In 1779, as inflation drove prices of bread and meat sky high, the citizens of Philadelphia took matters into their own hands and rebelled against the wealthy merchant class.

Originally aired: September 6, 2023.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

As the postwar inflation threatened the wages of trolley operators, they struck, triggering not just a fight over wages, but a fight over mass transit all together.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

Pennsylvania Militia open fire on civilians and striking railroad workers.

Originally aired: January 27, 2022.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

Reading, Pennsylvania's first and only socialist mayor.

Originally aired: February 14, 2022.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

The 1805 Cordwainers Strike in Philadelphia was one of the earliest labor actions in American history.

Originally aired: December 13, 2021.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

A brief history of the cooperative movement in 19th century Philadelphia.

Originally aired: February 22, 2022.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

The first general strike in US history.

Originally aired: January 3, 2022.

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com

In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe are joined by Will Caverly, author of Tinicum & Eastwick: Environmental Justice and Racial Injustice in Southwest Philadelphia.

When plans to overhaul Southwest Philadelphia in the 1950s scheduled both the integrated neighborhood of Eastwick and the ecologically valuable Tinicum marshes to be razed, two grassroots movements took up the cause—battling eminent domain in the name of environmental conservation and economic injustice.

Get the book:
https://www.brooklinebooks.com/9781955041140/tinicum-and-eastwick/

www.willcaverly.com

Support the show

www.laborjawn.com