Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

May Day Amplified

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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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.

When Protest Becomes “Terrorism”

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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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.

Data centers, May Day and the fight for power

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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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

From ICE raids to layoffs, workers push back

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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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Breaking Chains from Memphis to Baseball

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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Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor.

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Organize, Disrupt, Win!

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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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

Meatpacking Strike, Movement Truths, and Solidarity on the Field

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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Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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

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

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

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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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.