Mother Jones and Fannie Sellins

<p>A month before the August 1919 steel strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania, Mother Jones was arrested for addressing a large crowd on Eighth Avenue. And on August 26, 1919, Mine Workers organizer Fannie Sellins and miner Joseph Starzeleski were murdered by coal company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. You’ll hear their stories today from <a href='https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=charlie%27s+monday+marker'>Charlie's Monday Marker</a>, hosted by Dr. Charles McCollester and produced by the <a href='https://battleofhomestead.org/'>Battle of Homestead Foundation</a>. Charlie’s Monday Marker delves into the fascinating stories behind the more than 60 historical markers listed in "Labor History Sites in the Pittsburgh Region", a book authored by Dr. McCollester and Howard Scott in 2016 and published by Allegheny County Labor Council.</p> <p>Also on today’s show, from <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in 2:00</a>: The 1934 Filipino Lettuce Workers Strike, and The Man You’ve Probably Never Heard Of, But Should Have. Got a questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at <a href='mailto:LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com'>LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Labor History Today is produced by <a href='https://unioncityradio.podbean.com/'>Union City Radio</a> and the <a href='https://lwp.georgetown.edu/'>Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor</a>. Hosted and produced by Chris Garlock. </p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @HomesteadFdn</p>