Labor Radio on KBOO; Union Dues; Working People; San Francisco Mime Troupe; Tales from the Reuther Library; Empathy Media Lab; 3rd and Fairfax

On Labor Radio KBOO, Michael and Elliot discuss the NLRB recommendation that the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama should hold a new election after finding that Amazon violated workers’ rights and engaged in misconduct.

Next we travel across the pond to Union Dues where we hear about the latest UK supreme court ruling on Uber drivers’ employment rights and how it's not the end of the ACDU’s fight against the rideshare company.

Back in Alabama, the Working People podcast talks with labor journalist Kim Kelly, who’s been covering the Warrior Met Coal strike in Brookwood where 1,100 members have been out on strike for over five months. Kelly discusses the current status of the coal workers and her own career in journalism.

Then, a quick teaser from the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s upcoming episode of Tales of Resistance called “Hobos in Space.” As the title indicates, you won’t want to miss it.

Moving on to some history, folks at the Tales from the Reuther Library podcast speak with author Dr. Edward McClellan whose new book explores the fascinating story of the Flint Sit Down Strike and its lessons for the modern labor movement.

Next, from the Vatican to the metaverse, Empathy Media Lab’s Faith and Labor podcast touches on Pope John Paul II’s encyclical “Laborem Exercens” or Through Work and how it relates to work in the past, present, and future.

And last but certainly not least is the 3rd & Fairfax podcast which features writer Michael Waldron, known for the film Doctor Strange, the adult cartoon Rick and Morty, and most recently, the newest Marvel show: Loki. Waldron talks about his unexpected origins as a writer (spoiler alert: it’s playing softball) and how it resembles his current work.

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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