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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: Joe Jencks

Lawrence Smoot | Published on 1/4/2025



On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: veteran singer/songwriter Joe Jencks tells us the story behind his song “Christmas in Mansfield,” where Armco locked out 620 steel workers on September 1, 1999. 
Then, in our second segment, we hear about 
Power At Work’s 2025 Labor Grammys, which you’ll be able to vote on, starting January 6. 
In our final segment, archival audio of union and civil rights organizer 
Lillian Roberts, who was jailed in December 1968 for organizing an illegal strike by New York state employees.