The 1943 RJ Reynolds Strike

<p>Ten thousand workers cross the color line to shut down the largest tobacco manufacturing plant in the South and win a union. From the <a href='https://soundcloud.com/nc-state-afl-cio/sets/nc-labor-history-revealed-the-podcast'>“NC Labor History Revealed”</a> podcast, with music from the <a href='https://www.laborheritage.org/love-songs-liberation-wars-1940s-tobacco-workers-struggle/'>Love Songs from the Liberation Wars</a> labor jazz opera. On this week’s <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in Two</a>: The year was 1903. Mary Harris -- better known as “Mother” Jones -- held a rally in Philadelphia, The March of the Mill Children.</p> <p>Questions, comments, or suggestions are 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>.</p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory  </p>