Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

The strike edition!

On today’s special strike edition:

From the BCTGM Voices Project, an update on the five-month-old strike against International Flavors and Fragrances by Local 390G of the Bakery Workers in Memphis.

Then, Portland teachers walked out on Wednesday, the first time they’ve ever struck, so we’re bringing OEA Grow -- the podcast from the Oregon Education Association -- back for the second week in a row, with their special bonus episode talking with educators from the Portland Association of Teachers about the conditions that led to the Portland walkout.

Next up we have two reports on the historic win at the “Big 3” automakers by the United Auto Workers: first we’ll hear about life on the picket line on the UAW 1700 Podcast. Then, what’s in the new auto contracts? We find out on the Heartland Labor Forum.

Our last segment from Labor History in 2:00, is about yet another strike, this one from 1921, when striking milk drivers dumped thousands of gallons of milk on the streets of New York City. Our bonus segment is another Labor History in 2:00, this one about America first general strike.

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A meat cutter runs for office

On today’s show, we’ll hear about work stop actions -- that’s what they call strikes in Australia -- at B&D Doors in Victoria, on the Stick Together podcast.

Then on the UFCW 3000 podcast, Meat cutter Amber Wise runs for office. We’ll meet Fran McLaughlin, the new Business Manager at Painters District Council 21 in Philadelphia, on The Labor Show.

Labour Radio reports on the global crisis in nursing, and in our final segment, a school counselor discusses how she helps newly arrived families, on OEA Grow, the podcast from the Oregon Education Association.

Plus, on Labor History in 2:00: the year was 1825; that was the day the construction of the Erie Canal was completed.

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

Strikes, tech discrimination and how to pack your bags

On today’s show, The Valley Labor Report talks to UAW Local 862’s Todd Dunn about the strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant.

Then, news about the strike by Hollywood actors -- now in its fourth month-- is dominated by the big locals in Los Angeles and New York City. On The SAG-AFTRA Podcast, we’ll hear about how it’s also being supported by small and mid-size locals across the country.

Is tech discrimination the new way we work? The Solidarity Center Podcast investigates how app workers are being exploited.

From the Million Dollar Organizer: tips union organizers use to improve their travel experience.

Union Dues host Simon Sapper sits down in a London pub with Labor Radio Podcast Network founder Chris Garlock to talk about the Network’s origins and future.

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

Breakthrough in UAW strike

Clips from Labor Express Radio, America’s Workforce Radio, RadioLabour, Art and Labor, and The Docker Podcast.

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Produced by Chris Garlock & Patrick Dixon; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Union-busting in America’s national parks (Encore)

Originally released October 8, 2022
On this week’s show: An update on the Case New Holland strike from the Work Stoppage podcast. Then, reports from two education-focused podcasts: from AFT In Action, a conversation highlighting the advantages that a strong labor-management relationship can have on working conditions and student learning; and, from CTU Speaks! co-hosts Andrea Parker and Jim Staros talk with Lauren Bianchi and Chuck Stark, two teachers at Washington High School that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sought to fire this past summer. Their crime? Teaching their students about the city’s plan to move the toxic metal shredding corporation General Iron from wealthy Lincoln Park to the Southeast Side, which has already suffered more pollution and toxic industry than almost any other region of Chicago.
Do you get lost in all the mumbo jumbo of incentives for developers and wonder what they cost taxpayers, local government, school districts and even the public library? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, the basics of TIFS and Star Bonds and other ways we subsidize builders.
Our last segment comes from 43-15: A Labor Lab Podcast: when tour guides at Yellowstone National Park started unionizing to bargain for higher wages, a consistent work schedule, and better housing conditions, they were quickly fired. We’ll hear from Ty Wheeler, one of the fired tour guides.

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

Mobilizing for the Million Workers March (Encore)

Originally released May 21, 2022
On today’s show: Organizer Clarence Thomas talks with Building Bridges Radio about the mobilization leading up to the 2004 Million Workers March…On The Check Out podcast, Bob Funk discusses how LaborLab tracks and communicates information about union busting…And winter may be a long way off, but it’s not too early to think about buying rock salt, specifically American Rock Salt; on the Union Strong podcast we hear about the importance of prioritizing Buy American legislation…Then, on the new podcast Union Days, Simon Sapper takes us on a wild ride from Glasgow's abattoir to Kew Gardens…We wrap up with the Solidarity Breakfast radio show from Melbourne, which this week brings us a report on speeches from a rally defending native rights in Australia.

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Edited by Patrick Dixon and Mel Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

MLK and labor: his last speech (Encore)

Originally released April 7, 2023
This week, on the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while he was in Memphis supporting striking sanitation workers, AFSCME, the union those sanitation workers belonged to, released the I AM STORY Podcast, which retells the story of a labor struggle that rocked a city and altered our history. Episode 1 is available now on all major podcast platforms.

Then, on Building Bridges Radio: Mike Honey on Dr. King and his last speech in Memphis.

On America’s Workforce Radio, Michigan State Senator Darrin Camilleri discusses his successful Right to Work repeal bill.

Then, we’ll hear about green jobs for Rhode Island on the Labor Vision podcast.

Roswell Hub is a podcast from a Teamster in Roswell, Georgia; today we feature an episode exploring Why must you work as instructed?

Then, on the Valley Labor Report, Max Fraser talks about his book Hillbilly Highway.

Our last segment today is from the America Works podcast, from the Library of Congress, and we’ll hear from Dairy Farm Herdsperson Joyce Godbout.

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

Organizing the South

Organizing the South and why it matters, on Solidarity Works: A Podcast From The United Steelworkers.

Then, from The Valley Labor Report, what labor councils are and why they're important, with Nashville Central Labor Council president Vonda McDaniel.

Next, we go to Australia, where the Solidarity Breakfast podcast brings us a voice from the Melbourne Uni strike.

And in our final segment today, Save WVU; the Working People podcast talks with students and organizers at West Virginia University, which recently announced plans to dramatically cut academic programs and jobs in the coming year.

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

“My Boss Is a Robot”

If you work seven days a week, 12 hours a day and don’t make enough money to pay the bills, you can talk to your boss, right? Not if your boss is an app. The global impact of app-controlled working conditions on “My Boss Is a Robot,” the new Solidarity Center Podcast series.

Work Stoppage reports on the end of strikes at Wabtec and Leinenkugel, where workers have ratified new contracts after hard fought battles.

What is a union convention and why do unions have them? The Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast explains.

 

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

California’s Labor Queen

Union or Bust welcomes the Labor Queen herself, Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation. They talk shop on unionism, what solidarity means to Gonzalez-Fletcher, and what work needs to be done to get out of this hole the country is in.

David, Greg and Richard talk about the UPS contract ratification and what is to come, on the Roswell Hub podcast.

From the PCTA FYRE podcast, the history and concept of striking in Florida.

In the seventh episode of the Alberta Worker Podcast’s second season, Kim Siever interviews Jordan Wilkie, a firefighter in the Edmonton area and the leader of the Green Party of Alberta. Jordan talks about working as a float plane pilot, becoming a firefighter, choosing to lead the Green Party, and the importance of class solidarity. A few times, he tries to switch roles with Kim.

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