Stories of Belonging; Nuggets of Gold

This week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: Stories of Belonging. A free outdoor exhibit of 6-foot-high interactive portraits exploring the history of migrant workers’ struggles to attain American citizenship is on display through the end of the week at Lamont Plaza (3210 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington DC); Chris talks about the exhibit with its creator, Patricia Campos-Medina, Executive Director of the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR.
Then, behind the ubiquitous Chicken McNugget is a fascinating tale of technological innovation, worker exploitation, and class distinction at the drive-thru. We talk with author Patrick Dixon – a regular contributor to this show – about his new book Nuggets of Gold: Further Processed Chicken and the Making of the American Diet.
Also on today’s show: what we suspect will become a regular feature on the show: new songs of protest and resistance from the frontlines of the ongoing struggles for worker justice. From Steve Jones, inspired by something Congressman Jamie Raskin said at the Labor Heritage Foundation’s annual Gonna Take Us All Ball last month, A Rally a Day. And from Seth Newton Patel, Strike, Strike, Strike, Strike.
On Labor History in 2:00: Victory for the Bread and Roses Strike

Broadcast on March 13, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC.
Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman.
The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

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