Best PM English School Podcasts (2024)

1
Show: Labor Express for 6-2-2024 - Labor Notes 2024 - AI and the working class, Alex O'Keefe of WGA and writer for The Bear as well as Deborah Burger of NNU 56:05

16d ago56:05

56:05

This is the full 6-2-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. More from Labor Notes 2024. Workers confront AI (artificial intelligence) with Alex O'Keefe, writer for the FX TV show The Bear and WGA member as well as Deborah Burger of NNU. Also Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at Labor Notes and members of the Brazilian labor federation CSP-Conl…

1
Show: Labor Express for 5-19-2024 - Audio from Labor Notes 2024 - Can Unions Seize the Moment? - Including Sara Nelson of AFA 1:14:16

26d ago1:14:16

1:14:16

This is the full 5-19-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Audio from Labor Notes 2024. Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, Daniel Vicente, UAW Region 9 Director and Greg Iwinski of the Writers Guild of America East address the question… Can Unions Seize the Moment? Labor Express Radio is Chicag…

1
Show: Labor Express for 5-5-2024 - Audio from Labor Notes 2024, including the UAW victory at Volkswagen and Erek Slater with ATU Local 241 fights for his job 58:49

1M ago58:49

58:49

This is the full 5-5-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Audio from Labor Notes 2024. UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Chatanooga! Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing for union activity in court. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only l…

1
Show: Labor Express for 4-14-2024 - Erek Slater of ATU Local 241 wins his fight for free speech and labor rights and more unions join call for Gaza ceasefire 56:31

2M ago56:31

56:31

This is the full 4-14-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, wins his court fight for free speech and labor rights for transit workers. Carl Rosen of UE, Jackson Potter of CTU and others di…

1
Show: Labor Express for 3-17-2024 - Les Leopold discusses his book Wall Street's War on Workers and Erek Slater, ATU Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police. 56:21

3M ago56:21

56:21

This is the full 3-31-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police. Les Leopold discusses his new book Wall Street's War on …

1
Show: Labor Express for 3-17-2024 - Oscar Chacon of Alianza Americas on “migrant crisis”. 56:18

3M ago56:18

56:18

This is the full 3-17-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Oscar Chacon, Executive Director of Alianza Americas, discusses the so-called “migrant crisis”. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLP…

1
Labor Express Radio 20th/30th Anniversary Special! 2:14:16

4M ago2:14:16

2:14:16

This is the full 3-3-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Our 20th / 30th Anniversary special! Labor Express Radio started in Fall 1993, so the program actually had its 30th birthday some months ago. February marked the 20th anniversary of current host producer Jerry Mead-Lucero at the helm. This 2 hour + special features a panel discus…

1
Show: Labor Express for 2-11-2024 - Instituto schools on strike and Sean O’Brien of the Teamsters flirts with Trump 57:39

4M ago57:39

57:39

This is the full 2-11-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, teachers strike at Instituto Schools - Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA) and Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy (IJLA), also known as the Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy! And why is Teamster’s President Sean O’Brien mee…

1
Show: Labor Express for 1-21-2024 - SAG-AFTRA contract on AI and workers centers demand “DALE” renewal. 1:00:21

5M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

This is the full 1-21-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Contract Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett discuss AI protections in the new union contract. Plus, workers centers and immigrant rights groups in Chicago demand DHS renew deferred act…

1
Show: Labor Express for 12-31-2023 - Instituto schools teachers vote to strike. Economist Jack Rasmus discuses the year in labor 2023. 55:55

6M ago55:55

55:55

This is the full 12-31-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Instituto schools (IJLA and IHSCA) teachers vote to strike as contract negotiations pass the 1.5 year mark. Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus provides an analysis of the events in the labor U.S. labor movement of the past year. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and curre…

1
Show: Labor Express for 12-3-2023 - UAW, APWU, and UE call for Gaza ceasefire, Jasmin Cardenas on WorkersTEATRO 56:16

7M ago56:16

56:16

This is the full 12-3-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, UAW, UE and Postal Workers call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Actor and SAG-AFTRA member Jasmin Cardenas discusses Workers TEATRO a Chicago worker's theater collective. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affa…

1
Show: Labor Express for 11-19-2023 - Scott Houldieson, UAW discusses the auto worker contracts, Harold Phillips and Ilyssa Fradin discuss SAG-AFTRA strike win. 56:41

7M ago56:41

56:41

This is the full 11-19-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, two victorious strikes! Scott Houldieson of the UAW discusses the new contracts with the big three automakers and SAG-AFTRA members Harold Phillips and Ilyssa Fradin discuss their new contracts with film and TV producers. Labor Express Ra…

1
Show: Labor Express for 11-5-2023 - UAW wins big! Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance. Peter Hudis on war in Gaza. 1:13:11

8M ago1:13:11

1:13:11

This is the full 11-5-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, auto workers and the U.S. working class win big! Some details on the UAW strike victory at the big three auto makers. The Chicago City Council considers paid time off ordinance. Peter Hudis, professor of philosophy at Oakton Community Coll…

1
Show: Labor Express for 10-22-2023 - Voices from the UAW picket lines in Chicago and the attitude of organized labor to war in Gaza, Israel and Palestine. 58:50

8M ago58:50

58:50

This is the full 10-22-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, is the UAW strike nearing an end and a victory for auto workers? Voices from the picket lines. Plus, Steve Zeltzer of Work Week and Larry Goldbetter, President of the National Writers Union discuss the ongoing tragedy in Israel and the Oc…

1
Show: Labor Express for 10-8-2023 - The ongoing UAW strike wins major gains! Teamster take on Amazon. 53:37

9M ago53:37

53:37

This is the full 10-8-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, the UAW is Winning! UAW strike expands to Chicago Ford Assembly Plant and new gains made in negotiations including GM adding electric battery production to the national labor agreement. Also, Teamsters take on Amazon at warehouses in South…

1
Show: Labor Express for 9-24-2023 - UAW 2023 auto strike expands 55:58

9M ago55:58

55:58

This is the full 9-24-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, auto strike expands. The UAW is now on strike at 41 locations in 20 states. UAW President Shawn Fain explains the reason for adding plants to the strike and discusses progress at Ford. Strikers on the picket lines talk about the injustice …

1
Interview: Scott Houldieson of UAW Local 551 discusses 2023 auto strike. 25:45

9M ago25:45

25:45

Scott Houldieson, a worker at Chicago's Ford assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551 (former VP of the local) and UAWD Steering Committee Chair discusses the current auto strike including the “stand up strike” approach and the inside/outside strategy of the union to have maximum impact on the automakers while minimizing the pain for the members. Th…

1
Show: Labor Express for 9-10-2023 - Pro and con of UPS - Teamsters contract, the possibility of UAW strike, ChiArts teachers win TA 1:01:26

9M ago1:01:26

1:01:26

This is the full 9-10-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Teamsters rank-an-file vote 86% in favor of UPS contract - we look at the pros and cons of the ratified deal. UAW prepares for a possible auto strike on Sept. 15th. And ChiArts teachers suspend their planned strike and announce a tentative…

1
Show: Labor Express for 8-13-2023 - Scott Houldieson of the UAW and UAWD discusses the contract fight with U.S. auto makers. 1:00:57

10M ago1:00:57

1:00:57

This is the full 8-13-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, I talk with Scott Houldieson, an electrician at the Ford Chicago assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551, former VP of UAW Local 551, and current UAWD (Unite all Workers for Democracy) Steering Committee Chair, about the reform movement in…

1
Interview: UE General President Carl Rosen on the legacy of UE Hall. 29:11

11M ago29:11

29:11

This is a special Labor Express Radio Interview: UE General President Carl Rosen on the legacy of UE Hall. A few months ago UE General President Carl Rosen informed me that the union has decided to sell historic UE Hall at 37 S. Ashland. It was certainly not surprising. As Carl explains in the the interview, the Hall had begun its life in the early…

1
Show: Labor Express for 7-30-2023 - El Milagro tortillerias and Portillo’s workers favorable NLRB rulings and the legacy of UE Hall 1:01:42

11M ago1:01:42

1:01:42

This is the full 7-30-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, workers for El Milagro tortillerias and for Portillo’s, with the assistance of ARISE Chicago workers center, utilize favorable NLRB rulings to advance their organizing efforts. UE General President Carl Rosen talks about the history and le…

1
Show: Labor Express for 7-16-2023 - Hollywood actors on strike, largest Starbucks in the world files for union election, Joe Allen - The Package King: A Rank and File History of UPS 1:27:40

11M ago1:27:40

1:27:40

This is the full 7-16-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, the Hollywood actors (SAG-AFTRA) go on strike. Workers at the largest Starbucks in the world in downtown Chicago file for a union recognition election. And from the Labor Express archive, Joe Allen, author of The Package King: A Rank and F…

1
Show: Labor Express for 7-2-2023 - Teamsters at UPS prepare to strike, update on WGA strike and Chicago minimum wage increases. 58:39

12M ago58:39

58:39

This is the full 7-2-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Teamsters and the TDU prepare for a strike at UPS. Update on the Hollywood writer's strike. Chicago and Cook County minimum wages increase. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for w…

1
Show: Labor Express for 6-18-2023 - Will the Summer-Fall of 2023 bring a historic “strike wave”? Chicago Teachers win 12 weeks of parental leave and Chicago as a model for asylum sanctuary. 1:05:36

1y ago1:05:36

1:05:36

This is the full 6-18-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, a possible Summer-Fall 2023 strike wave looks more likely with developments with Teamsters at UPS, UAW at the Automakers, Hollywood actors joining the writers and the ILWU contract yet to be voted on. Chicago teachers win 12-weeks of paren…

1
Show: Labor Express for 6-4-2023 - AI and your job, warehouse workers demand stronger truck emissions standards, Hollywood strippers unionize, dock workers hold work stoppage 56:00

1y ago56:00

56:00

This is the full 6-4-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, will AI steal your job? Warehouse workers push for stronger truck emissions standards in Illinois. Strippers in Hollywood unionize. West Coast dock workers hold work stoppage. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current aff…

1
Show: Labor Express for 5-14-2023 - AI and the working class, Hollywood Writers Strike, and May Day 2023 in Chicago 57:29

1y ago57:29

57:29

This is the full 5-14-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, AI’s impact on the working class, the Hollywood Writers Strike, and May Day 2023 in Chicago. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radi…

1
Show: Labor Express for 4-30-2023 - Hope Academy, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and child labor laws under attack 56:26

1y ago56:26

56:26

This is the full 4-30-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza workplace disaster, former union organizer Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next Mayor, teachers and parents of Hope Academy Chicago fight to keep their school open and child labor laws under attack in I…

1
Show: Labor Express for 4-2-2023 - Teamsters gear up for possible UPS strike and France in revolt 57:58

1y ago57:58

57:58

This is the full 4-2-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Hong Kong unions fight for survival under government suppression, Teamsters organize for a possible strike at UPS in August and the French working class in open revolt against Macron. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and cur…

1
Show: Labor Express for 3-19-2023 - Saket Soni’s The Great Escape, UTLA and SEIU strike LAUSD, UAW reformers win 56:41

1+ y ago56:41

56:41

This is the full 3-19-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Reformers victorious in UAW elections, teachers and staff in Los Angles schools prepare to strike and Saket Soni discusses his new book The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, about hundreds of Indian guest workers escaping a forced labor …

1
Show: Labor Express for 2-26-2023 - 2022 strike surge and Railroad Workers United speaks out on East Palestine Ohio train derailment 1:08:14

1+ y ago1:08:14

1:08:14

This is the full 2-26-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, it seems the pandemic period strike wave continues - 2022 saw a 50% increase in strike activity. And Railroad Workers United speaking out on the corporate greed behind the East Palestine Ohio train derailment. Labor Express Radio is …

1
Show: Labor Express for 2-12-2023 - U.S. Supreme court threatens right to strike and 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike and its relevance to UAW today 56:13

1+ y ago56:13

56:13

This is the full 2-12-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the Feb. 12th episode of Labor Express Radio, will the U.S. Supreme Court attack the right to strike? And the 86th anniversary of the 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike and its relevance to the UAW and the labor movement today. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and cur…

1
Show: Labor Express for 1-29-2023 - Chicago teachers demand improved parental leave, Arise Chicago demands DHS implement protections for immigrant workers, and Dr. Rasmus predicts economic conditions 55:51

1+ y ago55:51

55:51

This is the full 1-29-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the Jan. 29th episode of Labor Express Radio, Chicago teachers demand Mayor Lightfoot implement improved parental leave, Arise Chicago demands DHS implement protections for immigrant workers, the war in Ukraine’s effect on seafarers and Dr. Jack Rasmus predicts economic condi…

1
Show: Labor Express for 1-8-2023 - Howard Brown Health Centers strike and 2023 predications for the working class 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

55:39

This is the full 1-8-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. What does 2023 have in store for working people and the labor movement? Forecasts and predictions for the new year. Also, workers at the Howard Brown Health Centers carry out a 3-day strike to protest layoffs. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs r…

1
Show: Labor Express for 12-18-2022 - Twitter, domestic workers' rights, incarcerated workers, and labor journalist Kim Kelly 55:30

1+ y ago55:30

55:30

Labor Express for 12-18-2022 This is the full 12-18-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, what does chaos at Twitter mean for unions, domestic worker's rights in Illinois, labor journalist Kim Kelly on incarcerated workers, and much more. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and c…

1
Show: Labor Express for 12-4-2022 - Government imposes railway labor agreement, World Cup 2022, UAW strike at UC 55:59

1+ y ago55:59

55:59

This is the full 12-4-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, the federal government uses the arcane Railway Labor Act to cram an unjust contract agreement down the throats of union rail workers, World Cup 2022 comes at the cost of the deaths of hundreds of migrant workers, and the largest stri…

1
Show: Labor Express for 11-13-2022 - CTU fights for bilingual ed and railroad workers on the verge of striking. 56:09

1+ y ago56:09

56:09

This is the full 11-13-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, the Chicago Teachers Union holds a Dia de los Muertos press conference to highlight CPS’s broken promises on bilingual ed in Chicago’s public schools and, is a railroad strike still likely? Members of Railroad Workers United discuss…

1
Show: Labor Express for 10-30-2022 - Minimum wage laws, Chicago charter school contract fight, elections in Brazil. 56:14

1+ y ago56:14

56:14

This is the full 10-30-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, minimum wage laws at the city, county and state level are discussed. CTU launches a citywide campaign for new charter school contracts. Brazil’s election could impact not only Latin America but the entire world. Labor Express Radio …

1
Show: Labor Express for 10-16-2022 - Alianza Americas sues Republican xenophobes, UAW election candidates 55:48

1+ y ago55:48

55:48

This is the full 10-16-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Alianza Americas and Lawyers for Civil Rights initiate a lawsuit targeting the Republican politicians responsible for the fraudulent transportation of migrants under false pretenses. Also, audio from the historic UAW Presidential Ca…

1
Show: Labor Express for 10-2-2022 - Illinois Worker’ Rights Amendment plus was a railroad strike averted? 58:30

1+ y ago58:30

58:30

This is the full 10-2-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, I discuss the proposed Workers' Rights Amendment that is on the 2022 general election ballot in Illinois with Robert Bruno, a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Labor and Employment Relations and as…

1
Show: Labor Express for 8-14-2022 - Ukrainian working class’s two-front war 1:07:48

1+ y ago1:07:48

1:07:48

This is the full 9-18-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, the Ukrainian working class faces a fight on two fronts. While they organize a truly heroic resistance to Russian imperialism, they must also contend with an attack on their labor rights from within - from their own neo-liberal Parli…

1
Show: Labor Express for 9-4-2022 - Labor Day 2022 56:51

2y ago56:51

56:51

This is the full 9-4-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, we celebrate Labor Day with a little history, reflections on highlights of the labor movement in Chicago for the past year and a little music. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio…

1
Show: Labor Express for 8-14-2022 - Rank-and-File Revolt in the UAW 56:27

2y ago56:27

56:27

This is the full 8-14-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Rank-and-File Revolt in the UAW! Scott Houldieson, Chairperson of Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) discuss the historic UAW 2022 Convention. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by wor…

1
Show: Labor Express for 7-31-2022 - Labor’s response to the attack on abortion rights. 56:01

2y ago56:01

56:01

This is the full 7-31-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the next episode of Labor Express Radio, the U.S. Supreme Court last month stripped away bodily autonomy for women and endorsed forced pregnancy - involuntary, unpaid reproductive labor. What is the labor movement's response? Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English lang…

1
Show: Labor Express for 7-17-2022 - Part 2 of Labor Notes 2022 Coverage 55:59

2y ago55:59

55:59

This is the full 7-17-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the next episode of Labor Express Radio, part 2 of our excerpts of presentations from Labor Notes 2022, including the voices of powerful leaders in the labor movement like Sara Nelson of the Flight Attendants Union, Marcia Howard of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, Nol…

1
Show: Labor Express for 6-26-2022 - Part 1 of our coverage of Labor Notes 2022. 56:22

2y ago56:22

56:22

This is the full 6-26-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, excerpts of presentations from Labor Notes 2022, including voices from the organizing victories at Amazon and Starbucks and a speech on the state of the class struggle in the U.S. by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Labor Express Radio is Chicag…

1
Show: Labor Express for 6-12-2022 - Joe Burns - Reviving the Strike, Labor Notes 2022 and Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March. 53:24

2y ago53:24

53:24

This is the full 6-12-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Joe Burn’s has a new book out entitled Class Struggle Unionism. From the Labor Express Radio archive, we rebroadcast a presentation on his previous book, Reviving The Strike. Plus Labor Notes 2022 and Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers…

1
Show: Labor Express for 5-22-2022 - WWJ Good Jobs & Clean Air study, Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh murdered, new book by Robin Alexander on the UE, FAT relationship. 59:59

2y ago59:59

59:59

This is the full 5-22-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Warehouse Workers for Justice releases a new Good Jobs & Clean Air study which examines the impact of warehouses in Will County and alternatives for the future. Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh murdered by the IDF in the Occupied Territories. And new book by Rob…

1
Show: Labor Express for 5-8-2022 - May Day 2022 in Chicago and around the world. 1:00:24

2y ago1:00:24

1:00:24

This is the full 5-8-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. May Day 2022 in Chicago and around the world. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more i…

1
Show: Labor Express for 4-17-2022 - Amazon and REI in New York go union! 56:54

2y ago56:54

56:54

This is the full 4-17-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, a historic union election victory at Staten Island Amazon warehouse and union election victory at Soho REI store in NYC! Are we in a period of possible labor movement resurgence? #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong Lab…

1
Show: Labor Express for 4-3-2022 - IBEW Local 1220 goes on strike at WTTW. 56:00

2y ago56:00

56:00

This is the full 4-3-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, IBEW Local 1220 launches a strike at WTTW-Channel 11, Chicago’s public television channel. It's the first strike in the broadcaster's over 65-year history. Hear why the workers at WTTW see this as an existential fight. #laborradionetw…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

PM English School Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide