On this week’s show: On the Payday Report , Steven Greenhouse discusses how NAFTA bred working class distrust in the Rust Belt…Workers take on Kaiser Permanente again in Southern California, on the Working People podcast…On the State of Working America Podcast , Naomi Walker and Chandra Childers discuss the Southern economic development model…Barbara Stevens, whose parents were both union activists in the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, tells her story in On The Line: Stories of BC Wo...
Nov 08, 2024•34 min•Ep 272•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s show: The NEA’s School Me podcast takes a peek into the exciting weekend of training hosted by NEA's See Educators Run team…Step Up Louisiana co-founder and co-director Maria Harmon joins the Working History podcast to talk about the group’s Freedom Summer-inspired voter turnout campaigns and grassroots mobilization efforts in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Jefferson Parish…on the Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast, Harold sits down with State Senate candidate Adrian C...
Nov 01, 2024•31 min•Ep 271•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s show: "The Apprentice" screenwriter Gabe Sherman, on the On Writing podcast…Operating Engineers Local 3 House Counsel Gening Liao and Local 3 Political Director Chris Snyder join the Breaking Ground podcast to discuss the impact that presidential elections have on working people’s legal rights and the ability of unions like Operating Engineers Local 3 to defend or promote their memberships’ rights…Writers Guild of America West Senior Research and Public Policy Director Laura Blum-...
Oct 25, 2024•32 min•Ep 270•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s show: 30,000 Machinists at Boeing are on strike because of Jack Welch and the GE legacy, on The Valley Labor Report; American Jewish labor history with Caroline Luce, on Labor Jawn; Roswell Hub on the new uniform policy for UPS drivers; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month; Angie Moreno from Chicago JWJ, on My Labor Radio, and the Green and Red podcast remembers Kris Kristofferson and his politics. Please help us build sonic solidarity by...
Oct 19, 2024•32 min•Ep 269•Transcript available on Metacast 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 WestRock paper mill in Washington state until it was shuttered, and Steel Workers Legislative Director Roy Houseman on fair trade, on Solidarity Works...
Oct 11, 2024•35 min•Ep 268•Transcript available on Metacast 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 399’s Casting Department in Hollywood, on the WGA’s 3rd & Fairfax podcast. On the PFFA Pod -- the official podcast of the Portland Fire Fighters'...
Oct 04, 2024•38 min•Ep 267•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Talks , and in our last segment, from Re:Work Radio , the UCLA Labor Center approaches it's 60th anniversary. PLUS: Harold’s Shows You Should Know! Pl...
Sep 27, 2024•27 min•Ep 266•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Joseph Caleb discovered the value of being in a union, and in our final segment, from the America Works podcast, we meet Emily Daniel, one of a sma...
Sep 20, 2024•30 min•Ep 265•Transcript available on Metacast 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 AFSCME members and staffers organizing for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and in our final segment, the Labor Vision Michigan podcast is back! Pleas...
Sep 13, 2024•29 min•Ep 264•Transcript available on Metacast 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 discuss the recent Liquor Control Board of Ontario strike, and in our last segment, the Reinventing Solidarity podcast talks with Megan Svoboda from...
Sep 06, 2024•32 min•Ep 263•Transcript available on Metacast 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 American State” on Solidarity Breakfast …and in our final segment, Sabrina Pitre talks about editing in a new episode from Apple Box Talks , the podcast f...
Aug 30, 2024•30 min•Ep 262•Transcript available on Metacast 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, that’s on the AFT’s Union Talk podcast…and, in our final segment, SAG-AFTRA recently secured a new agreement that marks a significant milestone in the u...
Aug 24, 2024•30 min•Ep 261•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Then, of special interest to anyone who’s planning to catch a plane anytime soon; contractual fatigue rights and protections on the Fly By Night FDX ...
Aug 16, 2024•28 min•Ep 260•Transcript available on Metacast 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 1700 podcast ; Mike and Committee members discuss new information they’ve received; In our final segment, from the BCTGM Voices Project , bakery wor...
Aug 09, 2024•29 min•Ep 259•Transcript available on Metacast 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-based disability advocate, karaoke enthusiast, and entertainment usher Dan Pederson, on The Alberta Worker Podcast …and in our final segment, Dr. Ja...
Aug 02, 2024•35 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast 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 clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network ...
Jul 26, 2024•28 min•Ep 257•Transcript available on Metacast 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 User 2.0 Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country...
Jul 20, 2024•26 min•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast 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 . Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of t...
Jul 12, 2024•21 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast 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. And, on the Labor Heritage Power Hour , we remember two giants of the labor movement: civil and labor rights apostle Rev. James Lawson and labor radio p...
Jul 05, 2024•28 min•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast 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 New Labor Forum editor-at-large Micah Uetricht on the Reinventing Solidarity podcast. Then, from a special Pride Month blogcast on Power at Work , Bur...
Jun 28, 2024•25 min•Ep 253•Transcript available on Metacast 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 discusses grad workers, and we wrap up with a report on the attack on unionists in Hong Kong. This week’s featured shows are Work Stoppage , The Stat...
Jun 21, 2024•29 min•Ep 252•Transcript available on Metacast 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 helping Teamsters… America’s Workforce Radio , a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America, and, Tribunus Plebis , a new memb...
Jun 14, 2024•25 min•Ep 251•Transcript available on Metacast 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 his book The Last Few Years of Neoliberalism; Justine Sachs gives advice on employee dress codes. This week’s featured shows are Building Bridges: A Lab...
Jun 07, 2024•36 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Duncan Crabtree Ireland. For the first time we'll include A Third of Your Life podcast from the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers Un...
Jun 02, 2024•30 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast 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 working class today. LabourStart , the official podcast of LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement. ...
May 24, 2024•30 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Podcast , Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highl...
May 17, 2024•26 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast 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 .
May 12, 2024•2 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast Political interference in higher ed, from the AAUP Presents podcast; on the Power 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 is good RX. Help us build sonic solidarity: click on the share button below! Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part ...
May 10, 2024•29 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast 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-AFTRA Podcast takes a look at the NO FAKES Act, which would protect all people's voices, images and likeness from unauthorized recreations from gener...
May 04, 2024•30 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast 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 talks about what can be done for the working class. They’re here to demolish corporate ladders and chew bubblegum. And they don't even like bubblegum. BC...
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