Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

School Me; CUPE Cast; Apple Box Talks; The Dig; The Valley Labor Report; LabourStart

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the NEA’s School Me podcast, Mary Ellen goes shopping with one Florida educator to expose the reality of what it means to live on a teacher’s salary; On CUPE Cast, Moe and Brianna sit down with Brandon Hayes from CUPE Local 4948 and Nas Yadollahi from CUPE Local 79 to discuss their bargaining process as they return to the bargaining table with their employer; REEL Green Lead at Creative BC Justin Barnes discusses the organization’s efforts to move the needle when it comes to sustainable motion picture production in British Columbia on Apple Box Talks; Hannah Srajer talks with Daniel about how to build tenant unions by applying labor organizing models on The Dig; Jacob and Adam talk with Patricia Todd with Jobs to Move America about getting a local hire ordinance passed in Birmingham and react to Trump's latest attacks on federal workers on The Valley Labor Report; And on LabourStart, Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage discuss their new book 'Shifting Gears: Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics'.
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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union or Bust; The Manufacturing Report; Future of Work; Fly By Night; SayWatt; 3rd & Fairfax

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the Union or Bust podcast, hosts Chris and Juan talk with Steve Gutierrez, National Business Representative with the National Federation of Federal Employees, about the LA fires, what his members go through, and what they are fighting for nationally; on The Manufacturing Report, Scott Paul and Scott Boos give you their take on the “America First” trade memo President Trump issued on January 20, and its implications for U.S. manufacturing; Pawel Gmyrek and Hernan Winkler explore the ways generative AI is affecting different regions of the world, particularly in Latin America, on The Future of Work podcast; Nick Richardson discusses the challenges FedEx pilots are facing, the role of the Professional Standards Committee in providing support and resources, and the formation of FedEX ALPA’s Pilot Media Group on the Fly By Night podcast; the Say Watt podcast introduces us to Electrical Workers Without Borders North America and looks at its mission to create a world where the benefits of electricity are available to everyone; The Last Showgirl screenwriter Kate Gersten talks about drawing from her own experience of Las Vegas nightlife, her transition from writing for television to film, and more on 3rd & Fairfax.
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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

The Rick Smith Show; RadioLabour; Real News Network Podcast; Work Week Radio; Tales from the Reuther Library; Delta Workers Unite

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Rick Smith Show takes a look at dealing with the Trump administration; Jon Milton wonders Is the US a fascist country? on RadioLabour; On the Real News Network Podcast. Mehdi Hasan and Francesca Fiorentina on Trump's political strategy; Work Week Radio investigates the threats of AI; The Carter Presidency and Gay Rights on Tales from the Reuther Library; And in our final segment, we find out how airline workers cope with extreme cold, on Delta Workers Unite.

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Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Work Stoppage; The Teamster View; Art and Labor; The Workers' Mic; The Labor And Energy Show; Mining & Energy Union Podcast

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:  On Work Stoppage, SEIU – the Service Employees union – re-joins the AFL-CIO; Randy Korgan talks about the recent Amazon strike, on The Teamster View; from Art and Labor, big tech and right wing politics; Dale Pierson from Operating Engineers Local 150 discusses Scabby the Rat on The Workers' Mic; and in our final segment, author, researcher, screenwriter and activist Siddharth Kara, on The Labor And Energy Show;  from the Mining & Energy Union Podcast, how convicts made Australia fair.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Power at Work; Voice of the People; Power Line Podcast; The Director’s Cut; Stick Together

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: A labor law analysis of what could happen under the new Trump administration, on the Power at Work podcast. On the Voice of the People podcast, H1B or not 2B, that’s the visa question. Then, a master class in bladesmithing with Tony Bravo, on the Power Line Podcast. On The Director’s Cut, Barry Jenkins discusses Mufasa: The Lion King with Ben Affleck. And in our final segment, from Australia, the Stick Together podcast brings us the fascinating story of the Eureka Rebellion, when in 1854 the army and police attacked miners for daring to call for the end of mining licenses and universal suffrage.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

We Rise Fighting; Work Stoppage; The Dig; Fed Up; The Labor Exchange

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:  From the We Rise Fighting podcast, reports on the UAW strike at Strand Bookstores and organizing at Newbury Comics…The Work Stoppage podcast takes a look back at the 2024 Year in Review…Assassin Nation with Patrick Blanchfield, on The Dig podcast…The Fed Up podcast talks with John Cruz, President of the Brooklyn-Staten Island NALC Merged Branch 41…And in our final segment, from The Labor Exchange, Author and educator Leigh Campbell-Hale talks about her book “Remembering Ludlow but forgetting the Columbine: The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike.”

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union Talk; Class Matters; The Teamster View; PFFA Pod; School Me

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On AFT’s Union Talk podcast, Randi talks to union members who supported Trump and searches for common ground…Adolph Reed and Mark Dimondstein discuss the 2024 election and its aftermath, on Class Matters…Then, on The  Teamster View, Zach Duke, who plays for the Inland Empire Strikers team at Toyota Arena….Laurent Picard talks about becoming a Licensed Psylocybin Facilitator, on the PFFA Pod…In our final segment, Read and rap across America with Dwayne Reed, on the School Me podcast. Plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

We Rise Fighting; Reinventing Solidarity; Art and Labor; What Do We Want?; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Labor History Today; Green and Red

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly… 
The We Rise Fighting podcast interviews Madeline Topf, co-president of the graduate workers union in Madison, Wisconsin, about Act 10 and its reversal last week…
It's been a new day in the United Auto Workers since the election of Shawn Fain as president in 2023, with the union carrying out an aggressive organizing and political program that has established the UAW as a major presence in American life. On the Reinventing Solidarity podcast, New Labor Forum's Micah Uetricht spoke to Jonah Furman, a top aide to Fain, about the union's strategy, its various wins and losses among nonunion auto manufacturers in the American South, its relationship to the Democratic Party under President Joe Biden, and the impact of a Donald Trump presidency on the union and labor as a whole…
The Art and Labor podcast folks have thoughts on the CEO shooter, Wicked, and seeing the Bidens in a bookstore…
Live, in front of a seductive studio audience, Sarah and Max bring to a climax the first intoxicating season of What Do We Want?, a podcast about what brings social movements together and drives them apart…
Intimacy coordinators are an essential part of creating safe and professional working environments on movie sets, acting as advocates and liaisons between actors and production for scenes involving nudity, simulated sex and other intimate acts. Last month, intimacy coordinators unanimously agreed to join SAG-AFTRA in a National Labor Relations Board vote. To discuss why this matters and what it means for the future of the profession and the entertainment industry at large, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast is joined by intimacy coordinators Claire Warden and Erin Tillman, who were instrumental in the recent vote to unionize…
Labor History Today producer Patrick Dixon talks with historian Sarah McNamara about her book Ybor City, Crucible of the Latina South, which tells the story of immigrant and U.S.-born Latinas and Latinos who organized strikes, marched against fascism, and criticized U.S. foreign policy…
Alan Moore is one of the most important comic book and graphic novel creators in the business. The Green and Red podcast discusses how Moore’s work – including “The Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta,” -- has subverted literary and comic book genres and put radical ideas into the mainstream…Plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know!

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Continent of Resistance; What's Going On Labor Mondays; Fly By Night FDX ALPA Podcast; Apple Box Talks; Heartland Labor Forum; Labor Heritage Power Hour

On this week’s show:  Kevin and Kiang launch a new series of the Asian Labour Review's Continent of Resistance podcast that examines the wave of labor strikes across Asia in the late 2000s and early 2010s… Brian Schneck discusses the UAW’s big win for workers at NY car dealerships, while Ray Jensen and Nancy Erika Smith discuss the battle to end smoking in NJ casinos on What’s Going On Labor Monday…Don Unwin and Jackie Crawford discuss the work of FedEx ALPA’s Trip Services Committee to enhance pilots’ quality of life through hotel, catering, and transportation services on the Fly By Night podcast…Then, on Apple Box Talks, IATSE 891 member Julie McHaffie claims that her work in the Hair Department is "50% skill, 50% personality"…and in a show that originated on the Heartland Labor Forum last week, and then picked up for the Labor Heritage Power Hour this week, Mark Galus plays classics from Billy Bragg, Joe Glazer and Anne Feeney as well as some more obscure folk and punk tracks…plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Labor Radio on KBOO FM; LabourStart; Mining & Energy Union Podcast; Concrete Gang; Power at Work; RadioLabour

On this week’s show:  From Labor Radio on KBOO FM, a discussion of the Democratic Party and unions' response to the election; Then, LabourStart brings us an interview with Tamar Ansiani, one of the striking gaming workers at Evolution Gaming, Georgia;

On the Mining & Energy Union Podcast, one of our new Network members, a discussion of Same Job, Same Pay laws; Campo and Sparrow talk about a recent death at a wind farm on the Golden Plains, on Concrete Gang, another new Network member; Next, on the Power at Work podcast, Painters' president Jimmy Williams has ideas about the Democratic party’s failure to elect Kamala Harris president, plus he shares his views on the current state of labor and how he envisions the future of the labor movement; In our final segment, is Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law? Find out when RadioLabour looks into this question.

That’s all ahead – plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know -- on this week’s edition of The Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly…

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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.