Labor History Today (7/28/19): Plumbers train vets; MoJo goes digital

Labor History Today (7/28): Plumbers train vets; MoJo goes digital On this week’s show: The Plumbers celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Veterans in Piping Program. Labor History Today's Patrick Dixon speaks with training specialist Mike Hazard about this program, which offers vets a pathway into a Plumbers apprenticeship program that can earn them direct entry into solid, private-sector jobs with good pay and benefits, as well as union membership. Also, this week, Mother Jones goes digital! Multi-media self-guided tours of Mother Jones-related sites in Illinois are now available on an easy-to-use app. We’ve got details and some more virtual Mother Jones for you. Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon.