Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

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

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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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.

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

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

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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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 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

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

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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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 & 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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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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.