Episode 2340: 24-35 Which Side Are You On?

There has been a decline in union representation over the decades across the U.S. Recently labor movements have regained some ground and are in the news nationally once again. This makes Labor Day more important than ever as we celebrate leaders who helped organize and provide for a better standard of living for American workers. We'll hear music used over the years that's often been intertwined with the labor movement. Listen for Paul Robeson, Hazel Dickens, the Seattle Labor Chorus, Florence Reese, Joe Glazer and others. Solidarity forever … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJoel Mabus / “Speed the Plow” / Golden Willow Tree / FossilJames Carter & the Prisoners / “Po' Lazarus” / Oh Brother / Lost HighwaySeattle Labor Chorus / “There is Power in the Union” / Songs of Working People / Self-producedPaul Robeson / “Joe Hill” / Classic Labor Songs” / Smithsonian FolkwaysJohn McCutcheon / “Joe Hill's Last Will” / Joe Hill's Last Will / AppalseedPete Sutherland / “When My Grandmother Worked at the Mill” / A Clayfoot's Tale / EpactJohn O'Connor / “The Triangle Fire” / We Ain't Gonna Give it Back / Self-producedThe Byrds / “Deportee” / Ballad of Easy Rider / ColumbiaHazel Dickens / “Coal Tatoo” / Coal Mining Women / RounderJoel Mabus / “The Last of June” / Golden Willow Tree / FossilFlorence Reece-The Almanac Singers / “Which Side Are You On?” / Classic Labor Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysVivian Nesbit & John Dillon / “Stitch and Sew” / Mother Jones in Heaven / Self-producedLinda Allen / “The Glass Ceiling” / Singing the News / October RosePeggy Seeger / “I Want to be an Engineer” / Period Pieces / TraditionNew Lost City Ramblers / “Join the CIO” / Songs frm the Depression / FolkwaysJoe Glaser / “Solidarity Forever” / Classic Labor Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways