In May, 1970, construction workers in downtown Manhattan beat up young men and women who were protesting against the Vietnam War, which was killing working-class soldiers who had been drafted into the war. Hard hat workers and hippies, who might seem natural allies against nearby Wall Street, were instead pitted against each other. Today we talk with David Paul Kuhn; in his book The Hardhat Riot, he tells the story of when the white working class first turned against liberalism, siding with the party of big business and paving the way for presidencies from Reagan to Trump.
And, on today’s Labor History in 2: Police Attack UE Amid the ‘46 Strike Wave.
PLUS: Two songs commemorating the 110th anniversary of The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Produced/edited by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com
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Edited/produced by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon; social media guru: Harold Phillips
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A labor walk in Wheeling
Throwing a working man's party
Blood in the Streets
The 1934 Minneapolis trucker’s strike
The AAUP and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1955–1965
Smash Fascism
A farewell to BJR
The free trade myth
Trump’s actions speak louder
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The Memorial Day Massacre (Encore)
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