Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The midterms are over. What will the new Congress do to bring down costs, raise wages, and give workers more power? Chris, Harold and Patrick sample six shows across the Labor Radio/Podcast Network, from a first-100-days agenda for Congress to a conversation with Dallas retirees about how they read the results.

On this week’s show:
Power at Work — Former Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris lays out ten things the new Congress could do for working families in its first 100 days.
Green and Red — Sam Rosenthal looks at what progressives want to do with the election results and where Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer fit in.
We Rise Fighting — A time capsule captures what the blue wave looked like as it was unfolding.
The Dig — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor considers what the midterms reveal about the MAGA right and traces the story back to socialist primary challenges.
Workers’ Beat Extra — Kenneth Williams, president of the Dallas chapter of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, shares how members are reading the results.
Working History — Steve Phillips, Gary Gerstle, and Cecilia Márquez provide a historical perspective for the 2026 midterms.

Shows You Should Know: Stick Together — An Australian Services Union barbecue brings bush-worker organizing to the table; Words and Work — Emily Bregel talks about organizing the Arizona Daily Star newsroom; Solidarity Works — Newly organized Wyoming ambulance workers fight a plan to outsource their county’s ambulance service; The Wealthy Ironworker — Ironworker Paul Goodrich talks organizing, apprenticeships, and unionism on the job; Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots — The Delta Pilots Charitable Fund explains its Holiday Tie and Scarf Campaign and how pilots can nominate charities.

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Edited and produced by Patrick Dixon, Harold Phillips, and Chris Garlock. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.

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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.

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:

• America’s Work Force Union Podcast: Ohio building trades leader Dorsey Hager weighs in on election results and what they mean for working people.
• The Rick Smith Show: Rick calls the results “a total shellacking, a complete repudiation of Trumpism and the Republican leadership.”
• My Labor Radio: Voices from the picket line with striking UAW Local 1002 members at Bradford White in Middleville, Michigan.
• Working People: French students and union members discuss the movement behind a massive strike.
• RadioLabour: International solidarity with Canadian workers defending their right to strike.
• Teamsters 1932’s Worker Power Hour: Alejandra Quintero of All Things Labor explains how unions can reach workers on social media—and why Facebook isn’t always the answer.
• Work Stoppage: Remembering Dolores Huerta and her lasting influence on the labor movement.

Plus, Shows You Should Know, featuring The Labor Heritage Power Hour, Labor Force, We Rise Fighting, Workweek Radio, Tribunus Plebis, and The Garage Mind.

Find every show and support the Network with a union-made T-shirt at laborradionetwork.org. Follow #LaborRadioPod and send feedback to info@laborradionetwork.org.

Edited and produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips, and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.

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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.

Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Who’s running, who’s paying, and what’s at stake for working people? This week, we look at elections through workers’ eyes—from city council races and public school funding to a union mechanic’s journey into politics and two perspectives on Brazil.

On Riverside Rank & File, new host Jerry Mead-Lucero talks with Banning, California, city council candidates Chris Castorena and Marco Santana about good jobs, warehouse development and holding City Hall accountable. Boiling Point examines Cincinnati’s Issue 4 school funding levy—and what students, families and school workers could face if it fails.

On Shift Change, IAM International President Brian Bryant talks with aircraft mechanic and union member Taylor Rehmet about the path from the shop floor to the Texas State Senate, and why more working people should run for office. The Labor Exchange follows Colorado’s political money with journalist Logan Davis and Colorado AFL-CIO political director Jacob Becklin.

Then, two perspectives on Brazil: Working Voices features Steve Zeltzer’s conversation with transit worker and union activist Fábio Bosco about the election, foreign investment and working-class independence. On Green and Red, Payday Report’s Mike Elk describes the organizing behind “Lula’s Army”—using WhatsApp, street celebrations and creative collective action to mobilize voters.

Plus: Labor History in 2 revisits the newspaper headlines after the 1929 stock market crash.

Shows You Should Know: More election coverage from Green and Red, The Worker Power Hour, Workers Beat Extra and CUPE Cast; the origins of “Solidarity Forever” on The Mine Wars Forum; mass deportations and the anti-worker agenda on The State of Working America; defending the right to strike on Labor Radio Canada; academic freedom on AAUP Presents; Corey Walton’s message to letter carriers on From A to Arbitration; and a debate about police unions’ place in the labor movement on Working People.

Hosted and produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon.

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Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: From voter turnout in Texas to striking hotel workers in Chicago, this week’s show looks at how workers are organizing for a voice at the ballot box and on the job.

On The Valley Labor Report, Alabama’s governor’s race, a Decatur union’s victory over union busting, and Chattanooga nurses organizing. Workers Beat Extra reports on a startling start to early voting in Texas. Heartland Labor Forum questions Missouri candidates about working-class issues. On El Cafecito del Día, Ashley Estevez explores what’s at stake for young workers in this election. Blue Collar News examines ballot measures that could reshape fire services in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana. And on The Workers’ Mic, UNITE HERE Local 1 President Karen Kent discusses Chicago hotel workers’ strike.

Shows You Should Know: Union Talk, Voice of the People, Words and Work, Baltimore Labor History, The Director’s Cut.

Hosted and produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.

Explore more than 200 labor radio shows and podcasts—and support the Network with union-made T-shirts—at laborradionetwork.org. Follow #LaborRadioPod and send feedback to info@laborradionetwork.org.

On the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: Building worker power at the ballot box, on the job, and in our communities. PLUS: Listener mail and a chance for you to weigh in on teasers and bumpers!

On Labor Radio on KBOO FM, Oregon Labor Candidate School Executive Director Dan Torres talks about preparing union members for public office and union leadership. Teamsters 1932’s Worker Power Hour explores Project Labor Agreements and pro-worker local government with Massachusetts Building Trades President Frank Callahan and Redlands Councilmember Denise Davis. And on The Voice, host Fred Kowal talks with dairy farmer and congressional candidate Blake Gendebien about representing New York’s North Country.

Then, Stick Together examines unpaid overtime and artificial intelligence with Unions NSW Secretary Thomas Costa. LaborJawn talks with filmmaker Yael Bridge about Who Moves America, her documentary following the Teamsters’ 2023 UPS contract fight. And Labor Exchange hears from IBEW Local 111 member and former college basketball player Dallas Walton about the Protect College Sports Act.

And on Shows You Should Know: Classes of Mail, Labor Force, Working History, El Cafecito del Dia and The Labor Notes Podcast.

Explore these shows and more at laborradionetwork.org.

Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips, and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.

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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.

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What will it take to turn labor’s crisis into worker power? On The Dig, Chris Brooks makes the case for militant organizing and building toward 2028. Boiling Point examines the toll of an anti-union president, while The SAG-AFTRA Podcast explores the pressures facing broadcast journalists with reporter and union leader Tracee Wilkins.

Plus: Amazon drivers discuss Chicago’s Delivery Protection Act on The Workers’ Mic, ironworker Francisca Pamela talks work, family and women in the trades on Project Labor, and Solidarity Works celebrates Joe Hill’s enduring voice.

Shows You Should Know: The LabourStart Podcast on labor rights in Hong Kong, Working People on organizing to change the world, The Garage Mind on building a union audience, The Manufacturing Report on “Made in USA” claims and AI shopping assistants, and Working History on unions, schools and community action.

Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.

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On The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Grocery stores, warehouses and auto parts counters—different workplaces, familiar frustrations, and workers organizing for a say.

On Grocery Nerds, a worker and a union organizer describe the fight at California’s Mother’s Market, where the company’s feel-good image clashes with workers’ experiences. The Garage Mind hears from a slot-machine technician organizing with Teamsters Local 710 over low wages, costly healthcare, safety concerns and expanding duties. And Labor & Healthcare Confidential reports on AutoZone workers in White Plains, New York, winning representation with UAW Local 259.Then, We Work Europe explores the complications of living in one country and working in another. On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, Mark Strolle introduces “Assembled in Lansing,” an exhibit putting the autoworkers behind the cars into the picture.
Plus, Labor History in 2:00 remembers the 1851 Jerry Rescue and a 2007 victory for Starbucks workers organizing with the IWW.

Shows You Should Know: The ALPA Canada Podcast: Bill C-39 and proposed changes to Canada’s Labour Code. Blue Collar News: Who speaks for working-class voters? TWU Local 513 Podcast: Getting off the sidelines and building solidarity face to face. Roswell Hub: Logistics expert Ben Fong on what’s happening at UPS. The Worker Power Hour: Chris Garlock joins Randy to discuss AI—and why workers deserve a voice in its use.

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Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.

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On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Force connects organizing fights across industries; Boiling Point examines a proposed $5,000 “Trump Dividend”; and El Cafecito del Día looks at affordability for Latino families. The Powerline Podcast tackles mental health in the trades, The Future of Work looks to space for lessons about decent jobs, and Working History returns. Plus, Shows You Should Know.

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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, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Wealthy Ironworker honors the ironworkers who responded to 9/11; Alberta Worker explores LHF’s Labor Landmarks Map; and On the Line recounts immigrant tunnel workers’ landmark fight against wage discrimination. Plus, a Korean logistics union prepares to strike on LabourStart, Labor Notes reports on 2,500 workers fighting Tyson’s sudden Illinois plant closure, and Power At Work welcomes a mystery guest (Hint: his name isn’t on the Kennedy Center).

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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, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On The SAG-AFTRA Podcast, Sean Astin and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler discuss the state of America’s labor movement. Engage explores how labor history shaped the piloting profession and why Delta pilots are determined to protect their hard-won contract rights. Green and Red talks with 9to5 co-founder Karen Nussbaum about organizing women office workers and the movement that inspired Dolly Parton’s classic film and song.

Then, The Heartland Labor Forum speaks with author Elaine Weiss about the Highlander Center and the underground schools that helped build the civil rights movement. Apple Box Talks visits with BC labor historian Donna Sacuta, and Solidarity Breakfast reports from a Maritime Union of Australia picket against a worker lockout at Quantem.

Plus, Shows You Should Know highlights Labor Day history, the stories working people tell about themselves, pro-worker trade policy, and protecting voting rights.

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Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the world, presented by the Labor Radio Podcast Network—where working people speak.