A weekly talk show about people in the Mon Valley area of Pittsburgh

A weekly public affairs show about McKeesport and the Mon Valley, produced in cooperation with WEDO (810) and WZUM (1550).

Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 9-1-2023

09-01-2023

(Original air date: 08-30-2019)

Topic: Organized labor in the digital economy

Guest: Darrin Kelly, president, Allegheny Fayette Central Labor Council

How Topic Discussed: This Labor Day weekend, we ask: Why did Pittsburgh evolve as the cradle of the organized labor movement? What were some of the struggles of organized labor in the late 19th and early 20th century? How is the labor movement adapting to the digital and gig economy? Where can people who are interested in organizing turn for help?

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