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In rock, blues, country, funk and every other musical style, working people have told their stories throughout America's history. We have compiled a range of songs—including some labor classics and some you may never have encountered before.

Click here to listen! "The Corporate Stomp"
rock 'n' roll by The Bones of Contention, Never Surrender Records.

Click here to listen! "Esperanza"
an excerpt from the opera, courtesy of Labor Arts Project, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and Wisconsin Labor History Society.

Click here to listen! "Frail Light"
a folk ode to working moms, by Phil Cohen and Patricia Ford, Hard Miles Music.

Click here to listen! "Hidee Ho"
by Solidarity Rocks, celebrating women workers, from the Steelworkers.

Click here to listen! ""Marchin' in the Streets""
Motown movement music by The Whiteville Choir, Hard Miles Music.

Click here to listen! "Rise Again"
inspiration by Laurel Blaydes.

Click here to listen! "Rockin' Solidarity "
a fresh take on a classic by The Bones of Contention, Never Surrender Records.

Click here to listen! "Solidarity Forever"
a classic by The Whiteville Choir, Hard Miles Music.

Click here to listen! "This Is the Time"
by Solidarity Rocks, new wave with a message from the United Steelworkers.

Click here to listen! "Working Class"
blue-collar rock by Pete Anderson, Little Dog Records.



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