Sam Roberts on Labor History

Sam Roberts of the New York Times speaks on labor history at the unveiling of the 2016 Working People calendar, outlining important labor milestones from the Tompkins Square Blood or Bread Riot of 1874 and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 to the more recent Occupy Wall Street movement and formation of the Working Families Party. Roberts notes the steep decline in unionization and the importance of labor unions in NY history and political culture. The 2016 Working People calendar is produced in partnership between the City University of New York, the New York Times in Education program and the New York City Central Labor Council, and is designed by the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives of the LaGuardia Community College.

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Sam Roberts on Labor History is an episode from LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College/ CUNY by Marian Clarke.

This episode is 7:07 long.

This episode was published on May 2, 2016.

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