Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio

PRO Act co-author Senator Patty Murray (D, WA) on why she created the bill and why she's fighting so hard to get it passed…Jesse Lee of the Center for American Progress on Biden's first 100 days…Florida’s private school voucher program and segregation…How one union turned a 531-member loss into a 370-member gain…The not-so-mysterious mystery of the missing unemployment benefits…Fort Wayne’s May Day rally for locked-out musicians.

We’ve got reports from Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. 

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.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SWWACLC @RickSmithShow @FloridaEA @BCTGM @WPFWMMQB @mgevaart

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, the Valley Labor Report, Union Dues, Talking SMART

John Logan on how the PRO Act could be a real game-changer…Honoring healthcare workers on Workers’ Memorial Day…Whatever happened to the 8-hour day? We ask immigrant woman home attendants doing 24-hour shifts…Is "salting" a workplace the answer to effective union organizing? Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez on the Free Artists from Industry Restrictions Act…And what's in the report on the Huntsville Police Riot? Plus: a union strategy for fixing supply chains in the wake of the recent Suez Canal incident, and how the Illinois SMART union army delivered when disaster struck in Texas.

We’ve got reports from The Rick Smith Show, America's Work Force Radio, Building Bridges Radio, Laborwave Radio, the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, the Valley Labor Report, Union Dues and Talking SMART. 

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.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @RickSmithShow @AWFUnionPodcast @bbridgesradio @sagaftra @LaborReporters @duesunion @smartunionworks

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Heartland Labor Forum, Monday Morning QB, Activate L!VE, Your Rights At Work, Re:Work Radio, the 7th Street Chronicles, America's Workforce Radio, Grit NW, Labor History in 2:00

Longtime organizer Jane McAlevey on what happened at Amazon and how to defeat the union busters…Minority unionism with Susan Schurman, Professor at Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations…IAM Safety and Health Project Coordinator Shaun Trude on how the union is fighting for more protections amid COVID-19…Metro Washington Council Political Director David Stephen reports on the latest efforts to enfranchise 700,000 American workers and voters in the District of Columbia…When we think about college, there’s a certain whimsical image, a time of self discovery and carefree fun before you step out into the “real” world. But now, with the rising costs of education and living expenses, most students work, and work a lot. Adolfo González shares his decades long journey to provide for his family while pursuing his education…The 7th Street Chronicles, the brand-new podcast from Charlotte Fire Fighters Association Local 660, celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week by recognizing the critical role dispatchers play in answering emergency calls…National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association President and CEO Michael Johnson on how an infrastructure plan will prioritize surface transportation and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected travel…Plus, is the American construction industry ready for self-driving screws and self-hammering nails? And, on Labor History in 2:00, The California Spinach Riot.

We’ve got reports from Heartland Labor Forum, Monday Morning QB, Activate L!VE, Your Rights At Work, Re:Work Radio, the 7th Street Chronicles, America's Workforce Radio, Grit NW and Labor History in 2:00.  

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.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @Heartland_Labor @WPFWMMQB @MachinistsUnion @dclabor @rework_radio @AWFUnionPodcast @GritNw @ILLaborHistory

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Union Strong; Heartland Labor Forum; Valley Labor Report; SAG-AFTRA podcast; Working Class History

New York State AFL-CIO Chief of Staff Ryan Delgado on why the PRO Act is so important to working people…Workers at Google are forming the Alphabet Workers Union…How can media be used as an organizing tool? Plus, visits with Alexandra Grey and Ian Harvie, two performers who have overcome prejudice and risen to prominence while raising awareness of the trans community…and Jeon-Tae Il and Lee-So Sun, two South Korean garment worker organizers.

We’ve got reports from Union Strong, the Heartland Labor Forum, the Valley Labor Report, the SAG-AFTRA podcast and Working Class History.

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.

Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you’ll also find profiles of members of the Network.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @Heartland_Labor @nysaflcio @LaborReporters @sagaftra @wrkclasshistory

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Heartland Labor Forum; Black Work Talk; Belabored; America's Workforce Radio; AFT in Action; The Voice of Oregon Workers; Talking SMART; Working to Live in Southwest Washington; On Writing; LH2

Flight Attendant president Sarah Nelson on how the PRO Act would have made a difference in this week’s union election at Amazon…Historian Robin DG Kelly on the long history of union suppression in Alabama…Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Executive Director Laura Penn reports on how the stage industry has been devastated by the pandemic, but is getting back on their feet…Doctor Saud Anwar, a pulmonologist at Manchester Memorial Hospital who also serves as a state senator in Connecticut’s General Assembly, talks about the effects of the pandemic on healthcare workers…And we hear from building trades leaders in Oregon about the state’s Prevailing Wage Rate law…Ronnie Hobbs is the Transportation Division legislative director for the Sheet Metal And Rail Transportation – or SMART – union; today he explains how the SMART Army is making a difference in the community…Patrick Town and Ross Wolf discuss financial stability in the COVID era…And we wrap up this week’s show with a visit with Eliza Hittman, the writer and director of the acclaimed 2020 film NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS..

We’ve got reports from Heartland Labor Forum, Black Work Talk, Belabored, America's Workforce Radio, AFT in Action, The Voice of Oregon Workers, Talking SMART, Working to Live in Southwest Washington and On Writing.
Bonus: Labor History in 2:00 on Explosion at Eddystone.

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.

Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you’ll also find profiles of members of the Network.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @Heartland_Labor @BlackWorkTalk @DissentMag @AWFUnionPodcast @AFTCT @smartunionworks @SWWACLC @WGAEast @ILLaborHistory

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Working Life; Working People; Heartland Labor Forum; America’s Work Force; Work Week Radio

Inside the Amazon union vote count…a report from the striking Colombia University Academic Workers…Plus we’ve got two stories about newspaper workers organizing, and a special report on privatization and outsourcing at Golden Gate Park.

We’ve got reports from Working Life; Working People, Heartland Labor Forum; America’s Work Force & Work Week Radio.

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.

Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you’ll also find profiles of members of the Network.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingPod @jonathantasini @Heartland_Labor @AWFUnionPodcast

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Working People; Solidarity Works; The Solidarity Center Podcast; My Labor Radio; Monday Morning QB; The Docker Podcast; Union Strong; Your Rights At Work

A chat with Instagram sensation "Ya Fav Trashman"; how women remain the most economically impacted by the pandemic, and why it’s hit migrant workers especially hard; a Teamster takes on UPS for allowing a congressman to pose as a driver; we’ll also find out about why the Cedar Point Nursery case has broader implications for the entire labor movement; and we’ll hear about organizing workers at Anchor Steam Brewing, as well as check in with Richard Lipsitz, the longest serving president of the Western New York Area Labor Federation, who’s stepping aside after nearly five decades fighting for the working class.

We’ve got reports from Working People, Solidarity Works, The Solidarity Center Podcast, My Labor Radio, Monday Morning QB, The Docker Podcast, Union Strong and Labor History in 2:00. Plus a bonus music track from Your Rights At Work commemorating the 110 anniversary of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.

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.

Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you’ll also find profiles of members of the Network.

#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingPod @steelworkers @SolidarityCntr @mgevaart @WPFWMMQB @dockerpodcast @nysaflcio @ILLaborHistory @DCLabor

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Women's History Month; Long Island migrant labor camps

LRPN Livestream, broadcast March 24, 2021

Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Livestream show interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with rotating hosts made up of network members.

Today's guests: Dora Cervantes (General Secretary Treasurer of the Machinists Union) and Mark Torres (author, “Long Island Migrant Camps: Dust for Blood,” Teamster, and labor lawyer).

LRPN Co-Hosts: Tanya Hutchins (Activate L!VE and Machinists Union) and Andrea Arenas (El Desvio and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement - LCLAA).

Topics: Women’s History Month; the Machinists Union; the history of Long Island migrant labor camps.

Credits: Produced by Chris Garlock (Union City Radio); Producer, engineer, and editor is Evan Matthew Papp (Empathy Media Lab).

Labor History in 2 by the Rick Smith Show.

Music by DC Labor Chorus Song “None of Us Are Free" written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Brenda Russell. Album Hail to the Thieves, Volume III: Songs to Take Our Country Back! Learn more at Labor Heritage Foundation.

Your Rights At Work; We Educate Miami; America's Workforce Radio; The Rick Smith Show; El Desvio; Tales from the Reuther Archives; Labor History Today

Labor reacts to the murders of Asian women workers in Atlanta, an unlikely union supporter surfaces in Florida, how the America Rescue Plan will cut child poverty, and is "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" a myth or reality? We’ve got reports from Your Rights At Work, We Educate Miami, America's Workforce Radio and The Rick Smith Show.
Plus: we continue our Women’s History Month focus with reports from El Desvio and Tales from the Reuther Archives, and a performance of UPPER CASE WOMAN on Labor History Today.

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.

Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you’ll also find profiles of members of the Network.

#LaborRadioPod @DCLabor @AWFUnionPodcast @RickSmithShow @LCLAA @ReutherLibrary

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Union City Radio; RadioLabour; KBOO Labor Radio; The Solidarity Center Podcast; Heartland Labor Forum; Monday Morning QB; America's Workforce Radio

Union City Radio on the passage of the PRO Act in the U.S. House of Representatives…three International Women’s Day reports, from Radio Labour, KBOO Labor Radio and, from the brand-new Solidarity Center podcast, ending gender-based violence at work…the Heartland Labor Forum this week talked to members of the Bamazon Community Organizing Team, who’ve been working hard to support the Amazon workers organizing drive…and on Monday Morning QB, a report on efforts to organize a union by fitness instructors in Washington, DC…we wrap up this week’s show with a report on something most of would probably rather not think about but we all need, and that’s plumbing. America’s Workforce Radio celebrates World Plumbing Day with the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters.

Plus: from Labor History in 2:00, Ending Jim Crow on the Job.

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.

Also, check out our livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you’ll also find profiles of members of the Network.

#LaborRadioPod @DCLabor @radiolabour @kboo @SolidarityCntr @Heartland_Labor @WPFWMMQB @AWFUnionPodcast @ILLaborHistory

Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips