Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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.

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