Houston, We Have a Labor Dispute

<p>For decades, rumors have circulated about a strike in space. The story goes that in 1973, the three astronauts on the Skylab 4 mission took an unplanned day off to protest ground controls management style, and the job action resulted in improved working conditions. It's a great story, but according to crew member Ed Gibson, that's not exactly what happened. Reporter Meagan Day says the real story is still a testament to the potential of strikes — or even just the threat of strikes — to shift the balance of power in the workplace. She <a href='https://jacobinmag.com/2021/06/space-strike-nasa-1973'>wrote about it</a> in Jacobin last month and brings us her report today. MULTIVERSE composed & produced by <a href='https://su-thee.com/'>SutheeComposer</a>. And on this week’s <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in 2:00</a>… The year was 1969. That was the day hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina won union recognition.</p> <p>Produced by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email <a href='mailto:laborhistorytoday@gmail.com'>laborhistorytoday@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.</p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @jacobin @meaganmday</p>