Labor History Aug 18 Radio station WEVD, named for Eugene V. Debs, goes on the air in NYC, more

[Omaha Steve]

August 18

Radio station WEVD, named for Eugene V. Debs, goes on the air in New York City, operated by The Forward Association as a memorial to the labor and socialist leader - 1927

Founding of the American Federation of Government Employees, following a decision by the National Federation of Federal Employees (later to become part of the Intl. Assn. of Machinists) to leave the AFL - 1932

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/big-labor/today-in-labor-history

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I recorded literally the last hour of WEVD on August 31, 2001.

Alan Colmes.

A group of us (SAVE WEVD) were downstairs on the sidewalk, protesting The Forward leasing/selling the station to ABC/Disney.

It was beyond awful not to have WEVD on the air on September 11. It felt like our community was broken up and couldn't come together when we needed each other.