

Working class history is all around us and worth remembering.

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