Category Union Busting

Senator John F. Kennedy Talks About Taft-Hartley – June 14, 1953 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – American Forum Of The Air – June 14, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day 61 years ago they were discussing what to do about Taft-Hartley. The controversial and contentious…

Papir – Live At Roadburn Festival 2014 – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival/Rock Without Borders Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Papir – Live at Roadburn 2014 – April 11, 2014 – VPRO-3VOOR12 While we’re collecting our thoughts over Pinkpop and getting ready for most posts from that recent festival, here’s one…

William F. Buckley Gets A Word Or Two From Margaret Thatcher – 1977 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – William F. Buckley interviews Margaret Thatcher – August 21, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection They’ve often said about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that you either loved her or…

Loans, Mergers And Bloody Gloves – February 21, 1995

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup w/Mitchell Krauss – February 21, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Not really an earth-shattering day, unless you consider the long-term implications of a $20 billion loan…

The State Of Labor – Gov. Frank Murphy Of Michigan – 1937 – Past Daily Reference Room

  Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Department Of Talks – Governor Frank Murphy: A Fair Deal For Labor – Sept. 24, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With all the news in recent years…

Jumping The Gun On Birthdays – Open Season On Truckers – February 4, 1983

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Reagan Press Conference Birthday surprise – News On The Hour – February 4, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This February 4th in 1983 started off with a…

Cesar Chavez Has A Few Words About Organizing And Humanity – 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBC Radio – Cesar Chavez: The California Grape Boycott – 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of those names certainly synonymous with political and human rights movements of the 1960s,…

December 17, 1981 – Solidarity: Warsaw Hardball

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”11513″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”CBS Radio Hourly News – December 17, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] December 17, 1981: The world was taking a wait-and-see with the goings-on in Poland. Fears of mass demonstrations on the anniversary…

An Elephant In The Room The Size Of Bahrain – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Next Phase In Foreign Policy: World Economy – 1974 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The warning signs were on the wall going back to 1971. Up until that…