Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

Labor Day Around the Working World

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:05:34 -0400

On this special Labor Day edition of the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, working people share stories of skill, struggle and power—from an Asbury Park beach to a nuclear-waste facility more than 2,000 feet underground.

Project Labor meets veteran lifeguard Joe Bongiovanni, who explains why saving lives begins long before anyone needs rescuing. On The Alberta Worker Podcast, journalist Ximena Gonzalez recalls the all-night architecture job that showed her exactly why workers organize.

Australia’s Concrete Gang responds to police raids targeting CFMEU officials and their families, while Solidarity Works visits the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, where United Steelworkers members keep a remarkable underground workplace running safely.

On Blue Collar News, AFL-CIO campaigns director Artie Blanco explains why workers already possess political power—and why more union members are asking, “Why not me? Why not now?”

Finally, The Labor Exchange uncovers the history behind Colorado’s 1927 coal strike, the Columbine Mine Massacre and the Wobblies who organized workers across ethnic and racial lines. Plus, more recommendations in Shows You Should Know.

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Produced & hosted by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Surveillance Won’t Stop Solidarity

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:07:31 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: Labor Force and Labor Notes report on federal surveillance and investigations targeting Minnesota union members resisting immigration raids—and the workers refusing to be intimidated.

Work Stoppage covers investigations into a suspected company union; Grocery Nerds talks with Cleanup on Aisle Five author Ann Larson about poverty wages, corporate power and solidarity in the grocery industry. Union or Bust meets San Diego Zoo artists who organized with IATSE Local 122, while Maryland Labor History explores civil rights and public-sector unionism in Baltimore with author Jane Berger.

Plus, Shows You Should Know highlights educators preparing for a new school year on Boiling Point; longtime Teamster Randy Cammack on The Worker Power Hour; the KKK in Kansas City and the upcoming UAW election on The Heartland Labor Forum; labor author Cole Rockarts and voices from the Teamsters Black Caucus Convention on Working Voices; and Labor Day plans and sustainable community schools on Labor Express Radio.

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Your Weekly Shot of Hope: Labor Media from the Streets

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:04:51 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips bring you another grassroots antidote to corporate media, featuring selections from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network’s more than 200 shows.

On Labor Radio on KBOO, Michael Cathcart and Elliott Gilliland examine Labor Secretary nominee Keith Sonderling’s management-side background and support for employer self-policing.
America’s Workforce Union Podcast traces labor’s central role in the decades-long struggle for Medicare and Medicaid—and the continuing campaign for Medicare for All.

Joe Uehlein joins Green and Red to discuss his memoir, Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology, and his efforts to bridge the labor and environmental movements.
Working People marks the 25th anniversary of Barbara Ehrenreich’s landmark Nickel and Dimed and considers why its portrait of low-wage work remains so relevant.

Also featured: outgoing Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus talks with LabourStart about major worker victories and challenges facing Australia’s unions; an excerpt from Richard Trumka’s inspiring 2009 address on the essential power of labor art, from Labor History Today; Emma Goldman’s fiery defense of unemployed workers on Labor History in 2:00, and the latest installment of Shows You Should Know.

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Red Scares and Union Fights

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:02:36 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
Next Gen Carriers on The Valley Labor Report reports on challenges to letter-carrier union leadership;
Maryland Labor History explains a Baltimore museum’s new name;
Apple Box Talks meets visual effects workers;
Garage Mind exposes dangerous corporate shortcuts;
The Solidarity Podcast warns of a threat to public-sector bargaining;
and Green & Red takes on America’s renewed Red Scare.
Plus, Shows You Should Know!

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From Riot Dogs to Radio Waves

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:36:04 -0400

This week on Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: Filipino migrant workers fight back against union busting in Taiwan, protesters and their canine comrades take to the streets in Chile and Greece, and labor activists revisit the legacy of the Qatar World Cup as workers ask whether conditions have improved. Plus, organizing at Colorado's historic Hotel Boulderado, the closure of an Alabama tire plant, and a conversation about building worker power through independent radio.

On LabourStart, Lennon Wang of the Taidoc Technology Union tells the story of Filipino migrant workers at TaiDoc Technology in Taiwan, who organized in the face of discrimination, forced labor conditions, and union busting.

On Working Class History, Movements and Riot Dogs explores the role of street dogs in mass protests in Chile and Greece, focusing on the legendary Negro Matapacos and Loukanikos.

On Heartland Labor Forum, Natasha Iskander revisits the worker-rights abuses surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, while Stage Hands union leader Jacob Hobbs assesses whether this summer's tournament has treated workers any better.

On Delivering Solidarity, organizers gather for the union's national convention.

On Labor Exchange, the hosts discuss Boulder City Council's decision not to cut tipped workers' pay, the union drive at the Hotel Boulderado, and the working-class history of soccer.

On The Valley Labor Report, an Alabama USW local president reacts to the closure of the BFGoodrich plant, and Jennifer Berkshire joins the show to discuss the future of public education.

On The Worker Power Hour, Chris Garlock and Harold Phillips discuss the growing partnership between the Worker Power Radio Network and the Labor Radio Podcast Network and the importance of independent media in amplifying workers' voices.

PLUS: Shows You Should Know: The Workers Mic, Working People, Blue Collar News, Reinventing Solidarity, and Breaking Ground.

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Worker Power From Cincinnati to Chennai

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:15:13 -0400

This week on Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly, Boiling Point explores hospitality-worker organizing in Cincinnati and celebrates its 100th episode; Blue Collar News launches a new series on Native workers in Montana's skilled trades; Wealthy Ironworker decodes construction contracts; and Re:Work follows an Indian auto-rickshaw driver who became a union leader. Plus, On the Line tells the story of Canadian volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, while The Workers' Mic covers the Ashland Specialty Chemicals strike and the fight against wage theft. Plus more Shows You Should Know.

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Special “Deep Cuts” Edition: Continent of Resistance & The Solidarity Report

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400

This week's special edition of Labor Radio Podcast Weekly features extended excerpts from two outstanding shows on the Labor Radio Podcast Network instead of the usual sampler format.

First, Continent of Resistance explores what it means to rewrite the culture of labor movements. The discussion argues that strong organizing depends on healthy relationships, democratic decision-making, collective care, and a culture of solidarity that welcomes new workers and builds resilient movements.

Then, The Solidarity Report sits down with Labor Heritage Foundation Executive Director Chris Garlock and actor and SAG-AFTRA member Harold Phillips. The conversation ranges from the origins of the Labor Radio Podcast Network and the importance of labor storytelling to organizing through arts and culture, preserving labor history, protecting workers from AI, and why communication is essential to building worker power. The episode also highlights the Labor Heritage Foundation's Labor Landmarks Map and the growing community of labor podcasters working together across the movement.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On Strike, On Stage, On TikTok

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:32:07 -0400

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
Work Week Radio: ILWU Local 6 members take on C&H Sugar in a strike over jobs, safety and respect.
Blue Collar News: Terrie Trettenback examines the case of a worker at Hometown Harvest Foods and what it says about workplace rights.
Grocery Nerds: Why ALDI is winning the U.S. grocery war—and what it means for workers and shoppers.
Labor Notes Podcast: Highlights from the live show at the 2026 Labor Notes Conference.
My Labor Radio: TikTok creator Joe Lundequam discusses labor messaging and reaching new audiences online.
The SAG-AFTRA Podcast: Harrison Ford reflects on life as a working actor and the realities of the profession.
Shows You Should Know: Concrete Gang, The Voice, The Canadian Union Podcast For Employees, Labor History Today, Union Labor Advisory Network Podcast.

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From Heat Waves to Toy Story: Workers Organize the Future

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:07:32 -0400

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
Roswell Hub — Teamsters discuss surviving extreme heat on the job and the contract rights that can save workers' lives.
Labor Force — AI, gig work, engineering, ports, and video games all point to one conclusion: workers are organizing to shape the future of work.
The Workers Mic — Teamsters launch the nation's first cannabis industry strike as workers fight for a first contract.
Pipe Up — A 19-year-old union apprentice prepares to represent the UA and the U.S. at the WorldSkills competition in Shanghai.
Labor Notes Podcast — Toy Story turns out to be a master class in organizing, collective action, and worker solidarity.
Green & Red Podcast — Historian James Cheney explores the largely forgotten 1912–13 Little Falls textile strike led by immigrant women workers.
Shows You Should Know: Worker Power Hour; Next Generation Carriers; Working People; My Labor Radio; Labor History Today.

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First Contracts, Strike Data & Starbucks Organizing

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:04:58 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Work Stoppage examines the Faster Labor Contracts Act and whether it could finally speed first-contract negotiations. Reinventing Solidarity digs into the Labor Action Tracker's latest findings on strikes and labor militancy. Labor Radio on KBOO checks in with Oregon university workers preparing for a possible strike, while Grocery Nerds talks with Dr. Bronner's CEO David Bronner about worker justice and regenerative business. Plus: the Manufacturing Report visits Detroit's "Arsenal of Democracy," Working Class History revisits the IWW's pioneering Starbucks organizing drive, and our regular roundup of Shows You Should Know.

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LIVE from Labor Notes: The Work Continues

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:51:21 -0400

Winning a strike. Building a union. Defending organizers. This week on Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we hear why the real work begins after the victory. LaborForce recaps the action at this year’s Labor Notes, plus live from the stage, UAW Local 2093's John Krause about the American Axle strike that delivered every demand after 18 years of concessions. Working People: Hamilton Nolan and Alex Press ask why union membership fell during the most pro-union administration in decades—and what organized labor needs to do differently. Work Stoppage tackles another Labor Notes focus, the fightback in Minnesota. On We Rise Fighting, Rick and Brian examine the federal indictment of 15 Minnesota immigrant rights and labor organizers—and labor's response. And from Labor Jawn, the story of Carl Mackley, the young Philadelphia striker whose death inspired 25,000 workers to pledge they'd keep fighting.

Shows You Should Know: Heartland Labor Forum; The Valley Labor Report; Concrete Gang and more from Labor Notes on the Labor Heritage Power Hour.

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Power, Pride, and Solidarity

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:40:04 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: the Labor Heritage Power Hour live from last weekend’s Great Labor Arts Exchange at Labor Notes to explore how culture builds worker power; Grocery Nerds talks Whole Foods union organizing; Economics for the People examines labor organizing in newsrooms; Next Generation Carriers celebrates Pride Month and queer labor history; and Class Matters revisits the Labor Party experiment 30 years later. Plus Shows You Should Know and Chris, Harold and Patrick throw away the script!

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The Pope, AI and the Future of Work

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:24:00 -0400

Artificial intelligence dominates this week's Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly. The Workers Mic examines Pope Leo XIV's call to protect the dignity of work in the age of AI, while WorkWeek Radio, the International Labour Organization's Future of Work podcast, and Working Voices explore automation, inequality, workplace surveillance, and who benefits from the rapid deployment of new technologies.

Then we step away from AI for a look at the human side of work, as Project Labor profiles a funeral director whose profession centers on service and compassion. And the Manufacturing Report visits Rhode Island's historic Slater Mill to trace the origins of American manufacturing and the lessons it offers workers today.

Plus, Shows You Should Know. Hosted by Chris, Harold, Thejis and Steve Matthews.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon, Harold Phillips and Thejis Fout.

Workers Speak for Themselves

Sun, 31 May 2026 01:06:04 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Radio on KBOO talks with workers organizing at a gender-affirming care clinic, Riverside Rank and File explores union organizing at Amazon, Solidarity Breakfast marks National Sorry Day with Indigenous activists in Australia, Heartland Labor Forum talks with retiring Texas AFL-CIO leader Rick Levy, El Cafecito del Día examines the history of mass deportations and mixed-status families, and Say Watt explores the core beliefs that shape our lives. Plus, a speed round of Shows You Should Know from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

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Coal Dust and Coffee Shops

Sat, 23 May 2026 15:41:55 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly, we feature stories from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network on coal miners, grassroots democracy movements, labor media, Starbucks organizing, labor music, and more.
Working People: Labor journalist Kim Kelly reports on the Trump administration’s weakening of mine safety protections, exacerbating the black lung crisis and jeopardizing coal miners' health.
Green and Red: Anthropologist Ida Susser discusses France’s Yellow Vest movement, highlighting grassroots workers' challenges to both liberal and far-right politics while fostering new democratic organizing.
The Worker Power Hour: Steve Matthews emphasizes the need for labor unions to adopt podcasts, radio, and digital media to educate and inspire workers in a changing media landscape.
I Am An Actor: In this new SAG-AFTRA series, Kate Hudson explores the craft of acting.
Heat the Ground Up: This episode continues the oral history of Starbucks Workers United, detailing Starbucks’ anti-union campaign and the organizing efforts that transformed labor in the service industry.
Mine Wars Forum: Celebrating the legacy of labor musician and activist Hazel Dickens, stories from her nephew Buddy span from West Virginia coal country to the Pittston strike and beyond.
Plus tips on more Shows You Should Know.

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Boycotts, Burnouts and Breakthroughs

Sat, 16 May 2026 13:11:36 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: REI workers launch a nationwide boycott campaign after stalled bargaining talks, Alabama lawmakers battle over voting rights and representation, Brookfield Zoo workers score a contract breakthrough after a strike threat, Montana nurses discuss burnout and staffing shortages, and Cincinnati labor activists talk about connecting unions to broader community life.

Featuring clips from The Union Bug, The Valley Labor Report, The Workers Mic, Blue Collar News and Boiling Point.

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May Day Recap, New Network Shows

Fri, 08 May 2026 19:26:40 -0400

This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly is our May Day recap special, featuring reports from across the country on the biggest crop of actions in decades —and welcoming new shows to the Network.

From Work Stoppage, a reminder that May Day is a day of action, not celebration. New to the Network, Solidarity Report digs into the history and meaning of International Workers’ Day, Maryland Labor History captures a story transformed by a sudden mill closure, and Project Labor explores the realities of representing workers on the shop floor.

Plus, We Work Europe highlights Ukrainian women workers supporting their communities during wartime, and Concrete Gang revisits the fight for the eight-hour day—won through collective action.
On Shows You Should Know: Union Or Bust — organizing at San Diego Musical Theatre; Apple Box Talks — IATSE’s John Lewis on AI and Canadian crews; The Docker Podcast — urgent fight against automation in Tacoma; Working People — Post-Gazette layoffs and the future of journalism; The Powerline Podcast — building stronger union halls and supporting members.

The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly brings you highlights selected from more than 200 labor shows across the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

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May Day Amplified

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:31:37 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, May Day takes center stage as workers organize nationwide actions and build power on the ground:
Working People features organizers behind May Day Strong and calls for a national economic blackout; Work Stoppage urges a full shutdown to hit the boss class where it hurts; Labor History Today explores how strikes and disruption can rebuild worker power with Jeremy Brecher, Joe McCartin, and Stephen Lerner;
Blue Collar News looks at unions shaping jobs and standards in the growing data center industry; the ILO’s Future of Work podcast examines the global toll of workplace stress and insecurity.
Plus, in our “Shows You Should Know” speed round: Reinventing Solidarity with Chris Brooks on organizing to win, The Worker Power Hour with Lorena Gonzalez on innovation in California labor, The Valley Labor Report on union busting and workplace safety, Say Watt on IBEW RENEW building new leaders, and The Union Bug on organizing inside Amazon.

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When Protest Becomes “Terrorism”

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:31:13 -0400

This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly features organizing campaigns across the movement:
Green and Red — Will Potter on the growing criminalization of protest and expanding surveillance powers targeting activists.
On Union Strong, Albany News Guild journalists discuss their 17-year fight for a first contract—and what it means for workers, wages, and the future of local news.
Heartland Labor Forum — Transit riders organizing for equitable public transportation and building Bus Riders Unions.
The Union Bug — How workers can build their own unions with a new framework for organizing from the ground up.
LaborStart — Extreme heat is a growing global threat to workers—and unions are key to protecting lives.
Organising for Change — Why organizing isn’t a checklist but a creative, worker-led process.

Plus, Shows You Should Know, including: Youth pay fights in Australia (Stick Together); NYC building workers and LA educators (Work Stoppage); Appalachian storytelling (Mine Wars Forum); OSHA failures at a deadly workplace (The Wealthy Ironworker); Intimacy coordinators win a union contract (SAG-AFTRA Podcast).

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Data centers, May Day and the fight for power

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:22:51 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we explore the real-world impacts of major economic and industrial shifts—and how working people are organizing in response.

The Rick Smith Show examines the rapid expansion of AI data centers, raising questions about massive public subsidies, environmental impacts, and who really benefits from this booming industry.

From My Labor Radio, tradeswomen are building power in the construction industry—mentoring, organizing, and breaking down barriers to ensure access and opportunity for the next generation.

On Labor Express Radio, we look ahead to May Day 2026 in Chicago, which organizers say could be the largest mobilization in decades—and a critical test of workers’ collective power.

Working People brings powerful firsthand accounts from Louisiana residents dealing with the aftermath of a chemical plant explosion, highlighting the human cost of environmental disaster and the role of working-class solidarity.

From Australia’s Stick Together, we hear why protecting endangered grasslands is also a labor issue, tied to sustainability, land use, and community survival.

And on Radio Labor, Canadian unions push back against legislation that critics say undermines public education and democratic oversight.

Plus: Shows You Should Know featuring Green and Red Podcast, Riverside Rank and File, Work Stoppage, Labor Notes Podcast, and On The Line: Stories of BC Workers.

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From ICE raids to layoffs, workers push back

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:21:06 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Work Week Radio reports on a shocking ICE raid at San Francisco International Airport and the fight for sanctuary…El Cafecito Del Dia and Solidarity Works examine how unions are mobilizing to support immigrant workers and families. America’s Workforce looks at mass layoffs at a Whirlpool plant in Iowa, while Boiling Point explores the threat of AI replacing teachers. Plus, the new Mine Wars Forum highlights the importance of preserving labor history, and our Speed Round features The Worker Power Hour, Talking SMART, The Labor Show, My Labor Radio, and Hot House with Richie Ray.

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Breaking Chains from Memphis to Baseball

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:07:39 -0400

On this week’s Labor History Today: In April 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood with striking sanitation workers in Memphis—members of AFSCME Local 1733—delivering his powerful “Mountaintop” speech just one day before his assassination. We reflect on King’s labor legacy and what it means for organizing today.

With the 2026 baseball season underway, we also take a look at the business of the game, featuring a segment from the Heartland Labor Forum on how players organized to break free from a system that bound them to their teams—and built one of the most powerful unions in the country.

Along the way, Conor Casey, Labor Archivist and Head of the Labor Archives at the University of Washington, brings us the story of the Seattle Union Record, a pioneering labor newspaper that showed the power of workers telling their own stories.

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Organize, Disrupt, Win!

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:23:36 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: direct action, rising costs, worker resilience, and the long fight for free agency—Chris and Harold are joined by special guest co-host Judy Ancel of the Heartland Labor Forum as Patrick enjoys a day off.

Labor Express Radio explores the shift from protest to direct action, connecting global solidarity to organizing for a potential May Day 2026 general strike.

Union Talk examines the growing affordability crisis, with educators and union members detailing how rising costs are impacting workers and students alike.

Powerline Podcast shares a lineman’s story of resilience, skill, and pride in the trade—highlighting the grit behind keeping the lights on.

Heartland Labor Forum kicks off baseball season with a deep dive into the Major League Baseball Players Association, the reserve clause, and the fight for free agency.

Plus on Shows You Should Know: WestJet MEC PIREP Podcast, ales From The Reuther Library, Labor Notes Podcast and Boiling Point.

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Meatpacking Strike, Movement Truths, and Solidarity on the Field

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:07:06 -0400

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

Working People – JBS meatpacking workers launch one of the largest strikes in decades, demanding safer conditions, fair pay, and dignity on the job amid growing corporate consolidation.

CWA Hour of Power – A powerful Women’s History Month segment on Dolores Huerta that honors her legacy while confronting difficult truths about power, accountability, and survivor courage within movements.

The Workers Mic – A lively discussion on labor and sports, exploring solidarity through the lens of NFL referees, WNBA gains, and the importance of honoring picket lines.

Re:Work – The story of a woman in India challenging gender norms and carving out space in a male-dominated transport industry.

PLUS this week’s “Shows You Should Know”: Engage – Contract negotiations, strategy, and why labor history matters at the bargaining table; The Valley Labor Report – Hospital consolidation, prison reform, and new union organizing drives; Reinventing Solidarity – Rethinking economic policy and a worker-centered “abundance agenda”; Labor Radio on KBOO – Voices from the Portland Community College strike line; Powerline Podcast – What rodeo culture can teach about teamwork, communication, and job site safety; El Cafecito del Día (en Español) – Latina union leaders building power in communities and local government.

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Where’s the Beef? Labor Radio Covers the JBS Strike

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:18:32 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: comprehensive coverage of the strike by meatpacking workers at JBL; Labor Force looks at what led to the walkout, Colorado-based Labor Exchange brings us voices from the picket lines, and Work Stoppage provides global context. Plus, ICE detains a gaming champion on Working People and Workers Beat Extra wonders Who really counts as a worker?

In our speed round Shows You Should Know segment, we spotlight new episodes on resistance in film, women in the labor movement, construction protests, labor shortages, and the politics shaping workers’ lives today.

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Where’s the Beef? Labor Radio Covers the JBS Strike

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:13:05 -0400

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Labor Notes Joins the Weekly — Plus the AI Actor Who Can’t Do the Dishes

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:20:40 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, guest co-hosts Natascha Elena Uhlmann and Danielle Smith from the Labor Notes Podcast join the crew to celebrate their show’s first anniversary. They reflect on a year of sharing rank-and-file organizing stories and explain why hearing directly from workers has become a source of hope during turbulent times.

We also feature highlights from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network:

Madison Labor Radio reports from Calumet, Michigan, where organizers are raising funds for a life-sized statue honoring Big Annie Clements, the early 20th-century miner’s union organizer who led thousands during the 1913 copper strike.

The Voice Podcast looks back at the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, remembering the workers whose deaths sparked sweeping workplace safety reforms and helped fuel the growth of the labor movement.

America Works shares the story of Robert O’Keefe, a nurse and Marine veteran who describes caring for fellow veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic and why serving veterans remains a calling.

On the Line talks with United Educators of San Francisco leader Natalie Rey about the union’s historic four-day strike — the first since 1979 — and how organizing, member engagement, and community support helped educators win key demands.

The SAG-AFTRA Podcast takes a humorous look at artificial intelligence in acting. Director Sergio Cilli explains how his viral “AI audition” videos reveal that AI actors still can’t manage simple human tasks — like loading a dishwasher.

Plus, in our speed Shows You Should Know round, we highlight more shows across the network, including Working Voices, The Labor Show with Jim Snell, The Concrete Gang, Future of Work, Pipe Up, and Power Line Podcast.

As always, you can find links to every show featured this week at laborradionetwork.org.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Workers Push Back: Data Centers, Rainforests, Anti-Union Laws and Southern Organizing

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:43:01 -0500

This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly spotlights workers and activists confronting powerful institutions—from Big Tech’s rapidly expanding data centers to global snack companies, anti-union politicians, and workplace conflicts on the job.

On Economics for the People from Dollars & Sense, activists Katie Currid and Rachel Gonzalez discuss the boom in artificial-intelligence-driven data centers across the Midwest and the enormous demands these facilities place on local electricity grids and water supplies.

On the Green and Red Podcast, host Scott Parkin talks with forest campaigner Maggie Martin about the campaign targeting Mondelēz International—the company behind Oreos, Cadbury, and Toblerone—over tropical deforestation and labor abuses in its supply chains.

The Solidarity Podcast from Teamsters Local 769 in Miami features Business Agent Andy Madtes explaining new anti-union legislation moving through the Florida legislature and why union members need to organize and push back.

On Hot House with Richie Ray, the focus is workplace conflict for letter carriers. Richie breaks down common Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) issues, mistakes workers make during disputes, and practical ways carriers can protect themselves on the job.

And on We Rise Fighting, Olivia Najera-Garcia of the Union of Southern Service Workers talks about organizing service workers in North Carolina and building worker power across the South.

Plus, in our regular Shows You Should Know segment: RadioLabour Canada, Work Stoppage, Pipe Up, and Labor History Today.

Find links to every show at laborradionetwork.org and follow #LaborRadioPod on Bluesky, X, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Work Week Radio; Labor Radio on KBOO; Riverside Rank and File; Unite & Win; Labor History Today; Labor History in 2:00

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:43:03 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Work Week Radio, more than 6,500 San Francisco educators strike for living wages, safe staffing, and protections for immigrant students.
From Labor Radio on KBOO FM, Portland Community College faculty describe their contract fight and readiness to strike for the first time in school history.
A frontline nurse on Riverside Rank & File explains why 30,000 Kaiser healthcare workers are striking over patient safety and staffing levels.
Unite & Win shares strategies for protecting immigrant workers amid growing political pressure.
From Labor History in 2:00: MADISON!
And on Labor History Today, we explore how labor memory survives through the new Labor Landmarks Map.
Plus, in Shows You Should Know, highlights from Boiling Point, Labor Force, The Workers’ Mic, El Cafecito del Dia, and Roswell Hub.

Find links to every show at laborradionetwork.org and follow #LaborRadioPod on social media.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Green and Red; The Valley Labor Report; My Labor Radio; Fly By Night; Concrete Gang; Tales from the Reuther Library

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:35:59 -0500

This week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly features the Green and Red Podcast honoring civil rights and labor champion Jesse Jackson and his lifelong fight for economic justice and multiracial working-class solidarity. The Valley Labor Report speaks with Dr. Augustus Wood about his new book Class Warfare in Black Atlanta and why Black working-class struggle remains central to confronting inequality and building liberation movements.

On My Labor Radio, letter carriers organize nationwide rallies demanding fair contracts, living wages, and respect for essential public service workers. The FedEx pilots’ union podcast Fly By Night highlights how worker feedback leads to real improvements in safety and working conditions, while Australia’s Concrete Gang defends construction unions against political attacks and makes the case for unions’ critical role in protecting wages, safety, and dignity.

Finally, Tales from the Reuther Library marks its 100th episode with a look at the Radical Fund, showing how bold ideas and strategic support helped advance labor rights and civil liberties during some of America’s most turbulent times.

The episode concludes with our “Shows You Should Know” roundup, featuring strike votes by Nova Scotia care workers, ongoing coverage from the Working People podcast, organizing lessons from Labor Notes and Labor Force, and new data on strikes and work stoppages from Power At Work.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Labor Notes Podcast; Words and Work; America Works; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Labor Express Radio

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

Labor Notes Podcast — Minnesota workers organize a mass day of action as ICE activity turns immigration enforcement into an unavoidable workplace issue.
Words & Work — USL soccer players use the championship spotlight to demand a real CBA, healthcare, and basic professional standards.
America Works — Nurse practitioner Tracy Augusta connects holistic health, spirituality, and the labor history of Black caregiving.
The SAG-AFTRA Podcast — Performers break down new AI protections, digital replica rules, and what producers can—and cannot—do without consent.
Labor Express Radio — A documentary filmmaker and UAW activists recount corruption, job selling, and the rank-and-file movement that reclaimed union democracy.

Plus Shows You Should Know: El Cafecito del Día — youth activism and love-in-action organizing; Green and Red Podcast — general strikes, May Day, and class-conscious storytelling; The Concrete Gang — construction industry news and a CFMEU victory; Pipe Up — Black leadership in the pipe trades; Union Or Bust — nurses on the Kaiser strikes; The Valley Labor Report — a Volkswagen win in Chattanooga.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Heartland Labor Forum; Power Line Podcast; The Green and Red Podcast; Labor Jawn; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:20:27 -0500

This week on Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
The Heartland Labor Forum examines the stunning decision to shut down the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette just hours after workers won their case at the U.S. Supreme Court, with NewsGuild–CWA president John Schleuss on what comes next.

The Power Line Podcast goes inside the substation with Arizona Public Service electricians Juan Huerta and Beau Tubbs, exploring high-risk work, accountability, and what it takes to stay safe where everything connects.

On the Green and Red Podcast, hosts revisit the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, the rise of SNCC, and the lessons mass direct action still holds today.

Labor Jawn features songwriter Mindy Mary on Striking at King’s, a new labor song inspired by a 1938 Pennsylvania farmworkers’ strike—and why its message still resonates.

On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, we feature one of the powerful medleys from the Labor Heritage Foundation’s Songs for Minneapolis YouTube playlist, responding in music to recent ICE killings.

Bonus track: Labor History in 2:00 looks back at the 1919 Seattle General Strike, when tens of thousands of workers shut down a city and briefly ran it themselves.

Plus, in Shows You Should Know, quick highlights from Alan on Labor, Union Talk, Apple Box Talks, The Union Labor Advisory Network Podcast, and Labor Radio on KBOO.

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Workers Beat Extra; Voice of the People; Work Stoppage; The Manufacturing Report; Solidarity Works

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:23:49 -0500

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, shows across the Network spotlight the Minneapolis General Strike and a growing wave of worker resistance and organizing.

We hear from Workers Beat Extra, Voice of the People, and Work Stoppage on what’s happening in Minnesota and why it matters nationally. The Manufacturing Report looks at ethical U.S. manufacturing, while Solidarity Works honors Pete Seeger’s legacy of music and movement-building.

Shows You Should Know highlights include new episodes from The SAG-AFTRA Podcast, Blue Collar News, Talk The TAUC, and Unite And Win.

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Working People; We Rise Fighting; The Green and Red Podcast; Unite & Win; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:27:07 -0500

This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly brings urgent reporting and analysis from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network, with a focus on resistance, organizing, and solidarity in a moment of escalating political and workplace conflict.

We begin with Working People, where organizers and union members in Minnesota describe the Trump administration’s largest ICE operation to date and the growing call for a statewide day of no work, no school, and no shopping.

On We Rise Fighting, frontline reports on Minneapolis resistance to ICE.

Green & Red marks MLK Day weekend with a deep dive into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical legacy—his opposition to the Vietnam War, the Poor People’s Campaign, his socialist politics, and how those ideas continue to shape resistance to state violence today.

For organizers looking to sharpen their skills, Unite & Win returns to the fundamentals. Guests Dawn Tefft and Bob Lawson walk through the basics of building power, organizing coworkers, and keeping campaigns rooted in member leadership.

From Canada, On The Line: Stories of BC Workers looks back at the life of Syd Thompson, a towering figure in British Columbia’s labor movement.

We close with tips on more Shows You Should Know, featuring The Heartland Labor Forum, The Union Labor Advisory Network Podcast, Pipe Up and The Labor Notes Podcast.
BONUS TRACKS: Labor History in 2: If Poison Doesn’t Work, Try Briggs! Plus the DC Labor Chorus keeps their Eyes on the Prize and Holds On.

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The Rick Smith Show; Worker Power Hour; Counter App; The Valley Labor Report; Labor History Today; Labor History in 2

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:10:59 -0500

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we bring you voices from across the labor movement grappling with state violence, organizing under pressure, and the fight to protect workers’ power—on the streets, in the workplace, and in the digital economy.

🔹 The Rick Smith Show: Journalist Amanda Moore reports from Minneapolis, where ICE and Border Patrol operations have escalated into street-level raids that are traumatizing entire communities—not just those being detained.

🔹 Worker Power Hour: On this show from the Teamsters 1932 Broadcast Network, Randy Corrigan and steward Jason Nugent talk about what workers should be demanding in 2026: affordable healthcare, wage increases that beat inflation, and dignity backed by strong union contracts.

🔹 Counter App: This episode digs into “Uberization”—how digital labor platforms spread precarious work across industries, the warning signs to watch for, and how unions can respond before jobs are broken into tasks and controlled by algorithms.

🔹 The Valley Labor Report: From the largest union talk radio program in the South, Julie Prill of the Painters and Allied Trades shares how house calls, internal organizing, and honest conversations helped unionize more than 200 workers at a Mississippi shipyard.

🔹 Labor History Today: Historian Martin Wright, co-author of Made by Labour, explores labor history through objects—banners, lockboxes, and visual culture—that reveal how workers understood power, solidarity, and self-organization.
BONUS TRACK: Labor History in 2: Packinghouse Workers Join the ‘46 Strike Wave.

🎧 About the Weekly: The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly is your roundup from the 200+ shows in the Labor Radio Podcast Network, sharing the best new episodes each week.

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Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: The Dig; LaborForce; BiPartisan Buzz; Tribunus Plebis; Union Bug; Labor Notes

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:17:44 -0500

Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly (1/9): It’s the first week back in the New Year—and it feels like five days crammed into three. Chris, Harold, and Patrick return with a packed roundup: geopolitics, strike action, tax-policy sleight of hand, a brand-new show on worker-focused media, year-end reflections, and a fresh new intro.

Featured this week:

The Dig — Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, and Yoletty Bracho join Daniel Denvir to analyze the U.S. attack on Venezuela, Trump’s imperial project, oil politics, and how different forces inside Venezuela are responding.
Labor Force — Mike Struan checks in on strike action at Telluride Ski Resort, spotlighting leverage, seasonal labor, and the power of unionized workers to shift the balance in a resort economy. (And: good news—workers later ratified a CBA.)
Labor Notes Podcast — Labor Notes staff share New Year’s organizing resolutions—more phone calls, fewer Zooms, better delegation, and making time to evaluate fights and build for the long haul.
Tribunus Plebis — Sean takes on Trump’s “no tax on overtime” promise, arguing it’s less a benefit than an accounting trick: a rebate structure that rewards overwork while protecting employer power.
NEW: The Union Bug — Mel Buer launches a brand-new show with a conversation on why worker-focused media matters, featuring Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Harold Phillips and Chris Garlock.
Shows You Should Know — Tariff debates, end-of-year wrap-ups, best-of episodes, and a look ahead to 2026, including: The Manufacturing Report, From A to Arbitration, Heartland Labor Forum, Canadian Union Podcast for Employees.

Credits / notes: This podcast is recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited this week by Patrick Dixon, Chris Garlock & Harold Phillips; produced by Chris Garlock; social media—always and forever—by Harold Phillips.

2025 Best of the Year Picks (Part Two)

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:07:47 -0500

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we wrap up our Best of the Year series with another round of standout episodes—chosen by producers and hosts across the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Highlights include deep Midwest reporting from Heartland Labor Forum; urgent political and cultural conversations from The Green and Red Podcast; working-class reflection and debate from The Wealthy Ironworker; and sustained local labor reporting from Boiling Point.

We also share Best of selections from Labor History Today, connecting centuries of labor struggle to today’s fights, and we close with Work Stoppage—bringing sharp analysis, humor, and unapologetic class politics to the Network.

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Edited and produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

2025 Best of the Year Picks (Part One)

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:21:39 -0500

As the year winds down, the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly takes a step back to celebrate the work coming out of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Instead of choosing favorites ourselves, we asked Network producers and hosts to select their top five episodes of 2025—and this week, you’ll hear the first batch of those Best of the Year picks.

Highlights include Labor Jawn’s deep dives into Philadelphia labor history; Labor Force’s sharp analysis of power, precarity, and organizing in today’s economy; and selections from the Labor Heritage Power Hour exploring labor culture through music, history, and imagination. We also feature grassroots reporting from Working To Live in Southwest Washington, national political coverage from The Valley Labor Report, and on-the-ground worker stories from My Labor Radio.

Want to hear the full episodes our producers chose as their best of the year? Find them at LaborRadioNetwork.org, and follow @LaborRadioNet on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X for links to each episode as we roll them out over the coming weeks.

Thanks to all the producers and hosts who make the Network what it is—and to everyone who listens, shares, and supports labor radio.

Labor Radio; The Dig; Power Line Podcast; The Workers' Mic; The Heartland Labor Forum

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:08:15 -0500

This week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly takes a wide-angle look at where labor power is showing up right now—on the shop floor, in politics, in culture, and across the media landscape.

We start on The Workers’ Mic, where hosts are joined by The Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Chris Garlock and Harold Phillips to talk about why independent labor media matters and how the Network connects worker struggles across industries and regions.

From there, The Dig digs into the political moment, with Eric Blanc, Leah Greenberg, and Waleed Shahid examining the liberal resistance’s sharp left turn and what it means for organizing and strategy moving forward.

On Labor Radio from WORT in Madison, it’s a packed labor news roundup—from state worker rallies and dairy workers authorizing a strike to Starbucks organizing wins and fights over school voucher transparency.

We also hear from Heartland Labor Forum, which takes on the often-overlooked issue of mental health in the labor movement, spotlighting union-led programs that support members and their families.

Our unusual pick this week comes from the Power Line Podcast, featuring a tailgate conversation with Austin Carr—known online as “America’s Favorite Lineman”—on life in the trades and how social media is reshaping work and identity.

Plus, in our Shows You Should Know speed round, we spotlight more voices across the Network, including The Wealthy Ironworker, Boiling Point, RadioLabour Canada, El Cafecito del Día, and The CWA Hour of Power, and we pause to remember Ken Nash of Building Bridges.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, edited by Patrick Dixon, social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

LabourStart; Union or Bust; Union Strong; Labor Jawn; Reinventing Solidarity

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:31:51 -0500

This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly, we spotlight powerful stories from across the movement:
• LabourStart updates us on imprisoned Hong Kong union leader Lee Cheuk-yan, whose January trial underscores the escalating repression of independent unionism under the National Security Law.
• Union or Bust digs deep into the spread of high-tech surveillance—from license plate readers to smart streetlights—featuring computer scientist and organizer Lily Irani on the real-world dangers of “smart policing.”
• On Union Strong, New York Assemblymember Harry Bronson traces how growing up in poverty and experiencing workplace discrimination shaped his fight for workers’ rights.
• From Labor Jawn, a rich conversation with historian Francis Ryan about Philadelphia’s lost industrial era and the working-class neighborhoods that built the city.
• Reinventing Solidarity brings us roundtable on 100 years of Black labor activism.

We wrap with a lightning-fast Shows You Should Know speed round, featuring James Cameron on AI and acting on The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; David Rovics and labor music on The Labor Heritage Power Hour; on The Heartland Labor Forum, Randi Weingarten on why fascists fear teachers; plus holiday episodes from Economics for the People and Pipe Up; and, from OnWriting, late-night writers on comedy and free speech.

As always, stay tuned, stay active, and stay connected to the Labor Radio/Podcast Network—where the people speak.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Solidarity Breakfast; Power at Work; On Writing; Tales from the Reuther Library; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:35:48 -0500

This Week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: From a mass climate-justice blockade in Australia to the hidden labor history of British Columbia’s fruit-packing women, this week’s episode ranges across the movement to bring you standout stories from the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

We kick things off with Solidarity Breakfast, reporting from Newcastle’s Rising Tide camp, where thousands gathered to shut down the world’s largest coal port. Then, Power at Work digs into the escalating fight over Amazon as New Jersey’s attorney general sues the company for violating worker-protection laws, with Teamsters organizer Randy Korgan connecting the legal battle to on-the-ground organizing.

Public media writers join On Writing to break down the growing threats to free speech and funding in public broadcasting, while Tales from the Reuther Library features AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson on why labor history is a critical tool in today’s contract fights. Finally, On The Line brings us the story of the “Apple Box Belles,” the union women who powered BC’s fruit-packing plants for decades.

Plus: our “Shows You Should Know” speed-round segment highlights more excellent episodes across the Network.

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Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly is produced by the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Member podcasts are independently produced. Opinions expressed do not represent the Network.

Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Holiday Special Edition: 6 shows to listen to this weekend

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: the crew is taking a well-earned union break for Thanksgiving — but Chris and Harold are here with a special holiday mini-edition; even during the holidays, labor shows across the Network are busy lifting up workers. This week’s highlights include:
• Fight Like Hell: Letter carriers give back with a Thanksgiving-week blood drive in Flushing, NY.

• Labor Jawn: How the Starbucks strike kitchen feeds and sustains workers fighting for their first contract.
• Say Watt: The St. Paul Electrical JATC partners with community groups to reshape outreach, recruitment, and retention.
• Working Voices: AFSCME rallies, a Black Friday Home Depot boycott, and a Building Trades perspective from LA/Orange County.
• The Manufacturing Report: How the Lost Dutchman leather goods brand scaled from a teen hobby to a thriving U.S.-made shop.
• The Dig: Roasts, toasts, and reflections as The Dig celebrates a huge milestone: 500 episodes!

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Edited & produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Working People; Work Stoppage; We Rise Fighting; Labor Notes Podcast; What's Going On Labor Mondays

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Starbucks workers are fed up — and they’re walking out. This week’s show spotlights the escalating Red Cup Rebellion, with frontline stories from baristas, organizers, and labor leaders across the country.

We begin on Working People, where Max Alvarez talks with veteran barista and organizer Michelle Eisen about the urgent new strike wave hitting Starbucks stores nationwide — why workers are walking out, what the company refuses to fix, and what’s at stake for the movement.

Then over on Work Stoppage, the team unpacks Starbucks Workers United’s first open-ended strike — already underway in dozens of stores and growing — and the national call for a full boycott.

On We Rise Fighting, Madison barista Joanna breaks down why Red Cup Day has become a flashpoint for worker action, highlighting the role of community care and solidarity in sustaining the fight.

From the Labor Notes Podcast, baristas describe a workplace defined by speedups, dangerous understaffing, impossible time-standards, and corporate mandates that ignore the crisis on the shop floor — including the now-infamous “cup writing” rules.

And on WBAI’s What’s Going On, Juliana Forlano joins Brooklyn baristas on the picket line, alongside AFT President Randi Weingarten and NY Assemblymember Claire Valdéz, rallying in solidarity with the nationwide rebellion.

Plus: Dave Rovics’ brand-new song No Contract, No Coffee and, on Shows You Should Know, The Wealthy Ironworker on politicians pushing “right-to-work”; From A To Arbitration with cold-weather tips for CCAs; Re:Work Radio on healing, UFCW, and the cannabis industry; Labor History Today on land reform, race, and early labor conflicts; Ted talks about AFT’s organizing at BASIS charter schools on Words and Work; and we salute Concrete Gang’s Gorilla on his retirement.

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Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.

Boiling Point; Art and Labor; Blue Collar News; Next Generation Carriers; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:36:52 -0500

On This Week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
Boiling Point – Grassroots democracy proves its power as Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral win in New York sparks a conversation about movement-based politics.
Art and Labor – Brooklyn artists take to the streets on election night with sharp, funny commentary on culture, power, and political change.
Blue Collar News – From Helena, Montana, AFGE Local 4012 President Jordan Harwell describes how the federal shutdown is hitting working families — and what unions are doing to help.
Next Generation Carriers – Host Margot opens a “Women’s Roundtable” on burnout among postal workers and union activists, with candid talk about caring for ourselves and each other.
SAG-AFTRA Podcast – New SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin shares his vision for the union’s future, from health and pension protections to confronting the challenges of artificial intelligence.

Shows You Should Know – Tiffany Roman on the federal shutdown (El Cafecito del Día); two new Two Classes of Mail episodes on veterans and discipline; Pipe Up’s Veterans Day special with UA’s Veterans In Piping; Fight Like Hell salutes NALC veterans; We Rise Fighting breaks down labor wins and strikes; and a farewell to APWU’s Mark Dimondstein as he signs off from Communicating With You, The Member.

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Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.

LabourStart; Organising for a Change; Apple Box Talks; The Workers' Mic; America's Work Force Union Podcast

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
LabourStart talks with Serbian air traffic controllers Ranko and Igor, fired after leading a 40-day strike — part of what they describe as a growing wave of anti-union repression in Serbia.
On Organising for a Change, hosts Simon Sapper and Martin Smith join Matt Collins from Hope Not Hate to discuss how unions can counter the rise of far-right politics in workplaces.
Apple Box Talks welcomes Winnie Luk, Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office, to talk about accessibility, inclusion, and recognizing both visible and invisible disabilities in the film industry.
The Workers’ Mic gets fired up after a Chicago business owner threatens to stab Scabby the Rat, revisiting the legal fights that made Scabby a First Amendment icon.
And on America’s Workforce Union Podcast, host Ed “Flash” Ferenc talks with historian Scott Nelson about the real—and haunting—story of John Henry, the young Black convict whose tragic death inspired a legend.

Plus teasers for more Shows You Should Know: Economics For The People: David Bacon on deported workers in Tijuana; The Powerline Podcast: Steve Kopp turns “safety on paper” into real jobsite innovation; School Me: Jennifer Albert Mann brings labor history to life for teens; Union Or Bust: Kickstarter United’s Dannel Jurado talks 30 days on strike; Labor Force: Mike connects the government shutdown, SNAP cuts, and Eugene Debs’ legacy; Labor Notes Podcast: A spooky look at organizing lessons from They Live, Hill House, and Nosferatu.

Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.

Labor Notes Podcast; Workers Beat Extra; The Bipartisan Buzz; Union Strong; Buwa Basebetsi Updates

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:44:35 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: it’s all about power — who’s got it, who’s lost it, and how working people are organizing to take it back.

On the Labor Notes Podcast, federal workers push back against executive overreach and call out politicians who pretend they’re powerless. Workers Beat Extra dives into divisions inside the labor movement. The Bipartisan Buzz breaks down what postal workers can and can’t do under the Hatch Act. Union Strong spotlights the WNBA Players Association’s fight for equal pay and better facilities. And from South Africa’s Buwa Basebetsi, the Casual Workers Advice Office tells the story of the Unpaid Benefits Campaign — a fight to reclaim billions owed to workers and families.

We also say farewell — for now — to the Buwa Basebetsi crew, whose final episode marks the end of a great run. Special thanks to Charles Leonard, a regular at our weekly Network meetings, for his solidarity and storytelling.

Plus in Shows You Should Know:

Classes of Mail takes on USPS safety guides and the finer points of curbing wheels.
My Labor Radio talks trades and tunes with IUOE 369’s Sammy Cossairt.
Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots explores hotel quirks in the “layover landscape.”
Labor Radio on KBOO takes you to the Kaiser strike line.

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Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.

The Line; Talk the TAUC; Work Week Radio; Boiling Point; The Flight Deck

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Line on record-breaking membership growth; Talk the TAUC on bridging labor and tech in megaprojects; Work Week Radio covers a protest against Amazon's landlord Prologis's plan to build a massive E-Commerce warehouse in the San Francisco Bayview neighborhood; Boiling Point investigates ICE and its pattern of unlawful and problematic behaviors; The Flight Deck explores how the new United pilot uniform came to life.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Stoppage; RadioLabour; Machinists 141 Connections; Labor History Today

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
Work Stoppage: 32,000 Michigan home healthcare workers win SEIU recognition with a 73% “yes” vote and gear up to bargain with the state.

Radio Labour Canada: CUPE re-elects Mark Hancock, announces 800,000 members, and vows to fight back-to-work orders and a right-wing federal agenda.

Machinists 141 Connections: Inside JetBlue ramp organizing: why workers want a union and how an in-shop committee is building power.

Labor History Today: The 1948 Donora “Death Fog”: how a Pennsylvania smog disaster reshaped U.S. thinking on work, health, and environmental accountability.

Plus, on Shows You Should Know: Labor Force, Working People, Labor Notes Podcast, Heartland Labor Forum, Tales from the Reuther Library, Talk The TAUC, Labor Heritage Power Hour.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Working People; The Labor Show; Stick Together; My Labor Radio; 3rd & Fairfax

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

Working People — Max Alvarez follows up with two HUD whistleblowers who were fired after going public; our clip captures them describing how they watched officials “continue to dismantle fair housing” from the inside.
The Labor Show (with J-Doc & Krausey) — FOP Lodge 5 President Roosevelt Poplar talks tech and accountability; in our excerpt, he explains how body cams protect officers: “If someone makes a complaint…we have it on video.”
Stick Together — On-the-ground from Melbourne, security guards at hospitals and public housing rally for safety and pay; our cut features UWU’s blunt message: disrespect guards and you disrespect residents.
My Labor Radio — NYC Building Trades leader Gary LaBarbera on PBS’s Hard Hat Riot and union identity; “You go to work, you work hard, you don’t want anything for free.”
Third & Fairfax (WGAW) — Filmmaker Susie Singer Carter on No Country for Old People and exposing elder abuse.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly SPECIAL EDITION: Introducing our new format!

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly SPECIAL EDITION: After five years, we’re mixing things up a bit; Chris, Harold and Patrick talk about what’s new.
Let us know what you think: email us at info@laborradionetwork.org

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Edited/produced by Chris Garlock & Patrick Dixon; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

America’s Work Force Union Podcast; El Cafecito del Día; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; SayWatt; Labor Exchange

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:37:22 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: workers standing up for safety, history, and democracy—from aquariums to archives.

Over on America’s Work Force Union Podcast, Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United explains why hazard pay and a real living wage matter when your job includes deep dives, disease treatment, and dangerous animals.

This week on El Cafecito del Dia, Cheryl Niro breaks down how the Constitution protects immigrants and why unions are teaching due process in their halls.

From Buwa Basebetsi Updates, Zimbabwe farmworkers lay out how U.S. tariffs ripple through jobs, prices, and organizing on the ground.

In the latest Say Watt, instructor Summer Zachary traces her path from tinkerer to union electrician—and the bootcamp that changed everything.

From the Labor Exchange, steelworker Joel Buchanan remembers the late USW president Leo Gerard with stagecoaches, shareholder showdowns, and steadfast solidarity.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Reinventing Solidarity; Work Week Radio; Work Stoppage; Labor Notes Podcast; Words and Work

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:53:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: This week on Work Stoppage, Italy’s unions show how it’s done, with port blockades and a nationwide transit shutdown in solidarity with Palestine.
Over on WorkWeek, a Wells Fargo banker in Wyoming tells how workers organized with CWA—and what happened when the company fired him for it.
From the Labor Notes Podcast, beauty-salon workers at Sugared + Bronzed unionize amid safety concerns and punishing metrics—and win momentum shop by shop.
In the latest Reinventing Solidarity, NEA president Becky Pringle argues public education is where democracy takes root—and why that scares authoritarians.
Meanwhile, on Words & Work, Jonathan Rosenblum revisits Kshama Sawant’s wins—from $15 to taxing Amazon—and how an elected office became an organizing center.
And on the Powerline Podcast, JNCTN’s crew breaks down an app built to tighten safety, compliance, and efficiency across the building trades.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Green and Red Podcast; Working People; Stick Together; We Work Europe

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:10:59 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: art, political corruption, and worker power — from Robert Redford’s films to frontline labor struggles and global supply-chain fights.

Over on The Green and Red, a film-forward conversation looks at Redford’s movie work and how cinema has long probed political corruption and community resistance.
This week on Working People, fired tech workers tell the story of No Azure for Apartheid and why they risked their jobs to pressure a tech giant.
From Stick Together, an Oxfam campaigner walks us through a new report exposing wage theft and the crisis facing garment workers in Bangladesh.
In the latest We Work Europe, the founder of Bulgaria’s first independent trade union shares lessons learned and how they echo in today’s Europe.
Plus, Harold’s got some more hot tips on his Shows You Should Know segment.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Exploits of Play; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; AAUP Presents; Power at Work

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: how workers, artists, and activists are pushing back, telling their stories, and demanding change.

Over on Exploits of Play, hosts dig into video games and capitalism, exploring how play shapes the way we work and learn.
This week on the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, veteran narrator Sean Pratt shares what it really takes to build a career in the booming world of audiobooks.
From South Africa, Buwa Basebetsi follows a factory worker named Happiness as she struggles to raise two kids on a national minimum wage that doesn’t cover the basics.
In the latest episode of AAUP Presents, lawyers and professors take on ideological deportations targeting pro-Palestinian voices, and what that means for free speech on campus.
Meanwhile, on Power at Work, we hear from college football players fighting to organize and claim their rights as workers in a multibillion-dollar industry..

Plus, of course, Harold with Shows You Should Know.

Find these—and dozens more—at laborradionetwork.org.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Rick Smith Show; The Labor Show; Work Stoppage; The Director’s Cut; Labor Exchange

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:47:06 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: we’re talking about solidarity, storytelling, and the ways workers are fighting back against power.

Over on The Rick Smith Show, Painters Union President Jimmy Williams Jr. calls out the Trump administration for canceling union jobs while claiming to put “American workers first.”

This week on The Labor Show, we’re on the picket line in South Philly, where Scabby the Rat is making an appearance and union members explain what real solidarity looks like.

From Work Stoppage, farmworkers in New York face ICE raids that expose the ugly alliance between bosses and the state to silence immigrant workers.

In the latest Director’s Cut from the DGA, filmmaker Adele Lim reveals the craft and complexity behind her body-swap comedy Freakier Friday with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Meanwhile, on The Labor Exchange from KGNU, Austin Sauerbrei talks about his new graphic novel Trouble at Coal Creek, which brings to life a forgotten East Tennessee miners’ uprising.

Plus, on Shows You Should Know, Labor Day was a big theme across the Network this past week; Harold gives us a roundup of how shows marked the holiday.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

WorkBites; Heartland Labor Forum; Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots; Boiling Point; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly:

On WBAI’s What’s Going On, Liz Shuler talks with Bob Henley about the fight to defend collective bargaining rights for federal workers.
The Heartland Labor Forum features former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, reflecting on her abrupt firing and what it reveals about presidential power.
From the Engage Podcast, ALPA pilots explain why a simple union pin represents nearly a century of solidarity in the cockpit.
On Boiling Point, campaign strategist Celeste Trees shares how grassroots organizing is powered by issues, not candidates.
The Labor Heritage Power Hour welcomes National Book Award winner Martín Espada, who reads from his new collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows.

@Heartland_Labor @LaborHeritage1#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO

Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Power at Work; Concrete Gang; The Alberta Worker Podcast; Workers Beat Extra; Machinists 141 Connections

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:06:30 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Power at Work explores why conservatives support unions; Australia’s Concrete Gang reports on a jobsite medical emergency and safety fight; The Alberta Worker covers Air Canada flight attendants’ battle over unpaid labor; Workers Beat Extra takes on Trump’s torrent of lies; the IAM’s Connections Podcast highlights shop-floor organizing and building member power; plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Notes Podcast; The Green and Red Podcast; The Workers' Mic; The Valley Labor Report; Heartland Labor Forum

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:06:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: federal bargaining rights under fire, rank-and-file power rising, and one very odd ICE headline. The Labor Notes Podcast spotlights UAW Region 9A’s member-driven endorsements and field power; Green and Red digs into how to turn non-compliance into concrete action; The Workers Mic unpacks Dean Cain’s leap from Superman to ICE amid a recruitment blitz; The Valley Labor Report features AFGE’s Jessica LaPointe on SSA attrition and service delays; Heartland Labor Forum debunks “national security” claims behind canceling federal CBAs; and Harold’s Shows You Should Know. Find these—and dozens more—at laborradionetwork.org.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

America’s Workforce Radio; Tales from the Reuther Library; Labor Jawn; Solidarity Works; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:58:11 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From America’s Workforce Radio, we revisit the Vietnam era’s “Hard Hat” protest and how labor’s stance on war split the movement. Tales from the Reuther Library explores rank-and-file reform in the Steelworkers with the story of “Oil Can Eddie.” Labor Jawn takes us inside Philadelphia’s once-every-40-years sanitation strikes. On Solidarity Works, the legacy of Cesar Chavez and the Delano grape strike is remembered as a call to action for today’s immigrant workers. And the Labor Heritage Power Hour uncovers the radical roots of the American West in the Great Cowboy Strike of 1883. Plus, Harold Phillips spotlights “Shows You Should Know” from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Notes Podcast; Pipe Up; The Alberta Worker Podcast; Working to Live In Southwest Washington; Boiling Point

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:40:45 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What happens when union leadership tries to shut down support for women, LGBTQ members, Black and Latino caucuses—all in the name of “compliance”? On the Labor Notes Podcast, the rank and file are pushing back inside the building trades, and they’re not backing down.

Then: over in Boston, the Pipe Up podcast is thinking outside the pipe—literally. If electricians can represent blackjack dealers, why can’t plumbers organize chimney sweeps?

We’ll also hear from Working to Live in Southwest Washington, where delegates reflect on solidarity and strategy at the Washington State Labor Council convention. Why “everybody should be union”? Let’s just say it starts with healthcare—and ends with dignity.

From Cincinnati’s Boiling Point to labor YouTubers calling for collectivization over corporatization, this week’s shows aren’t afraid to tackle the deep questions:

Who gets a voice in our unions? What kind of future are we organizing for? And how do we fight disinformation at the hyperlocal level?

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From contract fights to community radio, you’ll hear the voices of working people telling their own stories—in their own words. This is the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: stories you won’t hear anywhere else.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Power at Work; Madison Labor Radio; Teamsters 1932's Worker Power Hour; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:34:02 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From trash pick-up to the Vietnam War, from Inland Empire housing justice to Wisconsin healthcare strikes—this episode is full of grit, struggle, and solidarity.

We begin with Power at Work, where Victor Mineros of the Teamsters and Kathy Torres from Local 179 break down the nationwide strike against Republic Services. These essential sanitation workers aren’t just cleaning up your waste—they’re cleaning up corporate greed, one picket line at a time.

Then we head to Madison Labor Radio, where UAW Local 95's Enrique Castano is fighting for a fair contract at Mercy Health East Clinic. The stakes? Wages, safety, and keeping the only unionized unit in a sprawling non-profit hospital chain alive.

On Teamsters 1932's Worker Power Hour, Randy Corgan speaks with Shayla Bernard from the UCR Labor Center about worker organizing and vanishing middle-class opportunity in California’s vast Inland Empire. It’s a call for regional labor power and research that centers real workers’ voices.

Finally, on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, longtime activist Michael Ansara reflects on a life of organizing—from SDS and the Civil Rights movement to community empowerment and poetry—with a moving message on The Hard Work of Hope, also the title of his new memoir.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Green and Red; Art and Labor; Union or Bust; Labor Link Podcast; On Writing

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:32:00 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

On Green and Red, Mike Elk reports from Brazil, where Trump’s tariffs have sparked backlash—and boosted Lula’s standing.

Art Labor returns with a new name—Pod Save Ridgewood—and a sharp take on affordable housing and class warfare in New York.

On Union or Bust, Mai Han of Borderlands for Equity talks student-led walkouts, protest training, and the faith-fueled fight for justice.

The Labor Link Podcast heads to Ghana, where former child laborer Eric Mawuko Atsiatorme shares what it’s really like organizing in the artisanal fishing sector.

And on On Writing, the head writers of Saturday Night Live take us behind the scenes of Season 50, from subway ads to last-minute rewrites.

Stories from the frontlines of the working class—one podcast at a time.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Valley Labor Report; The Labor Exchange; The Line; Heartland Labor Forum

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Valley Labor Report unpacks devastating Medicaid cuts with Chuck Corra. The Labor Exchange explores the ripple effects on rural healthcare in Colorado. The Line dives into AI-driven data center construction—and the electricians needed to build them. Rachel Kushner joins the Heartland Labor Forum to discuss her new novel about FBI infiltration. And Harold Phillips rounds things out with more Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Labor And Energy Show; Stick Together; Union Talk; On Writing; Power Line Podcast

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
The Labor Show shares why 9,000 Philadelphia city workers were prepared to strike if they didn’t win a fair contract.
Stick Together takes us to Melbourne, where community members rallied to save a vital library social worker program serving the most vulnerable.
Union Talk hears from nurses who warn that dismantling Medicaid will be catastrophic for patients and healthcare workers alike.
OnWriting spotlights WGA East captains who kept the strike lines strong and the spirit of solidarity alive.
Classes of Mail heads to New Mexico, where wind energy project managers describe the challenges of working on a site so vast it takes hours just to drive across.

Wherever you are, these voices are working to build power, protect their communities, and fight for a better future.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union Strong; Pipe Up; Apple Box Talks; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; The Docker Podcast

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:40:10 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor unions are leading the fight to protect workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence—from film and television to privacy and job security. On Union Strong, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls out what she describes as a “big, beautiful betrayal” of working people hidden in the latest federal budget bill—and explains why unions must stay vigilant as AI reshapes entire industries.

Then on Pipe Up, plumbers and pipefitters discuss the wave of major federal construction projects abruptly canceled or put on hold, costing union jobs across Maryland and Washington, D.C.

In British Columbia, Apple Box Talks features Mikelle Sasakamoose, who shares how she’s working to indigenize colonial spaces as the first Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation for the City of Burnaby.

And on The Docker Podcast, ILWU longshore workers mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier—a defining moment of solidarity and resistance on Vancouver’s waterfront.

Plus, from South Africa’s Buwa Basebetsi podcast, the remarkable story of an American activist who went underground after a 1970s bank heist and resurfaced decades later as a labor educator.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Radio on KBOO; Heartland Labor Forum; Working People; Labor Heritage Power Hour; The Bipartisan Buzz; Hot House With Richie Ray

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:38:42 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From veterans rallying on the National Mall…To postal workers fighting privatization…To musicians lifting up migrants' voices…To labor leaders warning against fascism and false unity…we bring you a snapshot of the urgent struggles—and enduring solidarity—shaping the working class today.

On Labor Radio in Portland, hosts Michael and Elliott take a hard look at the first 100 days of a second Trump term—describing a “relentless onslaught” of executive orders, wage cuts, and attacks on federal workers.

On the Heartland Labor Forum, Bill Fletcher, Jr. warns against labor giving even tacit support to authoritarianism, reminding us: “There is no middle ground.”

Working People joins a powerful protest on the National Mall, where veterans speak out against Trump’s betrayal of their service and the gutting of VA protections.

On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, Francisco Herrera says it plainly: “Migration strengthens the nation.” His songs, rooted in struggle, become tools for organizing and survival.

And in the Bipartisan Buzz and The Hot House, letter carriers sound the alarm: Postal workers are under attack, facing rising violence, congressional inaction—and a push toward privatization.

From the shop floor to the stage, from the picket line to the podcast mic—this is the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Week Radio; Green and Red; Work Stoppage; Union Talk; Buwa Basebetsi Updates

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:35:53 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
WorkWeek Radio: Cliff Smith of Roofers Local 36 joins Steve Zeltzer to sound the alarm on ICE raids and rising fascism, calling for immediate labor action to defend immigrant workers.

Green and Red Podcast: Organizer Estuardo Mazariegos of ACE Los Angeles details how neighbors, workers, and community groups are resisting federal violence with both organization and spontaneous solidarity.

Work Stoppage: Hosts John, Dan, and Lina unpack the brutal crackdown in LA and expose how conspiracy laws—used to charge SEIU California President David Huerta—have long targeted labor and social movements.

Union Talk: Randy Weingarten and Skye elevate the voices of Gen Z and Gen Alpha organizers fighting back against anti-trans laws, book bans, and erasure—from Kentucky to California.

Buwa Basebetsi: From Johannesburg, we hear from students working to overcome inequality and thrive in math, nearly 50 years after the Soweto Uprising.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Notes Podcast; Power at Work; Economics for the People; Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots; The Dig; Green and Red

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:38:51 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What makes a union meeting worth showing up to? On the Labor Notes Podcast, organizers dive into how to make meetings matter—and why members sometimes stay away for good reason.

On Power at Work, the newly formed Washington Post Tech Guild explains how and why tech workers—long considered outside the traditional bounds of labor organizing—built a winning union campaign at one of the nation’s most influential newsrooms.

On Economics for the People, Chris Sturr and Mike Osh examine how short staffing—once seen as a crisis—is now a corporate strategy, from hospitals to warehouses.

The Engage Podcast explores how Delta is undermining state sick leave laws, even as it touts its "Delta family" values.

And from The Dig and Green and Red: what does fashion say about power—and what does Star Wars’ Andor say about rebellion? Turns out, quite a lot.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Words and Work; Working People; Stick Together; Roswell Hub; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers

Fri, 30 May 2025 19:15:44 -0400

On this week’s edition of the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From Tucson to Melbourne to Vancouver, workers are rising up—and their stories are being told.

We start with Words and Work, where Bookmans employees in Arizona walk off the job, demanding movement at the bargaining table. “If they’re not going to make a motion,” one worker says, “we’re going to make a motion.”

On Working People, student hunger strikers at the University of Oregon connect their campus protest to the starvation crisis in Gaza, calling it not only physical destruction—but cultural erasure.

Down under, Stick Together brings us to a pastry factory in Melbourne, where bakery workers making muffins, donuts, and Australia’s famous Woolworths mud cakes go on strike for fair pay—and win a seat at the table through collective action.

From Roswell Hub, we explore what it means when your workplace relocates—sometimes a blessing, sometimes a life-altering burden—and what unions can do to protect workers when buildings close or operations shift.

And on On the Line, we travel back to WWII-era Vancouver, where women known as “conductor-ettes” defied gender roles—and unruly passengers—to keep the streetcars running while the men were at war.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Notes Podcast; What's Going On Labor Mondays; My Labor Radio; 3rd & Fairfax; Worker Power Hour; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Fri, 23 May 2025 23:04:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Barbecues and base building at Amazon, ICE agents confronted in Newark, redefining plumbing with kids, the magic of assimilation, and why turning doctors into data entry clerks is bad for us all. Plus, a roundup of even more labor shows you should know. It’s a jam-packed episode with clips from Labor Notes, My Labor Radio, Third and Fairfax, The Labor Heritage Power Hour, and more.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Valley Labor Report; America’s Workforce Radio; Heartland Labor Forum; Boiling Point; Stick Together; LabourStart; America Works

Fri, 16 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

The Valley Labor Report asks: What does the new Pope mean for labor? Catholic TikToker Union Dad breaks it down.

America’s Workforce talks air safety with PASS President David Spero.

Heartland Labor Forum hears from frontline Social Security workers.

The Boiling Point explains workers’ comp with attorney George Mueller.

Stick Together explores the 4-day workweek in Australia.

LaborStart Canada covers Alberta’s new Solidarity Pact.

America Works meets a small-town pharmacist who treats circus elephants.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Working Voices; On the Line; The Manufacturing Report; The Labor Show; Reinventing Solidarity; Solidarity Works

Sat, 10 May 2025 21:33:52 -0400

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Working Voices, UTLA fights to protect immigrant students; from On the Line, CTU’s Stacy Davis Gates marks May Day with a contract that builds working-class power; The Manufacturing Report exposes the hidden costs of cheap factory TikToks; The Labor & Energy Show goes inside Boilermakers Local 13; Reinventing Solidarity traces Jaz Brisack’s journey from atheist autodidact to salting strategist; and Solidarity Works honors cross-border unity with Mexico’s Los Mineros.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Week Radio; Work Stoppage; Union Talk; BCTGM Voices Project; Tales from the Reuther Library; Buwa Basebetsi Updates

Sat, 03 May 2025 09:17:17 -0400

This Week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From San Francisco to South Africa, this week’s show brings you powerful stories of labor resistance, solidarity, and organizing across borders.

WorkWeek Radio takes us to a San Francisco ICE rally demanding the release of detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, then dives into the fight for Medicare and Medicaid with Dr. Ana Manilow ahead of a national day of action for single payer on May 31.
Work Stoppage rounds up headlines from workers organizing at PetSmart, Kroger, the Port of Casablanca and more, with a deep dive into the misclassification crisis in construction and the continuing contract battle at Starbucks.
On Union Talk, AFT President Randi Weingarten joins three professors and union leaders to expose Trump’s assault on higher ed and what it means for academic freedom and student rights.
BCTGM Voices highlights union-made sugar from beets, with two local union presidents in Idaho sharing what union contracts mean to their work and their families.
Tales from the Reuther Library features Dr. Justine Modica on the Seattle-based Worthy Wages childcare movement, where SEIU workers organized for equity in early childhood education.
And in Buwa Basebetsi, Moss Manganyi remembers the massive May Day strike of 1986 in apartheid-era South Africa—a turning point for worker power.

Plus, on Shows You Should Know, Harold Phillips brings us a special spotlight on building trades podcasts—featuring new voices from the United Association, Laborers’ International Union, and more—plus stories from firefighters and educators pushing back on anti-worker policies.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Radio on KBOO FM; America’s Workforce Radio; Union Strong; Concrete Gang; America Works

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

📻 First, on Labor Radio from KBOO FM in Portland, Oregon, we hear from members of the Oregon Education Association Board of Directors on the power of unions and how they’re preparing for the challenges ahead—including the return of Trump and the threat to workers’ rights.

⚖️ Then on America’s Workforce Radio, longtime labor lawyer Lynn Rhinehart and NLRB Board Member Lauren McFerren break down the growing threats to labor law and employee protections—and what we can do to defend them.

🗳️ Next up on Union Strong, Peter de Jesus, president of the Western New York Area Labor Federation, talks about why lobbying—yes, lobbying—is critical to advancing the labor movement.

🏗️ On The Concrete Gang, we get a reportback on a near miss involving a tower crane and follow-up actions to protect health and safety on the job site. Real talk, real risks—and why vigilance matters.

⚓ And finally, on America Works, we meet Natalie Ameral, a Port Sampler from New Bedford, Massachusetts, whose work connects her to the ocean, the community, and the rhythms of the working day.
Plus, Harold’s "Shows You Should Know!"

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Stoppage; Power at Work; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; We Rise Fighting; Classes of Mail; Stick Together

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:36:12 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: This week’s episode takes us from South Africa to California, Wisconsin to the Pilbara — with a few sharp words about Trump along the way.

Work Stoppage: The fight against illegal deportations and labor’s role in defending our communities from unjust immigration policies.
Power at Work: How recent administrative policies are hitting hospitality workers in California — and how unions are pushing back.
Buwa Basebetsi Updates: In South Africa, workers at East Rand’s M&N Waste stand up against poor treatment and demand better conditions.
We Rise Fighting: UAW Local 291 is on strike in Oshkosh, Wisconsin — we bring you voices from the picket line.
Classes of Mail: Ever wonder how scanners keep the postal system running? Alan breaks it down in a surprisingly fascinating look behind the scenes.
Stick Together: Author Alexis Vassiley discusses Striking Ore, his powerful new book on the rise and fall of union power in Australia’s Pilbara region.

🎧 Plus: In Shows You Should Know, Harold Phillips rounds up sharp takes on Trump, union organizing at REI, and how workers are challenging corporate and political power — from Missoula to Baton Rouge.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Workers' Mic; The Valley Labor Report; Working People; Working to Live In Southwest Washington; School Me; Boiling Point; Know Your Rights

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:24:22 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Hands off our public services, our public workers, and our public spaces. The Workers' Mic reports that across the country, protests are rising up against the Trump administration's attacks on federal workers and the services so many of us rely on.

Then The Valley Labor Report talks with Jeff, an organizer from 50/51, the group behind Saturday’s Hands Off protest down in Huntsville, Alabama — where folks came out to stand with public workers and defend their communities.

And over on Working People, Max gets a firsthand account from National Park Service employee James Jones about what it’s like inside the federal workforce right now — with Trump’s attacks not just targeting agencies, but the people who depend on them.

Plus — can a mindworm influence the state budget? We’ll find out on the Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast.

And what can we actually do about cyberbullying? School Me has some thoughts.
Then on Boiling Point, we’ll hear from Thad Breckenridge and Kay Bishop about the issues affecting SEIU District 1199 members and what workers are doing to push back.

Finally, we’ll head to South Africa and the Know Your Rights podcast, where Connie and Irene unpack the socioeconomic rights of asylum seekers and refugees — and how the fight for justice crosses every border.

Plus Harold’s rundown of Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Notes Podcast; Heartland Labor Forum; My Labor Radio; The Flight Deck; Economics for the People; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:12:29 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:
Labor Notes Podcast: How TSA Agents and Federal Workers are fighting a hostile administration.

Heartland Labor Forum: Cuts to Haskell Indian Nation's University in Lawrence.

My Labor Radio: Discussion with Eric Blanc on his new book We Are The Union.

The Flight Deck: Women's history month: two captains discuss their inspiring stories.

Economics for the People: The political economy of the Middle East.

The SAG-AFTRA Podcast: Jane Fonda discusses her career with Fran Drescher.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Everything U$P$; ETUI Podcast; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; El Cafecito del Día; AAUP Presents; Labor Jawn

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:15:00 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: the US Postal Service is under the most existential attack in it’s history; Everything U$P$ assesses the situation.

What's behind Europe's labor shortages? We’ll find out, on the ETUI Podcast.
From brand-new Network member Buwa Basebetsi Updates; migrant workers say enough is enough.
Machinists Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes talks about Latinas in the labor movement on El Cafecito del Día.
AAUP Presents talks with Stephanie Hall about how academic freedom is on the line.
And, in our final segment, the Labor Jawn podcast talks with Blair Kelley, author of Black Folk.
PLUS: Harold’s Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Heartland Labor Forum; Work Week Radio; Work Stoppage; LabourStart; Concrete Gang; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:56:41 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Stewart Acuff discusses his new book of poetry Love Is Solidarity in Action, on the Heartland Labor Forum radio show; then, Work Week Radio takes us to a protest to shut down Google's Waymo taxis; on Work Stoppage, grad workers negotiate at Brown University; CUPE's Mark Hancock talks about the "Montreal Declaration" on LabourStart; the scallywags discuss an accident at Crinum on the Concrete Gang podcast; and in our final segment, Alex Lin talks about her new play, American Steel on the Labor Heritage Power Hour.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Labor Notes Podcast; 3rd & Fairfax; Speaking of Work Podcast; The Dig; Workers Beat; UFCW 3000 Union Podcast; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 09:07:57 -0400

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: from the inaugural episode of The Labor Notes Podcast, which just launched yesterday: When Nippon sought to acquire U.S. Steel in a $15 billion acquisition last year, the companies went to great lengths to convince U.S. Steel workers that the deal would benefit them too (and not just line executives’ pockets). Hear why the workers didn’t buy it.

Then, from the 3rd & Fairfax podcast, a report on the SAG-AFTRA video game strike.

Justice for Phil, on the Speaking of Work podcast

On The Dig podcast, TrueAnon hosts Brace Belden and Liz Franczak on our freakish and reactionary tech oligarchy. They say Musk and friends built a technological infrastructure that has warped everyone’s minds, including their own. Now they’re seizing the state.

The Workers Beat wonders, Is this the end of capitalism?

And the UFCW 3000 Union Podcast is back, with a report on working with rank and file members in contract bargaining.

In our final segment, On The Line: Stories of BC Workers remembers union solidarity against apartheid in South Africa.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union Talk; Labor Radio (WORT); Labor Exchange; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Heartland Labor Forum; LabourStart

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:30:00 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Teachers talk about the impact education cuts will have on kids, on the Union Talk podcast…Then, from Labor Radio on WORT, teachers and advocates rally in Madison…Organizing in Utah and Colorado's ski communities; the Labor Exchange reports…Meet the union reps keeping front line union members safe, on The SAG-AFTRA Podcast…On the Heartland Labor Forum, labor historian Julie Greene discusses who built the Panama Canal…And in our final segment, from LabourStart radio, an interview with Liza Merliak, exiled trade unionist from Belarus.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

America’s Workforce Radio; The Malmborg Report; Stick Together; Organizing for a Change; The Manufacturing Report; Labor - Know Your Rights

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:27:32 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Fedrick Ingram, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers, joins the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the AFT's role in civil rights, challenges in public education and the importance of organizing. On the Malmborg Report, Caleb Jerome Morales discusses the economic realities of independent music and the challenges of sustaining a creative career. On this week’s episode of Stick Together host James Brennan speaks with author Santilla Chingaipe about her book 'Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia.' On the Organising for a Change podcast, Martin and Simon are joined by Mick Rix to get behind the headlines of successful organising campaigns like Deliveroo, looking at what tactics are needed to make such work successful - and what success itself looks like. Ryan Hunt, co-founder of Shloop and BLKSWN Footwear, talks with The Manufacturing Report about how his journey to a footwear factory in Meridian, Mississippi began with a bioengineering lab.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Power at Work; Work Week Radio; Fire Up Plumbers; Words and Work; Art and Labor

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:14 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: National Treasury Employees Union President Doreen Greenwald, on the Power at Work podcast, talks about the attack on the rights of federal workers by the Trump administration and NTEU's strategies in defending its members; Tesla Fremont Assembly worker Branton Philipps, after working for years at the plant -- which has over 20,000 workers -- talked with Work Week Radio about why he quit in protest this week after opposing the union busting, racism and health and safety dangers at the plant, caused by owner Elon Musk; On Fire Up: Plumbers, from Melbourne, Australia, the fellas talk about the summer, when the temps soar; Rasean Clayton, an AFSCME member who heads up the A. Philip Randolph Institute's Arizona chapter, talks about the work of the Institute and other issues in labor on Words and Work; In a special LIVE Art and Labor show OK talks with Liz Pelly about the state of DIY and our extractive relationship with big tech.
PLUS: Harold's Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Boiling Point; El Cafecito del Día; BCTGM Voices Project; Stuck Nation; Labor Radio on KBOO FM; The Teamster View

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the Boiling Point podcast, Michelle updates us on the trials and tribulations of AFGE, the American Federation of Government Employees; from El Cafecito del Día, the impact of Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI programs; New year, new legislative challenges, on the BCTGM Voices Project, the podcast from the bakery workers’ union; In the first of our Black History Month segments, from Stuck Nation, legendary labor leader A. Philip Randolph still speaks to us today; Then, Tina Turner-Morfitt, Dr. Audrey Terrell and Deborah Hall salute Black History Month on Labor Radio on KBOO FM; and finally, on The Teamster View, Randy Korgan talks about Black History Month and how the struggle continues today.
PLUS: Harold’s Shows You Should Know!

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

School Me; CUPE Cast; Apple Box Talks; The Dig; The Valley Labor Report; LabourStart

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:57:37 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the NEA’s School Me podcast, Mary Ellen goes shopping with one Florida educator to expose the reality of what it means to live on a teacher’s salary; On CUPE Cast, Moe and Brianna sit down with Brandon Hayes from CUPE Local 4948 and Nas Yadollahi from CUPE Local 79 to discuss their bargaining process as they return to the bargaining table with their employer; REEL Green Lead at Creative BC Justin Barnes discusses the organization’s efforts to move the needle when it comes to sustainable motion picture production in British Columbia on Apple Box Talks; Hannah Srajer talks with Daniel about how to build tenant unions by applying labor organizing models on The Dig; Jacob and Adam talk with Patricia Todd with Jobs to Move America about getting a local hire ordinance passed in Birmingham and react to Trump's latest attacks on federal workers on The Valley Labor Report; And on LabourStart, Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage discuss their new book 'Shifting Gears: Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics'.
PLUS: Harold’s Shows You Should Know!

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union or Bust; The Manufacturing Report; Future of Work; Fly By Night; SayWatt; 3rd & Fairfax

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:02:28 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the Union or Bust podcast, hosts Chris and Juan talk with Steve Gutierrez, National Business Representative with the National Federation of Federal Employees, about the LA fires, what his members go through, and what they are fighting for nationally; on The Manufacturing Report, Scott Paul and Scott Boos give you their take on the “America First” trade memo President Trump issued on January 20, and its implications for U.S. manufacturing; Pawel Gmyrek and Hernan Winkler explore the ways generative AI is affecting different regions of the world, particularly in Latin America, on The Future of Work podcast; Nick Richardson discusses the challenges FedEx pilots are facing, the role of the Professional Standards Committee in providing support and resources, and the formation of FedEX ALPA’s Pilot Media Group on the Fly By Night podcast; the Say Watt podcast introduces us to Electrical Workers Without Borders North America and looks at its mission to create a world where the benefits of electricity are available to everyone; The Last Showgirl screenwriter Kate Gersten talks about drawing from her own experience of Las Vegas nightlife, her transition from writing for television to film, and more on 3rd & Fairfax.
PLUS: Harold’s Shows You Should Know!

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Rick Smith Show; RadioLabour; Real News Network Podcast; Work Week Radio; Tales from the Reuther Library; Delta Workers Unite

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:54:57 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Rick Smith Show takes a look at dealing with the Trump administration; Jon Milton wonders Is the US a fascist country? on RadioLabour; On the Real News Network Podcast. Mehdi Hasan and Francesca Fiorentina on Trump's political strategy; Work Week Radio investigates the threats of AI; The Carter Presidency and Gay Rights on Tales from the Reuther Library; And in our final segment, we find out how airline workers cope with extreme cold, on Delta Workers Unite.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Stoppage; The Teamster View; Art and Labor; The Workers' Mic; The Labor And Energy Show; Mining & Energy Union Podcast

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:55:13 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Work Stoppage, SEIU – the Service Employees union – re-joins the AFL-CIO; Randy Korgan talks about the recent Amazon strike, on The Teamster View; from Art and Labor, big tech and right wing politics; Dale Pierson from Operating Engineers Local 150 discusses Scabby the Rat on The Workers' Mic; and in our final segment, author, researcher, screenwriter and activist Siddharth Kara, on The Labor And Energy Show; from the Mining & Energy Union Podcast, how convicts made Australia fair.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Power at Work; Voice of the People; Power Line Podcast; The Director’s Cut; Stick Together

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:54:59 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: A labor law analysis of what could happen under the new Trump administration, on the Power at Work podcast. On the Voice of the People podcast, H1B or not 2B, that’s the visa question. Then, a master class in bladesmithing with Tony Bravo, on the Power Line Podcast. On The Director’s Cut, Barry Jenkins discusses Mufasa: The Lion King with Ben Affleck. And in our final segment, from Australia, the Stick Together podcast brings us the fascinating story of the Eureka Rebellion, when in 1854 the army and police attacked miners for daring to call for the end of mining licenses and universal suffrage.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

We Rise Fighting; Work Stoppage; The Dig; Fed Up; The Labor Exchange

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:11:05 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From the We Rise Fighting podcast, reports on the UAW strike at Strand Bookstores and organizing at Newbury Comics…The Work Stoppage podcast takes a look back at the 2024 Year in Review…Assassin Nation with Patrick Blanchfield, on The Dig podcast…The Fed Up podcast talks with John Cruz, President of the Brooklyn-Staten Island NALC Merged Branch 41…And in our final segment, from The Labor Exchange, Author and educator Leigh Campbell-Hale talks about her book “Remembering Ludlow but forgetting the Columbine: The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike.”

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union Talk; Class Matters; The Teamster View; PFFA Pod; School Me

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On AFT’s Union Talk podcast, Randi talks to union members who supported Trump and searches for common ground…Adolph Reed and Mark Dimondstein discuss the 2024 election and its aftermath, on Class Matters…Then, on The Teamster View, Zach Duke, who plays for the Inland Empire Strikers team at Toyota Arena….Laurent Picard talks about becoming a Licensed Psylocybin Facilitator, on the PFFA Pod…In our final segment, Read and rap across America with Dwayne Reed, on the School Me podcast. Plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

We Rise Fighting; Reinventing Solidarity; Art and Labor; What Do We Want?; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Labor History Today; Green and Red

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:49:27 -0500

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly…
The We Rise Fighting podcast interviews Madeline Topf, co-president of the graduate workers union in Madison, Wisconsin, about Act 10 and its reversal last week…
It's been a new day in the United Auto Workers since the election of Shawn Fain as president in 2023, with the union carrying out an aggressive organizing and political program that has established the UAW as a major presence in American life. On the Reinventing Solidarity podcast, New Labor Forum's Micah Uetricht spoke to Jonah Furman, a top aide to Fain, about the union's strategy, its various wins and losses among nonunion auto manufacturers in the American South, its relationship to the Democratic Party under President Joe Biden, and the impact of a Donald Trump presidency on the union and labor as a whole…
The Art and Labor podcast folks have thoughts on the CEO shooter, Wicked, and seeing the Bidens in a bookstore…
Live, in front of a seductive studio audience, Sarah and Max bring to a climax the first intoxicating season of What Do We Want?, a podcast about what brings social movements together and drives them apart…
Intimacy coordinators are an essential part of creating safe and professional working environments on movie sets, acting as advocates and liaisons between actors and production for scenes involving nudity, simulated sex and other intimate acts. Last month, intimacy coordinators unanimously agreed to join SAG-AFTRA in a National Labor Relations Board vote. To discuss why this matters and what it means for the future of the profession and the entertainment industry at large, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast is joined by intimacy coordinators Claire Warden and Erin Tillman, who were instrumental in the recent vote to unionize…
Labor History Today producer Patrick Dixon talks with historian Sarah McNamara about her book Ybor City, Crucible of the Latina South, which tells the story of immigrant and U.S.-born Latinas and Latinos who organized strikes, marched against fascism, and criticized U.S. foreign policy…
Alan Moore is one of the most important comic book and graphic novel creators in the business. The Green and Red podcast discusses how Moore’s work – including “The Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta,” -- has subverted literary and comic book genres and put radical ideas into the mainstream…Plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know!

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Continent of Resistance; What's Going On Labor Mondays; Fly By Night FDX ALPA Podcast; Apple Box Talks; Heartland Labor Forum; Labor Heritage Power Hour

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:25:43 -0500

On this week’s show: Kevin and Kiang launch a new series of the Asian Labour Review's Continent of Resistance podcast that examines the wave of labor strikes across Asia in the late 2000s and early 2010s… Brian Schneck discusses the UAW’s big win for workers at NY car dealerships, while Ray Jensen and Nancy Erika Smith discuss the battle to end smoking in NJ casinos on What’s Going On Labor Monday…Don Unwin and Jackie Crawford discuss the work of FedEx ALPA’s Trip Services Committee to enhance pilots’ quality of life through hotel, catering, and transportation services on the Fly By Night podcast…Then, on Apple Box Talks, IATSE 891 member Julie McHaffie claims that her work in the Hair Department is "50% skill, 50% personality"…and in a show that originated on the Heartland Labor Forum last week, and then picked up for the Labor Heritage Power Hour this week, Mark Galus plays classics from Billy Bragg, Joe Glazer and Anne Feeney as well as some more obscure folk and punk tracks…plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Radio on KBOO FM; LabourStart; Mining & Energy Union Podcast; Concrete Gang; Power at Work; RadioLabour

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0500

On this week’s show: From Labor Radio on KBOO FM, a discussion of the Democratic Party and unions' response to the election; Then, LabourStart brings us an interview with Tamar Ansiani, one of the striking gaming workers at Evolution Gaming, Georgia;

On the Mining & Energy Union Podcast, one of our new Network members, a discussion of Same Job, Same Pay laws; Campo and Sparrow talk about a recent death at a wind farm on the Golden Plains, on Concrete Gang, another new Network member; Next, on the Power at Work podcast, Painters' president Jimmy Williams has ideas about the Democratic party’s failure to elect Kamala Harris president, plus he shares his views on the current state of labor and how he envisions the future of the labor movement; In our final segment, is Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law? Find out when RadioLabour looks into this question.

That’s all ahead – plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know -- on this week’s edition of The Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly…

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Stoppage; The Dig; The Valley Labor Report; The Radical Songbook; Workers Beat

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:56:47 -0500

On this week’s show: Taking a look at the fallout from the big election, Work Stoppage rounds up of statements from union leaders in response to the new era of organizing….on The Dig, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Trump’s decisive victory, Harris’s catastrophic loss, multi-racial working-class dealignment, and where the left might go from here….What will the Trump election will mean for southern and rural working folks and their unions? The Valley Labor Report talks to Joel Bleifuss of Barn Raiser…Bill Fletcher Jr. and Dave Zirin, on The Radical Songbook…Workers Beat host Gene Lantz reacts to last week’s results. Plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Payday Report; Working People; The State of Working America; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers; The Labor Heritage Power Hour; Solidarity Breakfast

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:16:23 -0500

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 Workers…Singer/songwriter Bev Grant tells the story behind her song We Can Move Mountains, on The Labor Heritage Power Hour. And, in our final segment, we go all the way to Melbourne, Australia, for the Solidarity Breakfast podcast’s report featuring a photo exhibition exploring Greek/Australian life, including work, culture, recreation, and politics.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

School Me; Working History; Working to Live In Southwest Washington; America’s Workforce Radio; What Do Workers Want?; Working Voices; Working People

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:58:34 -0400

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 Cortes and State House candidates John Zingale and Deken Letinich to find out the differences - and similarities - between the Federal Legislature and the State Legislature, the value of failure, and how you can change things in your state by talking to local legislators…Jason Lopes, Health Care Director for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and a business agent for Teamsters Local 25, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the new national master agreement for workers at the American Red Cross…on What Do Workers Want? -- a podcast about what brings social movements together and drives them apart -- Sarah and Max ask the tear-jerking questions about movement breakups, wounded hearts and petty revenge fantasies…and in our final segment, volunteer blood courier Larry Martin on That's My Job, from the Working Voices podcast.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

On Writing; Breaking Ground; 3rd & Fairfax; You Are The Current Resident; On The Workroom Floor

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:15:54 -0400

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-Smith joins Kristina Woo on the 3rd and Fairfax podcast to talk about the union’s policy priorities…Two takes on the tentative agreement between the Letter Carriers and the US Postal Service; first we’ll hear from Letter Carrier president Brian Renfroe on You Are The Current Resident, the Letter Carriers podcast, then the On The Workroom Floor podcast hosts a roundtable discussion on the proposed contract.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Valley Labor Report; Labor Jawn; Roswell Hub; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; My Labor Radio; Green and Red

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 01:38:16 -0400

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.

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Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Power at Work; Work Week Radio; Building Bridges: A Labor Podcast; Solidarity Works; It’s Time Live - SkyWest AFA; America Works; RadioLabour

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

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: A Podcast From The United Steelworkers…What matters most to senior flight attendants? We find out on the It’s Time Live podcast from SkyWest AFA…On America Works, German sausage maker George Neiden…And in our final segment, after an impressively long run, RadioLabour – which brought us labour news from around the globe, is hanging up their microphone; their final programme was about Project 2025 and the Pro Act.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.