{"podcast":{"title":"Solidarity Works","slug":"solidarity-works-528781","podcast_index_feed_id":528781,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/233993/destinations/1732025.xml","website_url":"http://www.usw.org/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/2/e/f/62efdd6831715ff5/Lisbyn_Art.png","author":"United Steelworkers","episode_count":76,"summary":"Welcome to Solidarity Works, a podcast from the United Steelworkers (USW) union. We're here to have conversations and start conversations about the past, present, and future of the labor movement, as well as talk about the work the union is doing, with USW activists leading the way. Listen to us here or on your favorite podcast streaming service, like Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and more.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781"},"episode":{"title":"Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000","slug":"clara-lemlich-and-the-uprising-of-the-20-000","published_at":"2025-10-29T12:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781/clara-lemlich-and-the-uprising-of-the-20-000","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781","url":"https://solidarityworks.libsyn.com/clara-lemlich-and-the-uprising-of-the-20000","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/solidarityworks/Clara_Lemlich_and_the_Uprising_of_the_20000.mp3?dest-id=1732025","summary":"In 1909, a 23-year-old immigrant named Clara Lemlich stood up in New York's Cooper Union and said, \"I have no more patience for talk—I move that we go on a general strike.\" The next morning, 20,000 garment workers —mostly young immigrant women—walked off the job. Their courage changed labor history forever. Tune into our latest episode to hear how their fight reshaped workers' rights for generations. --- Music from today's episode is by: Tar Sahno and Semion Krivenko-Adamo Sources: Jewish Women's Archive, \"Uprising of 20,000 (1909).\" Global Nonviolent Action Database (Swarthmore College), \"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory women strike, win better wages and hours, New York, 1909.\" AFL-CIO, \"Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.\" PBS American Experience, \"Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000.\"","meta_description":"In 1909, a 23-year-old immigrant named Clara Lemlich stood up in New York's Cooper Union and said, \"I have no more patience for talk—I move that we go on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":702,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solidarity-works-528781/episodes/clara-lemlich-and-the-uprising-of-the-20-000/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781/clara-lemlich-and-the-uprising-of-the-20-000.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}