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The Valley Labor Report is a weekly talk radio show from Huntsville Alabama hosted by Jacob Morrison and Adam Keller. We focus on organized labor, worker, civil and human rights. The show airs live every Saturday from 9:30AM – 11AM on both YouTube and WVNN Huntsville, 92.5 FM, on Saturdays at 5:00 AM on WHIV New Orleans, 102.3 FM, and on Tuesdays at 5:00 PM on WZZA Muscle Shoals, 1410 AM, and as a widely available podcast. We cover local, state, and national news for workers, by workers. The ...
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Laborvision podcast is a place to discuss the labor movement and how everyone is affected by it. You will hear from organized labor, unorganized labor, Community Activists, elected officials, faith-based organizations, Folks in leadership and you the people. Folks will be able to tell us what they believe and why they believe. We don’t have to agree but listen to their point of view.
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The Voice

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The Voice

United University Professions

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The Voice is the official podcast of United University Professions, America's largest higher education union. We spotlight our hard-working members, and issues that are important to them and others who believe in a strong effective union.
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By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show. Working Americans are tired of listening to think tank approved corporate news and commentary. They want a direct, honest approach to the issues that matter, so this is what The Rick Smith Show provides. No puppets. No focus groups. No talking points. Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every ...
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This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Heartland Labor Forum” radio show. The Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City’s only program about the workplace. It’s radio that talks back to the boss! Whether you’re a union member or your workplace isn’t organized, Heartland Labor Forum (HLF) has stories for you, guaranteed to inspire, educate, or enrage you.
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Education Matters

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Education Matters

Ohio Education Association

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Ohio's public schools serve 1.6 million children - 90 percent of students in the state! What happens in the classroom has impacts far beyond the walls of the K-12 school building or higher ed lecture hall. So, on behalf of the 120,000+ members of the Ohio Education Association, we're taking a deeper dive into some of the many education issues facing our students, educators, and communities. Education Matters is your source for insightful conversations with the people who shape the education ...
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Workin 4 A Livin

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Workin 4 A Livin

Moderator Leroy McKnight

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Workin 4 A Livin is about the meaning of work for men and women from all backgrounds - in the union and non union jobs - who are working for a living everyday at their job. For them to get the latest union news, to discuss and learn about the meaning of work within labor unions, how to become an activist, how activism can affect their careers, and how all of that is supposed to occur within a workers union. We welcome you to become a regular listener.
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America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America. Radio veteran Ed “Flash” Ferenc leads the discussion with a focus on topics that include the impact of labor unions in America, workers’ rights, legislative actions and labor-management relations. Featured guests include various labor leaders, politicians, journalists and more. America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides updates and information from sources around the United States and ...
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Whatever your business conundrum, there’s a TED Talk for that—whether you want to learn how to land that promotion, set smart goals, undo injustice at work, or unlock the next big innovation. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. After the talk, you'll get a mini-lesson from Modupe on how to apply the ideas in your own life. Because business evolves every day, and our ideas about it sh ...
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Solidarity Radio is a labor movement podcast brought to you by Union Underground. Recorded in Denver, CO and hosted by Ted James & Jay-Dao, we bring you an inside perspective on organized labor and the struggle for social and economic justice in the United States. Grassroots organizing. Worker uprising. Next level. #1uu
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Where worker's stories are front and center, this is On the Picket Line.Everyday, workers across the globe are rising up to defend their humanity and fight for their dignity on the job. As the class struggle advances, the stories of workers are front and center here. Tune in for your weekly labor news, analysis and history. This is On the Picket Line with Monica Cruz.
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There are personalities behind the policies. And when we disagree, the common ground is ... conversation. Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau talks with people across our state and country about the topics that are impacting YOU — and covers the human interest stories that make Connecticut unique. Join us weekly for news, policy — and a bit of fun thrown in, as well.
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A daily 5-minute news bulletin for employees, gig workers, labor and union organizers: highlighting the latest workplace and job market trends to help you get the best pay and conditions wherever you make a living. Brought to you by Good Audio: delivering news that cares, promoting causes that matter. Photo by Christina Morillo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/group-of-people-on-a-conference-room-1181406/
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It's been 10 years since the debut of this amazing show. I wanted to talk to the people behind the scenes to uncover who wrote what and what it was like bringing to life our favorite comedy. We'll talk about the best jokes, the best moments, and everything we've learned from 6 years at our favorite community college, Greendale.
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Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interests lay in feminism and the labor uni ...
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Vol. I: The Colonial Period. Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interes ...
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Empathy Media Lab’s is a multi-brand podcast exploring labor, political economy, art, and culture. Producer and host Evan Papp seeks to build solidarity by universalizing the struggles of our human condition while outlining policy solutions that address the most intractable challenges of today. Union Solidarity Forever.
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The Listen, Organize, Act podcast focuses on the history and contemporary practice of community organizing and democratic politics. Alongside this specific focus are two others: the first is to explore how organizing connects democracy and religion, particularly at a local level; the second is to explore the visions and practices that shape small 'd,' participatory democratic politics. The name of the podcast reflects these concerns. Through a series of conversations with folk who live and b ...
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Macro N Cheese

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Macro N Cheese

Steve D Grumbine MS, MBA, PMP, PSM1, ITIL

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Macroeconomics has never been so ... delish! Macro and Cheese explores the progressive movement through the lens of Modern Monetary Theory, with hot and irreverent political takes, spotlights in activism, and the razor sharp musings of Real Progressives Founder and host Steve Grumbine. The cheese will flow as experts come in for a full, four course deep dive into the hot queso. Comfort Food for Thought!
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The ANDREA MITCHELL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRACY aims not just to promote, but to understand, democracy. Global in its outlook, multifaceted in its purposes, the Mitchell Center seeks to contribute to the ongoing quest for democratic values, ideas, and institutions throughout the world. In THE ANDREA MITCHELL CENTER PODCAST, we interview scholars, journalists, and public thinkers grappling with the challenges facing our democracy. Many of the episodes are linked to our other programming ...
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Perhaps you've heard about pension reform on the news? Multiemployer benefit funds provide retirement, paid sick leave, vacation, and other paid benefits to millions of middle and working-class Americans and retirees, but these funds are complex. Join Traci Dority-Shanklin, the client and union advocate with over 20 years of managing Taft-Hartley funds, as she navigates the complex world of Taft-Hartley and speaks with the experts who help guide these plans. Guests will share the latest deve ...
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Talking about everything from a Biblical Perspective. What ever you are going through God has a plan for it and it's in the Bible. We are Ernest and Shanae Banks, ordained Elders who have been together for 30 wonderful years, blesse with 3 children and a dedicated union, we are an inseparable couple who have shared in ministry since 1998. Our vision remains a ministry without walls with a mission of reaching the lost by meeting them wherever they are in life through Outreach, our desire and ...
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Better Left is a podcast about progressive people, with some politics sprinkled in. As a group, we live our progressive principles every day, but we know we can do better. Both as hosts of a podcast, but also as part of a greater movement that at its heart promises to bring prosperity and opportunity to everyone in the US. As a nation, we're coming to terms with what the word progressive even means. As a group of millions loosely assembled around a set of universal principles, the progressiv ...
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We do an update on the strike at TruStage (formerly CUNA), hear about yesterday's union election at the State Street Starbucks, look at a walkout at Amazon, take a look at the recent debt ceiling deal and how it will affect workers, learn about a rally for workers at the recently closed MasterLock plant in Milwaukee and much more. THIS IS A PLEDGE …
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There was some question about how much influence the construction trades would retain in Philadelphia when labor leader John Dougherty resigned following his federal bribery conviction. A union event Thursday showed its power continues in local politics. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.…
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Bob Fisher, Deputy Director of the Airline Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his recent appointment to his current post. He also discussed plans to grow the airline division and a unique approach to organizing one of the industry's largest operators. Senior Vice President…
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Did you get free Covid-19 test kits from the U.S. Postal Service? If so, you may have been one of 68 million citizens whose private information was given to labor unions. This breach in sensitive data was discovered by Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) — a nonprofit organization that educates public employees about their rights in a unionized wor…
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Kimberly McGlonn's stores Grant Blvd and Blk Ivy honor the history of Black fashion while also trying to fix issues plaguing her community and her industry. Sabrina Boyd-Surka profiles McGlonn in this excerpt from this week's Jawncast.By Audacy
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CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg highlights the ratings internet critics have put together regarding the complimentary snacks airlines provide passengers. When it comes to airline travel, there are passenger surveys on just about every imaginable subject. The latest research is now out on the best complimentary snacks. Hawaiian Air's Honolulu…
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Two wildfires that collectively burned more than 6,000 acres in South Jersey are now 100 percent contained, according to officials. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty spoke with a doctor from Virtua Health who says patients came to the hospital this weekend after being exposed to smoke from the fires. Photo credit : New Jersey DEP…
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Last March we told you about a dog named Alexia who was shot a couple of times in the Kingsessing section of the city and left for dead. Well, she made a full recovery and has been adopted from the Pennsylvania SPCA by a loving family in South Philly. KYW’s John McDevitt has more.By Audacy
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Pennsylvania State Police say 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. failed to stop his vehicle at an illegal car meet and struck two officers, prompting a state trooper to shoot. As KYW Newsradio's Dave Uram reports, Allegrini's girlfriend is questioning the use of force.By Audacy
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Chris Townsend joins Adam to discuss a wide array of books that have been republished recently about labor's history, why he's working on this, what they say, and what we should take from them. Shout out to International Publishers for getting these titles out, see more here: https://www.intpubnyc.com/ ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only …
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Last week, Amazon agreed to pay more than $30 million to settle two complaints brought by the Federal Trade Commission over allegations the company violated user privacy with its Ring video security system and Alexa audio assistant. The FTC said Amazon gave employees too much access to users’ private videos and left Ring systems open to hacking. Th…
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"We have the right to demand budgets to be equitable, to be fair," says economist Maja Bosnic. And one of the places where public money often falls short is being inclusive of gender and sex, furthering discrimination. Using examples from around the world that already factor gender into public finance decisions, Bosnic shares how budgets that activ…
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Authorities say an investigation is underway after an 18-year-old was shot and killed by a state trooper early Sunday morning on I-95 in South Philadelphia. As KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee tells us, Pennsylvania State Police say the man allegedly struck two troopers trying to gain control of a street racing gathering on the interstate. (Image cre…
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Workers are just about done removing the giant game pieces from the plaza around Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief spoke with one of the artists behind the pieces about their origin and alternatives to simply disposing of them. (Image credit: Pat Loeb/KYW Newsradio)…
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Family, friends, and coworkers of an officer who was shot and injured in the line of duty in February gathered at the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in Northeast Philly for a fundraiser. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee has more. (Image credit: Philadelphia Police Department)By Audacy
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June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and community organizers are starting it off with a bang. Philadelphia’s Pride March and Festival is this Sunday and it's one of the city’s largest outdoor festivals. KYW Newsradio’s Shara Dae Howard reports, organizers have their eyes on the rest of the year, too. (Photo credit: MarcBruxelle/Getty Images)…
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Pennsylvania is classifying the animal tranquilizer xylazine as a controlled substance. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall Bureau Chief Pat Loeb reports the drug has been devastating illegal drug users in Philadelphia. (Photo credit: Kris Craig/The Providence Journal via USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn Content Services, LLC)…
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“We've all got that cop in our head that wants us to see a world full of threats and emergencies.” Steve’s guest, David Correia, is co-author (with Tyler Wall) of Police: A Field Guide. Listeners to the podcast probably understand the role of police is to protect capital, not ensure the safety of the citizens. “...from the railroad strikes of 1877 …
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A stretch of Knights Road in Northeast Philadelphia has been renamed as the Sgt. James O’Connor Memorial Highway in honor of the SWAT officer who was shot and killed while serving a high-risk warrant in March 2020. KYW Newsradio's Hadas Kuznits was at the unveiling. (Photo credit: Hadas Kuznits)By Audacy
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Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus-Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the battle to change the percentage of votes required to pass a constitutional amendment in Ohio. He also gave an update on area projects, recruitment efforts, and the …
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Democrats in Trenton want to cut property taxes in half for most seniors. Leadership in both the New Jersey Senate and Assembly have introduced such bills, but there’s pushback from Gov. Phil Murphy, who says it’s too expensive. More on the story from KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. (Photo credit: Getty Images)…
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Republican state Sen. Frank Farry of Bucks County is planning to introduce legislation that would tweak primary elections in the hopes of easing voter dissatisfaction while putting the best candidates into the general election. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert explains. (Photo credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images)…
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Early in-person voting is now open in New Jersey for the primary election on Tuesday. Turnout is expected to be very low statewide, with only a few competitive races on the ballot. Two of those races are in the South Jersey area. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more. (Photo credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)…
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A 21-year-old man who was convicted of killing a Penn State-bound track star in 2018 will spend at least the next four decades in prison. KYW's Antionette Lee was inside the courtroom for the sentencing. (Photo credit: Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)By Audacy
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The annual Fan EXPO convention returns to Philadelphia this weekend, celebrating pop culture from comic books to TV and movies. KYW Newsradio's Andre Bennett talked to TV legend Henry Winkler, who says he's looking forward to meeting the Philly faithful. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)By Audacy
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The American Cancer Society calls the Friday before the unofficial start of summer “Don’t Fry Day.” Experts say sunshine can be enjoyed in moderation and with the proper protection, but the skin cancer warning bears repeating all season long. KYW Newsradio's community impact reporter Racquel Williams has more. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)…
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Two shootings in Kensington happened just minutes apart and half a block away from each other Thursday night. One of the two victims, a 15-year-old girl, is in critical condition. KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez reports. (Photo credit: NBC10)By Audacy
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A charity football game in Delaware County is giving some high schoolers a chance to give back through the gridiron. The Hero Bowl raises scholarship money for the children of fallen police officers and firefighters throughout the county. KYW Newsradio’s Justin Udo has the story.By Audacy
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Mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker will finally get to celebrate her victory in Philadelphia’s Democratic primary Friday night. She missed her own election night party because of a dental emergency. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.By Audacy
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The Senate has given final approval to the debt ceiling bill. President Joe Biden says he'll sign it as soon as possible. He plans to address the nation at 7 p.m. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of Face the Nation Margaret Brennan discusses the nail-biting finish to the debt ceiling bill. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images…
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