America's Workforce Radio; Union Dues; Solidarity Works; Labor Wave Radio; Labor History in Two

On America's Workforce Radio, David Van Deusen, president of the Vermont AFL-CIO, discusses the United Slate's approach to politics and the recent defeat of Right to Work legislation in New Hampshire.  In the latest episode of Union Dues, GMB National Organizer Martin Smith describes his union's historic deal with Uber.  On Solidarity Works, author and activist Anne Balay describes the research process behind her book Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers. On this week's Labor Wave Radio, Elizabeth Laycak imagines what it would be like to unionize Dunder Mifflin Paper Co., the fictional location of the popular television series The Office.  Finally, on Labor History in Two, Rick Smith revisits the wildcat strike at the Dodge Truck plant in Warren, Michigan on June 11, 1974.

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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