We Mean to Make Things Over: A History of May Day is a new half-hour documentary video written and directed by Fred Glass, a labor historian (check out his book Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement) and retired union communications director. Fred is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) East Bay chapter and was recently elected a member of the California DSA State Committee. Elise Bryant and I -- joined by labor historian Joe McCartin -- talk with Fred about the origins of May Day and about the future of the fight for economic justice, and today’s show features clips from Fred’s terrific film.
Also, the 2022 DC LaborFest/DC Labor FilmFest opens today and runs throughout the month of May, with a DC labor history walk, as well as films and music about work and workers.
Music by Tom Morello (Union Town).
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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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