The Hidden Labor Story Behind the Oscars

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: we announce this year’s Labor Oscar winner and take a look at the little-known backstory at how union organizing prompted Hollywood bosses to create the Academy Awards.

Plus, the IWW relaunches a grassroots labor film series in Bellingham, Washington; and musician Tom Kastle brings Joe Hill’s story to life in a NYC performance this Saturday.

Also: labor arts news, spring chorus concerts, and Labor History in 2:00 on the 1968 KMPX radio strike.

Music: Tom Kastle’s “I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night” and “Preacher and the Slave”.

Broadcast on March 19, 2026; hosted by Chris Garlock and Harold Phillips; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Kahlia Chapman.
The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network and syndicated on Pacifica’s Audioport.

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