Regardless of who caused it or how it came to be, there was a crisis and there were many pension funds that were on the verge of going insolvent and Trump did absolutely nothing to help those retirees At times like this, it's important to remind workers that human resources is not your friend and can't be trusted. As part of the labor movement, we should always encourage workers to update their resumes.
Upgrade their skills and look for better opportunities I would equate it to like a well choreographed play when you actually have, 2000 members of the Philadelphia Building Trades in this facility. For over two months, you have to make sure that the equipment you need is staged in the right place.
People are doing the work that you need done at the right time and making sure once something is done and completed, that there's a good transition right off to the next project we do a full script breakdown. go through each scene and meticulously sort of put down, you know, what is in this scene? What are the beats of the scene?
Uh, all the continuity elements, like any hair, makeup, costume, wardrobe notes, the time of the day, So I can literally look at any scene of the script and say, oh, okay, I know where I am here In 60 years, every worker in California is going to.
Have a union or have some kind of organization in their workplace to exercise democratic power And ultimately, there will be a local labor center at every publicly owned university able to provide that kind of research and information to support workers in improving their lives. Hey, you're listening to the labor radio podcasts weekly produced by the liberal radio podcast network, labor radio network.org. I'm Chris Garlock. On today's show from labor radio on w O R T the Wisconsin Teamsters.
Indoors Harris waltz. Bob looks at how workers get hurt when companies merge on the million dollar organizer. Adam Discusses the precision and planning necessary for refinery turnover. On the labor and energy show script supervisor Laura Coline talk shop on apple box talks. And in our final segment from rework radio to UCLA labor center approaches. It's 60th anniversary. That's all ahead on this week's edition of the labor radio podcast weekly. Here's the show.
There's power in the factory, power in the land, power in the hand of the worker. But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand. There is power in our union, now the lessons of the past are over. Welcome to Madison Labor Radio. Labor radio is dedicated to bringing news, information, and cultural events focused on working people and the labor movement to the Madison area and surrounding communities.
A number of Teamster locals and joint councils have endorsed Harrison Walls for presidential ticket after the national Teamsters declined to endorse anyone for president in 2024. Labor Radio spoke to a Wisconsin Teamster leader about their Walls. endorsement. My name is Bill Carroll. I am the secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local 344 and the president of Teamsters Joint Council 39.
Teamsters Joint Council 39 just sent out a memo saying that they are endorsing Harris Walls for the presidential ticket. Yep, that's correct. Can you explain how you made that determination? The endorsement came from the executive board of both the local union and the joint council. We did have conversations with our members. In May we had a straw poll when President Biden was still in the race. That was decisively in President Biden's favor.
We kind of sensed that the international union was not going to make an endorsement, so we anticipated that and we prepared for it. I built a consensus with our executive boards for both respective bodies, both boards voted unanimously. We discussed this at our general membership meeting for the local union we had just last Sunday. We had a pretty decent crowd there. When we discussed that, we got a rousing round of applause and no objections.
When the international union made the announcement that there would be no endorsement, then we stepped in as quickly as possible and filled that void. Do you have any idea why the international union is taking that path? I know they did some polling. I'm not certain of the methodology or the timing of it because it was a little bit convoluted with President Biden stepping down and Vice President Harris coming in and getting the nomination.
I don't even know exactly when these polls took place, but the polls were pretty skewed in Trump's favor, which was interesting. It was actually hard to believe. It was something that I think that the international union took seriously. We've got 1. 3 million members across the country, and I know General President O'Brien has been all over the place talking to members. General President O'Brien is someone who is very receptive and very tuned in to what the membership want.
That being said, As leadership, we have to make decisions, sometimes tough decisions, on what's best for the organization. That's the optics that we used. We know what President Trump is all about. We lived through four years of his time. He was not helpful to organized labor at all. As a matter of fact, he made some statements about being in favor of national right to work. He knew darn well about the pension crisis that was going on at the time.
Regardless of who caused it or how it came to be, there was a crisis and there were many pension funds that were on the verge of going insolvent and Trump did absolutely nothing to help those retirees. Conversely, almost as soon as president Biden got in, he and vice president Harris got to work and save those pension funds. That's a huge thing. We can talk about the Supreme court appointments and the NLRB appointments, all those things for us, we figured into our endorsement process.
I don't have to tell you how the Republicans have been in Wisconsin. It's been a protracted attack since the citizens united decision, outlawing effective collective bargaining. For public sector employees, jamming through right to work, prohibiting prevailing wages for the construction industry at the state and municipal level that drives wages down for people in those trades, eroding workers, comp protections, unemployment across the board.
There's been bills that this legislature has put forward to water down child labor laws. It's just been one thing after another from these people. Enough is enough. We've got a little thing called an election coming up on November 5th that we're going to work very hard to make sure Democrats are elected across the board. That was Bill Carroll, Teamsters President of Joint Council 39. This is Jeanine Ramsey reporting for Madison Labor Radio.
It's the million dollar organizer show tips for professional union organizers, win more campaigns, balance work and family, and leave the competition in the dust. Now here's your host, Bob Odie. Hello and welcome to podcast episode 84. Today's topic is When companies get acquired, workers get hurt. Corporate mergers and acquisitions are increasing. It's an issue for organizers. There will be clues when a company is purchased by a private equity firm or merged with a subsidiary.
What may have felt like a family run operation suddenly turns into a corporate takeover. It can cause anxiety. Workers don't know what the future with the employer will be. What new policies and procedures will be implemented? For How will their salary and benefits change? Will there be layoffs? Workers are not given a lot of information. They might be told by management or their supervisor that everything will remain the same, but that's hardly ever the case.
The supervisors are often kept in the dark to avoid a rush to the exits. At times like this, it's important to remind workers that human resources is not your friend and can't be trusted. As part of the labor movement, we should always encourage workers to update their resumes. Upgrade their skills and look for better opportunities. As union organizers, our primary goal is to shield workers from such exploitation. Our role is crucial in these situations, making unionizing a compelling choice.
However, it's crucial to be strategic when identifying leaders. Look for workers who are admired by their peers, who are trusted and well liked, and who have a wide network of contacts. Avoid those who are merely complainers, as they may not have the influence needed to lead a successful unionization effort. Often the person who calls the union is not the one you want to lead the effort. Keep looking. Be selective. When you find the right person, you'll know mergers and acquisitions.
There are opportunities there. Just be cautious because when companies are acquired, workers get hurt. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. It's a special edition of the Labor and Energy Show with J Doc and Krause, and we welcome everyone in as we, uh, bring you this broadcast in, uh, the week or the memory of 9 11 J Doc, uh, which, uh, was earlier in the week. And of course, we remember, uh, that day and we'll remember, uh, that day forever.
For the labor and energy show here on the Jacob media network. I'm ecstatic to bring into the program. Adam Gattuso of Monroe energy, uh, vice president of public affairs. Adam, how are you, sir? Hey, Jay doc. How are you today? Fantastic. Welcome back to the show. let's talk about for our listeners. What a turnaround is and what's the reason for it? Oh yeah, absolutely.
So last year at this time, we were going through our, our turnaround every few years, refineries have to perform major maintenance projects, uh, which are called turnarounds. And I would equate that to think about it. Like, um, it's a major tune up of your car motor. like that for every every this is where you take ei Offline, uh, refund, uh, turnarounds take many years to plan.
Uh, I would equate it to like a well choreographed play when you actually have, uh, which we did last year at this time, 2000 members of the Philadelphia Building Trades in this facility. For over two months, you have to make sure that the equipment you need is staged in the right place. People are doing the work that you need done at the right time and making sure once something is done and completed, that there's a good transition right off to the next project to keep it a seamless process.
What's interesting when you say turnaround, a lot of a lot of people in our industry calling a shutdown. Okay. And so a lot of our workers at all of our. building trades. And this, this was coordinated with the Philadelphia, uh, members of the Philadelphia building trades, correct? That is correct. So, yeah, I mean, we, we, uh, you know, we, we couldn't do a turnaround, uh, without, uh, the highly skilled members of the Philadelphia building trades.
And I need to say that our team, uh, our, our USW team members here, our, our salaried folks here have done a tremendous job putting us in a position to have done that turnaround successfully. Uh, a lot of time and energy gets put into it. And I think this one, uh, beyond ones that we've done previously was kind of the biggest one and the most high profile turnaround that the refinery has seen in many, many decades. So Adam Gattuso, Monroe Energy.
Uh, we really appreciate you joining the program again. Uh, we can't thank you enough, my friend. Thanks for the opportunity. Appreciate it. Welcome to Apple Box Talks. I'm Crystal. And I'm Hilary. This week we're joined by the department that ensures the coffee cups are taken out of the shot and the lines all match up, with credits to their names such as Continuum, Apollo 18, and The Good Doctor.
This week taking their seat on the Applebox is Continuity extraordinaire and member of the script supervising department, Laura Colini. So pull up an Applebox and let's talk. Welcome, Laura. Hi. Thanks for having me. Thank you for coming in. So for someone who doesn't know, listening to the podcast, what does a script supervisor do? Yeah, a lot. Um, we are a department of one, uh, we are ultimately there to make sure we get all the footage we need to cut it together seamlessly.
And we are also there to make sure, uh, all the all the continuity is there. Now, why is continuity important? Well, we need it to make sure the story makes sense. Not only is there story continuity, there's physical continuity, dialogue continuity, and we are there as an overall check for all of that. Um, we work very closely with the director, the actors, and with the DP. And we're there to really maintain the integrity of the script.
There really truly are a million things you're looking out for. You know, costume continuity, dialogue, um, even the lenses that are on the camera, right? Yes, definitely. Yeah, I take note of all of that. I guess one of the ways how we keep track of everything is that we make very detailed notes. And I basically log and track every single shot. And that log is given to the post production, and ultimately that's how they find the footage and edit it together. So, it's very vital information.
Any information that comes from the director or really any department, I will put on that log and that's how they can go towards the best takes first, I guess, to start editing. So I work very closely with the post production as well and with the editor. And so when there's multiple cameras on a set and there's only one of you, like how does that work? Like being one person looking at one camera. How do you manage that? Yeah, it's hard.
I mean, uh, you know, you have to look at, uh, multiple screens at the same time. Um, but everyone's doing that as well, directors doing that, um, yeah, we're all looking at that. Um, I guess as a script supervisor, the two things that no one else is looking at or listening for is dialogue. Is what the actor is saying make sense and is it what's scripted? And if not, does it still make sense, you know, ultimately? And actor movement, when do the actors move?
When they pick up the glass, uh, when they sit down? I need to take note of all of that because we need to match that continuity for all the different shots that we get. That is what maintains the seamless look of a show. So it looks like it's all happening at once when it's really not. And we shoot it completely out of sequence. So that's why I'm there to keep track of that.
I think you've touched on an important thing that people don't always realize is shooting out of sequence is actually really common. Can you speak a little bit to how you got used to that when you're looking at a script and have to jump around so much? Yeah, well, I think what helps us in the beginning is we do a full script breakdown. Similar to what the ADs do, they go through each scene and meticulously sort of put down, you know, what is in this scene? What are the beats of the scene?
Uh, all the continuity elements, like any hair, makeup, costume, wardrobe notes, the time of the day, you know, uh, all those notes help me track what's going on in the scene. So I can literally look at any scene of the script and say, oh, okay, I know where I am here. I can see what's just come before and what's come after. And so you follow it that way. But yes, you have to read the script a lot, many times Can you talk to us about the challenges of your job?
You're really, really busy a lot of the time. It's very hard to leave set. Um, so that's one, just one of the challenges there. If you want to break, it's, it's hard to find the time for one, but that particular show, yes, was tough. We were out, uh, in the snow, in the mountains for six weeks, shooting two, uh, Back to back movies. It was before computers and iPads.
So I had a giant binder full of paper with all my notes, all the information there, and we were sitting in snowstorms with no shelter, because you couldn't put up a tent because it would blow away. Uh, the weather would change every five minutes. Uh, it was half an hour to get to work. down to the bottom to go to the bathroom, uh, or to get new food.
Um, yeah, I remember, and we were using, um, 16 millimeter handheld cameras, which are very, you know, finicky at the best of times, uh, but in the cold, that's a whole other element there. Thank you so much. Thanks, Laura. From the UCLA Labor Center, we bring you Rework. I'm Sabah Wahid. And I'm Bina Hampapour. We are approaching the 60th anniversary of the UCLA Labor Center and we're celebrating both how far we've come and where we're going next.
So in this anniversary episode, we want to reflect on that a little bit. So let's take it back to the beginning. The Labor Center was founded in 1964. And it came into existence because it was a demand from the labor movement. We needed to have a center within the university that serves the needs of working people. Yeah, that's pretty cool how that interconnectedness has been there from the very start.
Yes, exactly. So the California Labor Federation made an agreement with the University of California that established the center. In it, it said that the focus would be on research and education for the labor movement. And since then, that's exactly what our approach has been. We focus on providing timely, applied research that tells the story of Stories of workers and what's happening on the ground as a way to lift up conditions that are important for social and policy change.
And we've also prioritized educational programs that build pathways into movement work. Jumping ahead to present day, we're at a moment of tremendous growth. And we continue to grow. Just recently, California's budget included an unprecedented increase in funding to expand the labor centers across the University of California.
We now have nine labor centers across the state that will continue to champion economic equity, racial and immigrant justice, worker power, At the UCLA Labor Center, we believe that a public university belongs to the public, and our theme for our 60th is Solidarity Shines. So in honor of our anniversary, in this episode, we're sharing insights and memories from our colleagues about their work and evolving connections to the UCLA Labor Center, which they were all introduced to as students.
Our next narrator is Tia Coons, our legal and policy research manager, who first connected with the Labor Center back in 2007. At that time, she was a UCLA law student who was volunteering at a clinic for day laborers facing wage theft. One of my favorite nights at the Labor Center was our anniversary of opening up the downtown Labor Center in MacArthur Park.
So in 2012, we had a big 10 year celebration, and we invited Los Jornaleros del Norte, which is a band of day laborers that works really closely with NDLON, the National Day Labor Organizing Network. And they set up in front of the building and we invited alumni, we invited city council, we invited Unions, we invited worker centers, all of the ecosystem that surrounds MacArthur Park, which is the epicenter of the labor movement in L. A., and held this big block party.
And it was just a joy to see. Workers came from all over the city, and then folks who were just in MacArthur Park came out to celebrate as well. Another favorite memory of mine are any of the worker assemblies, the Asambleas, which It's held by the artist formerly known as the L. A. Coalition Against Wage Theft, now the L. A. Worker Center Network.
So for a period of ten years, that network has held periodic convenings of workers across industries, across race, across different parts of the city, to come together to work Celebrate victories and then to create an agenda going forward for what we should do as a network of low wage workers to make workplaces better, to make housing more affordable, to make transportation better, to make education better. And it's a joy to see people come together to plan for their own community.
And we're so proud to host that at the Labor Center. So where does TSC the labor center 60 years from now? In 60 years, every worker in California is going to. Have a union or have some kind of organization in their workplace to exercise democratic power and in that 60 years, we will provide the data and the research. We will provide leaders through our contingency student pipeline.
And ultimately, there will be a local labor center at every publicly owned university able to provide that kind of research and information to support workers in improving their lives. Hey Veena, guess what? It's the 60th anniversary of the UCLA Labor Center. It is! Does that make us a boomer? I don't think it works. Okay. Okay. Okay. Hey, before we wrap up this week showed here's Harold with a quick Roundup of some more shows you might want to check out.
Thanks, Chris. Social Media Guy Harold Phillips here again, folks. As the U. S. election gets closer, labor radio shows and podcasts are doing their best to keep working people informed about the issues. Check out these shows you should know for the week of September 22nd. Minyon Moore talks with Randy about how the Democratic Party celebrated the nomination of Kamala Harris, the perils of Project 2025, and the huge stakes of this election on Union Talk.
Harris Freeman discusses Project 2025 and its calls for an end to public services unions, mass deportation of immigrant workers, and other attacks on labor on Radio Labor Canada. Richard Slotkin discusses Obama's failure to tell a compelling story, and Trump's use of old myths about violence and white supremacy to create a confederate restoration project on the Green and Red podcast.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Federation of Labor's Bob Ryder and Jake Barrett join Phil to discuss the labor movement, the importance of hearing protection, and more on the workers mic. Linda, Jim, and Mark look at the machinist union strike against Boeing, the housing crisis in Montana, and money, what it is and what it isn't. On Voice of the People.
And Sarah Jaffe talks with Zach Costello, Chris Brooks, Michael Gilliland, and Nelson Lichtenstein about Volkswagen Workers historic vote to join the UAW in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Working History. And where can you find links to these episodes and many, many more? At laborradionetwork. org, of course. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and yeah, I'm going to say it, Twitter.
At Labor Radio net, and if you're looking for the latest episodes of labor radio shows and podcasts, search for the hashtag Labor Radio Pod. That's it for now. Back to you, Chris. Hey, thanks Harold. And that is going to do it for this week's edition of the labor radio podcast, weekly, just a small sample of the amazing programs aired over the last week. On more than 200 labor radio on podcast shows, they are all part of the labor radio podcast network shows.
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