On this week’s show: Power at Work podcast host Seth Haris talks to Labor Secretary Julie Su about empowering workers and The State of Labor 2024…then, on Work Week Radio, Amazon workers in San Francisco demand recognition…The Building Bridges podcast talks with Rachel Ybarra from Starbucks Workers United…Next, David Van Pevenage, who worked at a W…

On this week’s show: John, Dan, and Lina discuss the East Coast dockworker strike, on the Work Stoppage podcast…What is the Clark PUD? The Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast explains why you should care…Then, on the Heartland Labor Forum, Emily Guendelsberger, author of On the Clock…Allison Jones and Sherry Thomas from Teamsters Local …

On this week’s show: From Madison Labor Radio, Wisconsin Teamsters endorse Harris-Walz; Bob looks at how workers get hurt when companies merge on the Million Dollar Organizer; Adam Gattuso discusses the precision and planning necessary for a refinery turnover, on The Labor And Energy Show; Script Supervisor Laura Collini talks shop on Apple Box Tal…

On this week’s show: Two reports on the strike by 32,000 workers at Boeing, one from the Work Stoppage podcast, the other from Labor Radio on KBOO FM, where Jamie Partridge interviews strikers in Portland, Oregon. Then, Casey and Eric Robinson discuss Thrift Savings Plan scams, on the NALC Branch 458 Podcast, the Resolved Labor Podcast explores how…

On this week’s show: We Rise Fighting’s Ric and Bryan look at the UNITE HERE hotel workers' strike; Power at Work attends the Labor Day Breakfast on the UNITE HERE picket line in Boston; On the Line visits with SAG-AFTRA video game workers who are on strike; Labor Jawn’s Sam and Gabe talk with two organizers behind Green 4 Falasteen, a coalition of…

On this week’s show: The Future of Work podcast explores the challenges facing athletes with disabilities…Labor History Today takes a labor walk in Wheeling…Debbie Goldman discusses her new book Disconnected: Call Center Workers Fight for Good Jobs in the Digital Age on the Heartland Labor Forum…then, on the CUPE Cast podcast, Brianna and Brittany …

On today’s show: The Green and Red podcast reports from the streets outside the DNC in Chicago…Rick talks about Project 2025 with historian Erik Loomis on The Rick Smith Show… The Wealthy Ironworker askes the question “What is a union?”… Phillip Toner and Mike Rafferty discuss their new book, “Press Captured: How Neoliberalism transformed the Ameri…

On this week’s show: Bill Ayers talks with What's Going On Labor Mondays about the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, in 1968 and today…from Labor Radio on WORT, Threatened job losses at Harley Davidson in Milwaukee… the Power at Work podcast explores Governor DeSantis' attacks on public employees…Keeping teachers ahead of the AI curve, tha…

On this week’s show: The RMIT Strike: 1000 days without an agreement, Stick Together reports from Australia. Then, on The Dig, a discussion of international solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn and Laleh Khalili. Next, some podcast solidarity, as the Classes of Mail podcast features a conversation with Fred Woodley from the Delivering Solidarity Podcast. …

On this week’s show: labor policy analyst Sophie Mariam, on The rise of union curious: Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers, on the Labor Exchange; the UFCW 3000 podcast reports on Macy's unfair labor practice strikes; then, Is Stellantis planning to send jobs from Sterling Heights to a plant in Mexico? We find out, on the UAW…

On this week’s show: the Art and Labor crew discuss Kamala Harris and Millenialism…From the Say Watt, podcast, the influence of technology on the electrical industry…Then, a couple of driver organizers from San Diego Drivers United talk with the Union or Bust podcast about their efforts to organize app-based drivers, including Uber and Lyft…Calgary…

On this week’s show: Project 2025 and the labor movement…The plan to destroy worker power…Universal basic income and the 4 day week…The AAUP and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1955-1965. This week’s featured shows are On the Line, Power at Work, The Organizing for a Change Radio Podcast, and AAUP Presents. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clic…

On this week’s show: IBT VP John Palmer discusses Sean O'Brien's RNC appearance; Discussion of solar power in America with Nick Iacovella; Do you ask questions?; Nicole Schwartz discusses labor challenges in the trades. This week’s featured shows are The Real News Network Podcast, The Labor And Energy Show; The Wealthy Ironworker; The Construction …

On this week’s show: Veteran stagehand Brandon Resenbeck talks about the Old Globe Theater, on the Union or Bust podcast. Historian James Benton on the politics of trade, on the Heartland Labor Forum, And, wildcat in BC; the day 400 women electrical walked off the job in British Columbia, Canada; that’s from On The Line: Stories of BC Workers. Plea…

On this week’s show: A brand-new show from two veteran UK organizers; we’ve got a sneak preview of the “Organising for A Change” podcast. What happens when the FBI doesn’t pay one of it’s stooges? Workers Beat Extra host Gene Lantz tells the story. Erin Beard talks about Makerspaces on the OEA Grow podcast, from the Oregon Education Association. An…

On today’s show: celebrating Pride Month! Why are unions essential to LGBTQ liberation? Why is union organizing that advocates for all workers essential to uplifting queer workers? And why is queer advocacy so commonsense to many of today’s unionized workers? Political scientist Joanna Wuest explores these questions and more in a conversation with …

On this week’s show: The Supreme Court's latest ruling on the National Labor Relations Act; EPI Chief Economist Josh Bivens discusses the economic performance of the Biden administration in a historical context; longtime organizer Chris Townsend on the organizing surge in Virginia; Madeline Gamsemer Topf, co-president of TAA Local 3220 in Wisconsin…

On this week’s show: Hollywood Teamsters talk negotiations…WTF are "the METHODS"?...Tim Drea from the Illinois AFL-CIO, on recent legislative accomplishments…And the FTC bans non-competes. This week’s featured shows are 3rd & Fairfax; news and information about the Writers Guild of America West…Roswell Hub, A weekly podcast dedicated to Teamsters h…

On this week’s show: Kitchen solidarity with Dontazz Williams, food service worker at UW; Naomi Harris, Waffle House worker and founding member of USSW, and Quichelle Liggins, 13-year Hyundai worker in Alabama; Restoring domestic shipbuilding; Les Leopold discusses his book Wall Street's War on Workers; Author/illustrator Nic Robertson discusses hi…

On this week's show we'll feature Green and Red, hosted by Bob Bozanko and Scott Parkin, a show that discusses radical environmental and anti-capitalist politics with organizers, academics, artists and more. The SAG AFTRA podcast, the official podcast of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, hosted by …

South Baltimore is a sacrifice zone…Interview with Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)…USPS Rural Carrier James Brennan…70 years of Brown vs. Board…Kjersten Forseth discusses accomplishments in Colorado's legislative session. This week’s featured shows are Working People, a podcast by, for, and about the…

Mercedes UAW election this week, on Work Stoppage; on the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, Tik-Tok star embraces the influencer agreement; from Labor Radio on KBOO, Vincent Blanco Jr discusses transitioning the Oregon political process to address the concerns of communities of color; Allie Malis from the APFA, on My Labor Radio, and, on the Fly By Night FDX ALPA…

Who is Jon Melrod? College students mobilize; “We don't have time to wait”; No Fakes Today’s labor quote: Donna Reed Today’s labor history: 400 immigrant workers arrested @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.By laborradiopodcastweekly

Political interference in higher ed, from the AAUP Presents podcast; on thePower at Work podcast, Stadium battles: how to beat a billionaire; we meet Fire fighter Audrey Tollefson on the Air Line Pilot Podcast, and on Union or Bust, Paul Diaz, the Portland iron worker from the Chasing the Hook podcast, another Network member. Plus: why the Weekly i…

On today’s show, the Art and Labor podcast discusses the demands of the campus protests, and potential strategies for coordination and escalation; The Valley Labor Report talks with Alabama auto workers Quichelle Liggins from Hyundai in Montgomery and Jacob Ryan from Mercedes in Vance about their campaigns after the huge win in Chattanooga; The SAG…

VW workers in Chattanooga win a historic union vote to join the UAW; Workers file for election in London, Kentucky; Roland "Rex" Rexha on the Francis Scott Key Bridge incident; Health and safety wins in Washington, and a profile of labor organizer and activist Jonathan Melrod. This week’s featured shows are Work Stoppage, the podcast that only talk…

Chris Garlock here, back with another special edition of the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, live from the Labor Notes conference in Chicago. It’s late again, or, since it’s two o’clock Sunday morning, early. Like the Beatles said, it’s been a hard day’s…night. Today we bring you another sound collage of the voices of activists at the Labor Notes confe…

Hey, it’s Chris Garlock. It’s after midnight Friday night, so really Saturday morning here at the Labor Notes conference. The late-night jam here at the Great Labor Arts Exchange is winding down, but folks are still deep in intense conversations in the hallways of the Hyatt Regency. Maybe the best way to think about today’s show is like music. It's…

The Labor Radio Network is back at the Labor Notes conference! The biannual event, being held April 18-21 in Chicago, Illinois, attracts over 4,000 grassroots labor activists from across the country and around the world. We’ll be bringing you voices from Labor Notes over the next few days; today’s brief show is a conversation between Chris Garlock,…

Union organizing and Colorado House Bill 1230; Books for our community; An interview with Egyptian trade union activist Ahmad Badawy; Capitalism is dead...welcome to technofeudalism; and former Vermont AFL-CIO president David van Deusen talks about his new book. This week’s featured shows are Labor Exchange, Colorado's only labor-focused radio show…

This week: Randi talks with the co-chairs of Standing Together about Palestine/Israel; Tom Owens talks bridges; Victoria Police use explosive weapons at the Web Dock picket; Plus, discussions on the current status of ALPA Canada, United Musicians and Allied Workers. This week’s featured shows are Union Talk, the podcast from the American Federation…

This week: A report from East Palestine; the UAW's Brandon Mancilla talks about why peace is a labor issue; What's next for Canadian labor journalism? IUOE Legislative and Political Director Seth Toth discusses the Biden administration and offshore wind energy in Humboldt County; and in our final segment; Jessica Breidinger, a Social Science instru…

On today’s show: A visit with striking Teamsters at Coors-Molson in Ft. Worth, Texas…American Postal Workers Union Organization Director Anna Smith talks about the union’s 2024 organizing campaign…JDoc and Krausey speak with Philly labor leaders…Park Ranger Jerry Bransford’s connection to Mammoth Cave National Park goes back to his enslaved ancesto…

On this week's show: Labor Express Radio celebrates 30 years on the air; The Resolved Labor Podcast highlights past leaders of the Worker's Rights Movement; Kazem Nik-Khah talks about workers in Iran on the LabourStart podcast; Succession creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong tells the On Writing podcast about how he staffed and ran his writers’ r…

The 96th Academy Awards – the Oscars -- are tomorrow night, and one of our shows, Power at Work, put together their own Labor Oscars contest (they’re probably gonna get a cease-and-desist letter from the Academy’s lawyers any day now), and in honor of all the Hollywood folks who held the line last year, we wanted to give the Labor Oscars a bit more…

On this week’s show: Members of IATSE Local 122 discuss their contract fight in San Diego; Fighting political interference in higher ed: From Florida to Texas, Ohio to Indiana, politicians are trying to substitute their own ideological beliefs for educational freedom by passing legislation that interferes with how colleges and universities operate.…

On this week’s show: Carolina Dantas, Project Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean Building and Wood Worker’s International, Jon Hartough discusses migrant fishers in Thailand, Sara Nelson takes questions from SkyWest flight attendants, Second City educators discuss tentative deal, Michael and Elliott discuss the lawsuit against the NLRB…

Liberia Firestone workers’ 2006 strike; Forward for justice; Organized labor and the Civil Rights Movement; American Fiction’s Cord Jefferson; “Our union is us” Today’s labor quote: Joe Glazer Today’s labor history: Cops beat textile strikers @wrkclasshistory @AWFUnionPodcast @AFTunion @Heartland_Labor @OOItsTime @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod …

On this week’s show: Labor Secretary Julie Su; Joelle Salerno and Danielle Harshman from the National Association of Women in Construction; Catarina Cinnani discusses allegations of sexual harassment at Perfection Fresh; Did the mob control the Teamsters?; Mike talks with Darren about attendance; Remembering the 1997 UPS Strike. This week’s feature…

On this week’s show: AFT's Fedrick Ingram on his experience with unions and how he got to his current position; Unions and the Civil Rights Movement; How to get it done in 2024; Disneyland actors seek a union; and we meet Damon Walker, a luthier from Durham, North Carolina. This week’s featured shows are America’s Workforce Radio, a clear and unfil…

Hyundai Workers sign union cards; More on UAW organizing; Cord Jefferson and USC adjunct professors fight for a union; and, Remembering the 2006 Liberia Firestone Strike. Plus, Labor History in 2:00. This week’s featured shows are The Valley Labor Report, a weekly talk radio show airing on WVNN 92.5 FM in Huntsville Alabama and on WGOL 920 AM in Ru…

On today’s show: Teamsters protest Donald Trump’s invitation to union headquarters; Delta workers discuss the need for union representation; Veteran firefighter Chris Fukai; The importance of family engagement in schools; and LCLAA's Annual Report on Latino Workers and Unions. This week’s featured shows are Work Week Radio, covering the voices of w…

Economic Policy Institute president Heidi Shierholz, on what the latest surge in labor actions means for workers and the fight for racial and economic justice; New York State AFL-CIO Legislative Director Mike Neidl on legislative priorities for 2024; Carlos Jimenez, head of the AFL-CIO’s special projects division, talks about labor strikes over the…

Rick Smith remembers Martin Luther King; will 2024 be the Year of the Fascist?; How to Preserve Democracy in 2024; Bill Fletcher Jr on a ceasefire in Gaza; and a COP28 Recap with Lauren Baker. This week’s featured shows are The Rick Smith Show, “Where Working People Come to Talk!”; RadioLabour, Bringing Labour's Voices to the World; Union Talk, the…

Organizing at Marquette University Starbucks, Wells Fargo workers in Albuquerque win their election, three types of office visits, extra-judicial killings of unionists in the Philippines, and remembering the Coors boycott. Shows featured include Labor Radio (WORT), Work Stoppage, America’s Workforce Radio, Roswell Hub, Stick Together, and Working V…

The toll of stress on educators, on the School Me podcast Today’s labor history: The Missouri Highway sit-down Today’s labor quote: WWI Mediation Commission @NEAToday @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast NetworkBy laborradiopodcastweekly

On today’s show: Battling educator stress; kicking off 2024; innovation and ConTech; flight attendants raise the bar, and…extrapolation, speculation, fabulation; Steven Shaviro on the work of science fiction. This week’s featured shows are School Me, a podcast fueled by educators from the National Education Association; The Bipartisan Buzz, the off…

On today’s show: The spontaneous uprising of Bangladeshi garment workers; an end-of-year labor roundup with Kim Kelly, Michael Sainato and Jordan Zakarin; the Heartland Labor Forum’s annual Crystal Ball show; and Matthew Lassiter on police violence and racial justice in the Civil Rights Era. This week’s featured shows are Stick Together, Australia'…

On today’s show: postal workers deliver during the holidays, letter carriers speak out; labor joins a Palestine solidarity rally in Madison (WI); Educators push for a ceasefire in Gaza; and, in our final segment, what’s it like to be a progressive in charge of a traditionally conservative union for prison guards. This week’s featured shows are Comm…

On today’s show: a 24-hour strike at the Washington Post, Medieval Times workers stand up for their animals, talking about mental health and addiction in the trades, la victoria de los trabajadores in the entertainment industry, and political interference in Florida higher ed. This week’s featured shows are Work Week Radio, which airs Thursday afte…