Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : From America’s Workforce Radio, we revisit the Vietnam era’s “Hard Hat” protest and how labor’s stance on war split the movement. Tales from the Reuther Library explores rank-and-file reform in the Steelworkers with the story of “Oil Can Eddie.” Labor Jawn takes us inside Philadelphia’s once-every-40-years sanitation strikes. On Solidarity Works, the leg...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What happens when union leadership tries to shut down support for women, LGBTQ members, Black and Latino caucuses—all in the name of “compliance”? On the Labor Notes Podcast, the rank and file are pushing back inside the building trades, and they’re not backing down. Then: over in Boston, the Pipe Up podcast is thinking outside the pipe—literally. If el...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From trash pick-up to the Vietnam War, from Inland Empire housing justice to Wisconsin healthcare strikes—this episode is full of grit, struggle, and solidarity. We begin with Power at Work, where Victor Mineros of the Teamsters and Kathy Torres from Local 179 break down the nationwide strike against Republic Services. These essential sanitation workers...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Green and Red, Mike Elk reports from Brazil, where Trump’s tariffs have sparked backlash—and boosted Lula’s standing. Art Labor returns with a new name—Pod Save Ridgewood—and a sharp take on affordable housing and class warfare in New York. On Union or Bust, Mai Han of Borderlands for Equity talks student-led walkouts, protest training, and the faith...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Valley Labor Report unpacks devastating Medicaid cuts with Chuck Corra. The Labor Exchange explores the ripple effects on rural healthcare in Colorado. The Line dives into AI-driven data center construction—and the electricians needed to build them. Rachel Kushner joins the Heartland Labor Forum to discuss her new novel about FBI infiltration. And Har...

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Labor Show shares why 9,000 Philadelphia city workers were prepared to strike if they didn’t win a fair contract. Stick Together takes us to Melbourne, where community members rallied to save a vital library social worker program serving the most vulnerable. Union Talk hears from nurses who warn that dismantling Medicaid will be catastrophic for patients...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor unions are leading the fight to protect workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence—from film and television to privacy and job security. On Union Strong, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls out what she describes as a “big, beautiful betrayal” of working people hidden in the latest federal budget bill—and explains why unions must st...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From veterans rallying on the National Mall…To postal workers fighting privatization…To musicians lifting up migrants' voices…To labor leaders warning against fascism and false unity…we bring you a snapshot of the urgent struggles—and enduring solidarity—shaping the working class today. On Labor Radio in Portland, hosts Michael and Elliott take a hard l...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : WorkWeek Radio: Cliff Smith of Roofers Local 36 joins Steve Zeltzer to sound the alarm on ICE raids and rising fascism, calling for immediate labor action to defend immigrant workers. Green and Red Podcast: Organizer Estuardo Mazariegos of ACE Los Angeles details how neighbors, workers, and community groups are resisting federal violence with both organi...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : What makes a union meeting worth showing up to? On the Labor Notes Podcast, organizers dive into how to make meetings matter—and why members sometimes stay away for good reason. On Power at Work, the newly formed Washington Post Tech Guild explains how and why tech workers—long considered outside the traditional bounds of labor organizing—built a winning...

On this week’s edition of the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From Tucson to Melbourne to Vancouver, workers are rising up—and their stories are being told. We start with Words and Work, where Bookmans employees in Arizona walk off the job, demanding movement at the bargaining table. “If they’re not going to make a motion,” one worker says, “we’re going to make a motion.” On Working People, student hu...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : Barbecues and base building at Amazon, ICE agents confronted in Newark, redefining plumbing with kids, the magic of assimilation, and why turning doctors into data entry clerks is bad for us all. Plus, a roundup of even more labor shows you should know. It’s a jam-packed episode with clips from Labor Notes, My Labor Radio, Third and Fairfax, The Labor He...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Valley Labor Report asks: What does the new Pope mean for labor? Catholic TikToker Union Dad breaks it down. America’s Workforce talks air safety with PASS President David Spero. Heartland Labor Forum hears from frontline Social Security workers. The Boiling Point explains workers’ comp with attorney George Mueller. Stick Together explores the 4-day...

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Working Voices , UTLA fights to protect immigrant students; from On the Line , CTU’s Stacy Davis Gates marks May Day with a contract that builds working-class power; The Manufacturing Report exposes the hidden costs of cheap factory TikToks; The Labor & Energy Show goes inside Boilermakers Local 13; Reinventing Solidarity traces Jaz Brisack’s jou...

This Week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From San Francisco to South Africa, this week’s show brings you powerful stories of labor resistance, solidarity, and organizing across borders. WorkWeek Radio takes us to a San Francisco ICE rally demanding the release of detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, then dives into the fight for Medicare and Medicaid with Dr. Ana Manilow ahead of a nation...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: 📻 First, on Labor Radio from KBOO FM in Portland, Oregon, we hear from members of the Oregon Education Association Board of Directors on the power of unions and how they’re preparing for the challenges ahead—including the return of Trump and the threat to workers’ rights. ⚖️ Then on

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : This week’s episode takes us from South Africa to California, Wisconsin to the Pilbara — with a few sharp words about Trump along the way. Work Stoppage : The fight against illegal deportations and labor’s role in defending our communities from unjust immigration policies. Power at Work : How recent administrative policies are hitting hospitality workers...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Hands off our public services, our public workers, and our public spaces.

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : Labor Notes Podcast : How TSA Agents and Federal Workers are fighting a hostile administration. Heartland Labor Forum : Cuts to Haskell Indian Nation's University in Lawrence. My Labor Radio : Discussion with Eric Blanc on his new book We Are The Union. The Flight Deck : Women's history month: two captains discuss their inspiring stories. Economics for t...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : the US Postal Service is under the most existential attack in it’s history; Everything U$P$ assesses the situation. What's behind Europe's labor shortages? We’ll find out, on the ETUI Podcast . From brand-new Network member Buwa Basebetsi Updates ; migrant workers say enough is enough. Machinists Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes talks about Latinas in...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Stewart Acuff discusses his new book of poetry Love Is Solidarity in Action, on the Heartland Labor Forum radio show; then, Work Week Radio takes us to a protest to shut down Google's Waymo taxis; on Work Stoppage , grad workers negotiate at Brown University; CUPE's Mark Hancock talks about the "Montreal Declaration" on LabourStart ; the scallywags discus...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: from the inaugural episode of The Labor Notes Podcast , which just launched yesterday: When Nippon sought to acquire U.S. Steel in a $15 billion acquisition last year, the companies went to great lengths to convince U.S. Steel workers that the deal would benefit them too (and not just line executives’ pockets). Hear why the workers didn’t buy it. Then, fr...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Teachers talk about the impact education cuts will have on kids, on the Union Talk podcast…Then, from Labor Radio on WORT , teachers and advocates rally in Madison…Organizing in Utah and Colorado's ski communities; the Labor Exchange reports…Meet the union reps keeping front line union members safe, on The SAG-AFTRA Podcast …On the Heartland Labor Forum ,...

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly : Fedrick Ingram, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers, joins the

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: National Treasury Employees Union President Doreen Greenwald, on the Power at Work podcast, talks about the attack on the rights of federal workers by the Trump administration and NTEU's strategies in defending its members; Tesla Fremont Assembly worker Branton Philipps, after working for years at the plant -- which has over 20,000 workers -- talked with...