NOTE: This show was originally released on June 28, 2020
“The origin of the word strike goes back to the port of London in 1768, when dock workers and sailors struck. When sailors stop work, they take down the sails of their ship and that’s called, nautically, striking your sail. And that term becomes the de facto word for all work stoppages.”
Peter Cole, professor of history at Western Illinois University and author of two books on dockworkers, Wobblies on the Waterfront and Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area, talks with Ben Blake and Alan Wierdak about the historic Juneteenth strike by dockworkers this year, and the long history of dockworker activism.
This forecast could extinguish your July 4th BBQ plans
CNN Weather
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist
The weather on the Fourth of July will either be too wet, too hot or too dry, depending on location, as many people look to get outside and celebrate Independence Day for the first time in two years.
The South has been one area that has been consistently inundated with rain during the last few months. Most recently, Tropical Storm Claudette brought nearly a foot of rain to some areas in Mississippi and up to 8 inches in portions of Louisiana.
Houston has also had drenching rain with nearly 14 inches between May 11 and June 3, marking the second wettest period on record for the city.
Left to right: Jon Goldsmith (co-founder and CEO), Jordan Bramble (co-founder and CTO), Matthew Rudofker (Head of Culinary), Andrew Munday (co-founder and COO) (Photo: Business Wire)
Local Kitchen, a San Francisco CA-based company which brings together a mix of local restaurant brands under one roof for takeout and delivery, raised $25M in Series A funding.
The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Human Capital, Pear VC, Fifth Wall and Penny Jar Capital, an early-stage venture firm anchored by Stephen Curry.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate expansion plans into new markets throughout California and beyond.
Australia’s BAI Communications goes big in the US with Mobilitie buy
Australia’s BAI Communications goes big in the US with Mobilitie buy
The acquisition represents a major expansion of BAI Communications’ business in North America.
Igor Leprince (BAI Communications) Credit: BAI Communications
Australian communications infrastructure provider BAI Communications has struck a deal to acquire Mobilitie, which claims to be the largest privately held telecommunications infrastructure company in the United States.
Based in California, Mobilitie provides telecommunication services and wireless infrastructure, including communication towers, small cells, internet of things (IoT), fibre and Wi-Fi networks, across major industries such as sports and entertainment, real estate, hospitality, education, healthcare, government and transportation.