Mother Jones and Fannie Sellins

A month before the August 1919 steel strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania,
Mother Jones was arrested for addressing a large crowd on Eighth Avenue. And on August 26, 1919, Mine Workers organizer Fannie Sellins and miner Joseph Starzeleski were murdered by coal company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. You’ll hear their stories today from Charlie's Monday Marker, hosted by Dr. Charles McCollester and produced by the Battle of Homestead Foundation. Charlie’s Monday Marker delves into the fascinating stories behind the more than 60 historical markers listed in "Labor History Sites in the Pittsburgh Region", a book authored by Dr. McCollester and Howard Scott in 2016 and published by Allegheny County Labor Council.

Also on today’s show, from Labor History in 2:00: The 1934 Filipino Lettuce Workers Strike, and The Man You’ve Probably Never Heard Of, But Should Have.

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Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Hosted and produced by Chris Garlock. 

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