Fight Back! Radio

August 1st is the deadline for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and United Parcel Service (UPS) to agree on a contract, and Teamsters across the country are showing that they are ready and willing to go on strike if their demands aren't met. Our guest today, Tanner Fischer, is a UPS package car driver, president of Teamsters Local 90 in Des Moines, IA, and a true class struggle...

It's been a year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and Milwaukee is making it clear that they aren't stepping down. Hayley McNeill is one of the folks in the streets fighting for reproductive justice. We got to hear from her about the amazing work that Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJA-M) is doing, including making demands of their political leaders, affecting public opinion,...

Serena Sojic-Borne is a fighter on many fronts. From the war over reproductive rights, to the attacks on LGBTQ youths, and the exploitation by Starbucks corporate, Serena recalls how she and her fellow comrades stand up and fight back. Get connected with the Real Name Campaign: Linktree Instagram Twitter Facebook Checkout our interview with Eliza Schultz who is on the board of directors for the Te...

We're honored to sit down with Adrian Bonifacio, the national chair of Bayan USA, a grassroots alliance struggling for genuine democracy and sovereignty in the Philippines. Adrian gives us a crash course on the history of the Philippines, a political analysis on the struggle for power between the people and imperialism, and describes what the fight for sovereignty and democracy looks like toda...

On March 6th, five protesters at the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay, FL were brutalized by campus police during an action that protested Governor DeSantis’ racist attacks on education. Gia Davila, a member of the Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, was one of the students who were attacked and arrested. Today she joined us to recount the events of the day, the continuing fight f...

Happy International Workers' Day from Fight Back! Radio! We're honored to be joined on this historic anniversary by Angel Naranjo, a high school senior and leader of Chicago’s Little Village Lawndale High School Fight Back! organization. Angel recently took a trip to the border between Mexico and the US and recalls for us the history of that area, the inhuman conditions and treatment of th...

Jon Melrod has spent the majority of his life deep in the trenches of the labor movement, across dozens of shop floors and different industries. We're honored to have him on the show to hear about the fights he and his fellow workers waged against the auto industry, various factories, and the strategies and tactics they utilized to achieve major victories. We encourage you to buy and read Jon&...

In July of 2021, the Chicago City Council passed the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) Ordinance , a ground breaking piece of legislation that gives real power back to the people of Chicago over the policing of their city. Anthony Driver was one of the key leaders that worked tirelessly to get this ordinance passed, and today he shares with us what their path to victory looked like,...

Marcia Howard, high school, English Teacher, vice president of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59, and occupier of George Floyd Square takes a moment away from her classroom and occupying shift to sit down with us talk about police brutality, the strength of community, the role of unions, and the importance of solidarity. Support the Tampa 4 protesters that were brutally attacked and...

Happy International Women's Day from Fight Back! Radio! We are honored to be joined by our guest today, Nouri Shabiba, who is on the national coordinating committee of the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) . Nouri lays out for us the road to Palestinian Liberation, past, present, and future, as well as the origins of Zionism, the resistance against it, and the signs of weakness its curr...

Today we're joined by our first returning guest, Carlos Montes, who we're having back on because there was simply too much to cover in just one interview. Those who listened to our first interview with Carlos will know him as an iconic leader of the Chicano National Movement, as well as the founder, spokesperson and minister of information for the Brown Berets. He was also a key leader of the 1968...

On January 7th, 2023, Memphis Police brutally assaulted Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man. This resulted in “his bones coming out of his skin” and difficulty breathing. Tyre Nichols died in the hospital three days later, on January 10th, after kidney failure and cardiac arrest because of the beating. The body cam footage is horrific and unwatchable. The 5 officers responsible for the death of...

Today we're joined by Tracey Schwerdtfeger who is a registered nurse in Milwaukee, and a member and steward of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Healthcare Professionals . She breaks down the horrific state of the healthcare industry, working conditions for healthcare workers, and the fight they're currently waging against the Ascension St. Francis medical center. Join the fight by going to t...

We're kicking off 2023 with Brandon Johnson, previously a public school teacher, organizer for the Chicago Teacher's Union, current commissioner of the 1st District of Cook County, and current candidate for mayor of Chicago. Brandon lays down his strategy for victory, emphasizes the importance of organizing, and shares his goals for improving the city of Chicago. You can find about more about his...

Happy Holidays from Fight Back! Radio! Enjoy this recap on the year, including a highlight from one of our favorite interviews with Frank Chapman, Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression , and author of Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism . As we wrap up 2022, we want to thank all of you for joining us on our journey to share...

Mick Kelly is the political secretory of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) , the editor of Fight Back! News , a rank and file Teamster, and a lifelong revolutionary. Today he presents a summary of FRSO's Program , which is the organization's declaration of what this country’s working and oppressed peoples want and need, along with what it will take to get there. You can read FRSO's pr...

Greta Callahan is a teachers and the current president of the teacher chapter of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Educational Support Professionals . Greta recalls what it's been like for her and her union to fight and organize during the trying times of the last two years, which includes responding to the murder of George Floyd in their city, fighting for the safety of their community d...

We are honored to be joined by Eliza Schultz, a working class Teamster in Chicago, Illinois. Eliza is on the board of directors for the Teamsters LGBTQ+ Caucus , and she shares with us the struggles of LGBTQ+ ranks and file workers, and what it looks like to fight for LGBTQ+ Liberation from within a labor union. You can find the Teamsters LGBTQ+ Caucus online at their website and Facebook page. Al...

Christina Kittle is a working class leader in the Jacksonville Community Action Committee and organizer in the Black Belt South, fighting for Black Liberation and against the oppression of women and the LGBT+ community. She is one of the Jax 5 , a group of protesters that were beaten and arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on April 7th, 2017 during a peaceful protest against a missile at...

Joe Burns is the Director of Bargaining for the Association of Flight Attendants union, a veteran of the labor movement, and author of 3 books, including his latest: Class Struggle Unionism .   In this interview, Joe breaks down the current state of the labor movement, including the struggle for power between business unionists, labor liberals, and class struggle unionists. He covers the hist...

Richard Blake is a UPS driver in Jacksonville FL, a member Teamsters Local #512, and a longtime class struggle unionist. He visited us in the windy city to discuss the contract fight the rank-and-file is waging against UPS, pushing back against sellout union officials, and building worker power at the local and national level. If you are a Teamster, get plugged into Teamsters for a Democratic Unio...

Today we are joined by Carlos Montes, an iconic leader of the Chicano National Movement. Carlos was the founder, spokesperson and minister of information for the Brown Berets. He was also a key leader of the 1968 Los Angeles High School walkouts, the Chicano Moratorium against the Viet Nam War, the mega-marches from 2006 and continues today as a leader of Centro Community Service Organization in L...

Happy Labor Day from Fight Back! Radio. Today we're joined by Greg Kelley, president of SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana Missouri & Kansas, a union which represents 90,000 healthcare, child care, nursing home and home healthcare workers across the four states. Greg unpacks the challenges involved with organizing in the healthcare industry, the power of organized labor and what workers can acco...

We are joined by Chrisley Carpio, a Tampa-based activist and national leader of Students for a Democratic Society to discuss the fights students are taking up both on and off campus. We dive into some of the history of SDS , as well as their current struggles against the Roe V. Wade decision, racial oppression, and labor exploitation. Students who want to get politically active can reach out to SD...

Fight Back! Radio shares a solidarity statement with those attacked by the FBI in St Louis, MO and St Petersburg, FL. Read more about the raids on Fight Back! News.