Labor Radio Podcast Daily Highlights

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Labor Radio Podcast Daily Highlights

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May 12, 2024

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Who is Jon Melrod? College students mobilize; “We don't have time to wait”; No Fakes

Today’s labor quote: Donna Reed

Today’s labor history: 400 immigrant workers arrested

@wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO
Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

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May 12, 2024

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Titles in the series (100)

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

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Why 15,000 nurses struck this week: On Monday, 15,000 Minnesota nurses walked out on strike, in the largest private-sector nurses’ strike in U.S. history. The walkout came after nurses – members of the Minnesota Nurses Association -- had negotiated with hospital executives for more than fi... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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“A Hell of Wall Street’s Making”: Two reports focusing on the recent train derailments:Jeff Kurtz of Railroad Workers United talks with the We Rise Fighting podcast about the roots of the problem, and then on the Working People podcast, rail worker Matt Weaver says East Palestine was... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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“Working Nine to Five”: “We inspired Jane Fonda to make her movie and Dolly Parton to write her song. And we made countless bosses get their own coffee.” Labor Radio Podcast Network hosts chat with Ellen Cassedy, co-founder of 9 to 5, and author of a brand new book, “Working Ni... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Starbucks fires award-winning barista: From The Checkout podcast, a bitter brew, as Starbucks fires an award-winning barista. Then, on Work Week Radio, Sao Paulo transit worker Fabio Bosco reports on the results of last weekend’s victory by Lula and the Workers Party in Brazil. From El Cafeci... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Support your local union candidate: On the Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast, Why are so many union members running for office?Strippers seek justice at work; Belabored talks with Velveeta. On the Tales from the Reuther Library podcast, Louise Milone discusses how the Steelwo... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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WireWomen & Organizing under the radar: Our guests at this week’s meeting of the Labor Radio Podcast Network:Timothy Sheard, editor of Hard Ball Press, which just released "WireWomen: Lighting It Up" by Professor Sharon Szymanski, is "a vivid portrait of courageous, creative women working in a... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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”Organize, Fight, Win”: From The Valley Labor Report, railroader Matt Weaver on the fallout, next steps, and lessons learned from the rail dispute. On the Heartland Labor Forum, Teamsters Local 955 President Jerry Wood talks about the women in trucking and the importance of... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Ending gender-based violence at work: On the Solidarity Center Podcast, union women are key to ending gender-based violence at work. The UK-based UnionDues podcast talks with newly-elected Trades Union Council President Maria Exall about activism, faith and sexuality. Mental health in sc... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Organizing the friendly skies: Flight attendant Jonnie Lane talks with the Working People podcast about how an English major became a flight attendant, working conditions in the not-so-friendly skies, and why she and her colleagues are unionizing at Delta. Then, on America’s Workforce... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Nurses strike, rail workers don’t: The strike that wasn’t, and one that was: from The Rick Smith Show and America’s Workforce Radio, we have two reports on the issues that nearly forced tens of thousands of rail workers out on strike this week. Early Thursday morning, the Biden administra... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Yelling at Starbucks: On this week’s show: Sasha Anisimova, Starbucks organizer from Ann Arbor MI, on Labor Vision; Bruce Allan, residential school survivor, on Apple Box Talks; Shutting down the ports with Steve Gerrard and Liverpool dockworkers on Belabored; Michael and Ell... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Games workers of the world, unite!: On this week’s show: Stick Together, Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues, talks with an organizer from the Games Workers Union. Then, from Talking SMART, the podcast of the International Association of... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Rail strike, World Cup and Fight Like Hell: On this week’s show: The Workers' Mic on the rail strike, not strike. On Voice of the People, Jim and Mark look at how the World Cup should make us look at human rights differently. El Cafecito del Día calculates The Cost of the World Cup: A Discussi... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Union-busting in America’s national parks: 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 ca... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Why labor needs to vote: From Labor Radio on WORT.FM, community radio in Madison, Wisconsin: Why labor needs to turn out for the mid-term elections. On the El Desvio podcast, produced by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement: the role of Latino votes in the upcoming e... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Veterans are workers, too: On the Your Rights At Work radio show, Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig on how the UVC mobilized against a lawsuit seeking to block counting of military ballots in Wisconsin. On the TWU Local 513 Podcast, Local 513 Veterans Commit... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Labor got out the vote: Labor Radio volunteer Carol Weidel is also an election official in Madison, Wisconsin; check out her Election Day report from Labor Radio on WORT.FM. On the Your Rights At Work radio show which airs weekly on WPFW in Washington, DC, Mia Dell, Deputy ... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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”Capital’s Terrorists”: From The Valley Labor Report, Paul Lindsay makes the case for rail nationalization; Walmart and Kroger workers discuss the added stress of working during the holidays on the latest episode of Dissent Magazine's Belabored podcast; From We Rise Fightin... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Putting the greed in Ingredion: Mill workers have now been out on strike for over a month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; The Checkout Radio talks with Bakery Workers International Rep Jason Davis to find out why. Union construction workers and members of the fire and police departments in New ... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
34 min listen
Labor Radio; America’s Workforce Radio; Million Dollar Organizer; WestJet MEC PIREP; Construction User 2.0; We Rise Fighting: From Labor Radio on KBOO FM Michael and Elliott discuss the Screen Writers strike; Teamsters Local 175 President Ken Hall discusses contract negotiations at Coca Cola Consolidated on America’s Workforce Radio; The impact of short form video for union... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
31 min listen
OK, Tommy: On America’s Workforce Radio, North Alabama Area Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer (and Valley Labor Report radio/podcast host) Jacob Morrison rebukes former Auburn football coach and current Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville for criticizing Millennials... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
23 min listen
Three from the UK: Hundreds of thousands of nurses, teachers, and transit workers have taken to the streets in the UK for living wages and against privatization of public services; we’ll hear a report from WorkWeek Radio.Then, the secret art of negotiation -- why is it... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
25 min listen
Grad students strike, AI organizing, I Am A Man by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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A barista speaks out: San Francisco barista Kyle Trainer speaks out, on Work Week Radio. Then, Workers Beat’s Gene Lantz discusses what we'll be fighting for in 2023. On Labour Radio, Lisa Skeete, President of the CUPE Toronto District Council, reports on the historic edu... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
29 min listen
Remembering Myrtle Witboii; Fordham strike, plus labor music and movies: The Solidarity Center Podcast remembers Myrtle Witboii, general secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union, and president of the International Domestic Workers Federation.Then we’ll hear about the strike at Fordham Unive... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
31 min listen
Work Week Radio; Green & Red; Labor Radio on KBOO; ILO Future of Work; The Radical Songbook: On today’s show, UPS workers in San Francisco talk to WorkWeek Radio about their contract issues. On the Green & Red podcast: Summertime rolls, it’s too damn hot and the bosses are ripping us off! Bob and Scott riff and rant on strikes galore. Th... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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I AM Story; Memphis ‘68: A discussion of the continuing Pittsburgh Gazette strike on Today in Pittsburgh Labor. The Union Strong podcast reports on a healthcare worker rally in Albany, New York. Then, a discussion of education and training programs with Matthew Clark on the ... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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Labor’s 2023 Crystal Ball: On the Heartland Labor Forum, labor radio programmers and podcasters from around the country, from Kansas City and from as far away as England get out their union-made crystal balls and tell us what 2023 will bring for those who work and for the labo... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
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“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 Solidari... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
26 min listen
Elon Musk’s company town: Elon Musk plans to set up a company town; The Rick Smith Show reminds us of the dark history of company towns.Then, on America’s Workforce Radio, Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, tells us about new legislation to improve safety on the railro... by Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
29 min listen

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Labor Radio Podcast Daily Highlights

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