Episodes
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
On this week’s show: Members of IATSE Local 122 discuss their contract fight in San Diego; Fighting political interference in higher ed: From Florida to Texas, Ohio to Indiana, politicians are trying to substitute their own ideological beliefs for educational freedom by passing legislation that interferes with how colleges and universities operate. Then, a chat with Jamell Thrower, National Secretary of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus. Next, meet Ray Connor, the new president of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council. And in our final segment, Paul Robeson sings at Peace Arch Park.
This week’s featured shows: Union or Bust, two union activists discuss organizing, unions, and politics; AAUP Presents, the podcast produced by the American Association of University Professors, on issues related to academic freedom, shared governance, and higher education; SayWatt, which covers what’s going on in the world of electrical apprenticeship; Working to Live In Southwest Washington, the podcast from the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council; and On The Line: Stories of BC Workers, a Canadian labour history storytelling podcast, produced by volunteers & staff of the BC Labour Heritage Centre.
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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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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
On this week’s show: Carolina Dantas, Project Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean Building and Wood Worker’s International, Jon Hartough discusses migrant fishers in Thailand, Sara Nelson takes questions from SkyWest flight attendants, Second City educators discuss tentative deal, Michael and Elliott discuss the lawsuit against the NLRB, and a dangerous mixture: booze and the workplace.
This week’s featured shows: LabourStart, the official podcast of LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement, a brand-new podcast and a brand-new member of the Network; Labor Link, the podcast cast is about the brave individuals organizing the workers who make our stuff; It’s Time Live, the official podcast of SkyWest Flight Attendants; 3rd & Fairfax, news and information about the Writers Guild of America West; Labor Radio on KBOO FM, radio of the working class, by the working class and for the working class, from Portland, Oregon; and our final segment is from Union Days, longtime trade unionist Simon Sapper’s stories of people, places, scraps and scrapes. Heroes and villains. Tall tales and low blows. It’s the stuff of life itself.
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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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Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Labor Radio Podcast Daily Highlights
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Liberia Firestone workers’ 2006 strike; Forward for justice; Organized labor and the Civil Rights Movement; American Fiction’s Cord Jefferson; “Our union is us”
Today’s labor quote: Joe Glazer
Today’s labor history: Cops beat textile strikers
@wrkclasshistory @AWFUnionPodcast @AFTunion @Heartland_Labor @OOItsTime @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO
Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
On this week’s show: Labor Secretary Julie Su; Joelle Salerno and Danielle Harshman from the National Association of Women in Construction; Catarina Cinnani discusses allegations of sexual harassment at Perfection Fresh; Did the mob control the Teamsters?; Mike talks with Darren about attendance; Remembering the 1997 UPS Strike.
This week’s featured shows are El Cafecito del Día, from the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement; The Construction User 2.0, the podcast from the Association of Union Constructors, Stick Together, Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues; Roswell Hub, a weekly podcast dedicated to Teamsters helping Teamsters; the UAW 1700 Podcast, and Labor Jawn, the podcast tackling the working class history of Philadelphia and the surrounding world with comprehensive research and off-color absurdity.
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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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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
On this week’s show: AFT's Fedrick Ingram on his experience with unions and how he got to his current position; Unions and the Civil Rights Movement; How to get it done in 2024; Disneyland actors seek a union; and we meet Damon Walker, a luthier from Durham, North Carolina.
This week’s featured shows are America’s Workforce Radio, a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America; The Heartland Labor Forum, Radio That Talks Back to the Boss! It’s Time Live, the official podcast of SkyWest Flight Attendants; Labor Force, a podcast about labor issues and working people; America Works, an ongoing podcast series from the Library of Congress.
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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Hyundai Workers sign union cards; More on UAW organizing; Cord Jefferson and USC adjunct professors fight for a union; and, Remembering the 2006 Liberia Firestone Strike.
Plus, Labor History in 2:00.
This week’s featured shows are The Valley Labor Report, a weekly talk radio show airing on WVNN 92.5 FM in Huntsville Alabama and on WGOL 920 AM in Russellville Alabama; Work Stoppage, a podcast that only talks about what can be done for the working class; 3rd & Fairfax, news and information about the Writers Guild of America West; On This Day in Working Class History, daily briefings of On This Day people's history anniversaries every day of the year, from the Working Class History team; Labor History in 2:00, daily podcasts with a two-minute story about an event or person connected to that day in labor history.
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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Work Week Radio; IAM Delta; PFFA Pod; OEA Grow; El Cafecito del Día
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
On today’s show: Teamsters protest Donald Trump’s invitation to union headquarters; Delta workers discuss the need for union representation; Veteran firefighter Chris Fukai; The importance of family engagement in schools; and LCLAA's Annual Report on Latino Workers and Unions.
This week’s featured shows are Work Week Radio, covering the voices of working people, unions and their struggles locally, nationally and internationally. IAM Delta,
The official podcast for ramp, tower, and cargo workers at Delta Air Lines who are organizing their union with the IAM; PFFA Pod, the official podcast of the Portland Fire Fighters' Association, Fire Fighters Local 43 in Portland Oregon; OEA Grow, the weekly podcast from the Oregon Education Association; El Cafecito del Día, the podcast from LCLAA, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement.
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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Economic Policy Institute president Heidi Shierholz, on what the latest surge in labor actions means for workers and the fight for racial and economic justice; New York State AFL-CIO Legislative Director Mike Neidl on legislative priorities for 2024; Carlos Jimenez, head of the AFL-CIO’s special projects division, talks about labor strikes over the past year; General Secretary of UNI Global Union Christy Hoffman on the benefits of being in a union in the age of AI; and writer and recording artist Hilary Peach reads from her memoir, Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood.
This week’s featured shows are The State of Working America, the podcast from the Economic Policy Institute; Union Strong, the official podcast of the New York State AFL-CIO; Black Work Talk, a show that elevates the voices of Black labor, workers, leaders, activists, and intellectuals; RadioLabour, which promotes global communication between labour organizations; and the Labor Heritage Power Hour, which promotes knowledge of the cultural heritage of the American worker through the arts.
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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
The Rick Smith Show; RadioLabour; Union Talk; Union or Bust; The Check Out
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Rick Smith remembers Martin Luther King; will 2024 be the Year of the Fascist?; How to Preserve Democracy in 2024; Bill Fletcher Jr on a ceasefire in Gaza; and a COP28 Recap with Lauren Baker.
This week’s featured shows are The Rick Smith Show, “Where Working People Come to Talk!”; RadioLabour, Bringing Labour's Voices to the World; Union Talk, the podcast from the American Federation of Teachers; Union or Bust, a podcast with two union activists discussing organizing, unions, and politics; and The Check Out, centering the voices and efforts of essential workers on the frontlines of our food system.
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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Organizing at Marquette University Starbucks, Wells Fargo workers in Albuquerque win their election, three types of office visits, extra-judicial killings of unionists in the Philippines, and remembering the Coors boycott.
Shows featured include Labor Radio (WORT), Work Stoppage, America’s Workforce Radio, Roswell Hub, Stick Together, and Working Voices
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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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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.