Riverside Rank & File

In this episode, the conversation turns to Randy Korgan’s Teamsters Advantage program, an experiment in how organized labor can actively reshape local economies through partnership with small businesses. Rather than the familiar posture of opposition, the discussion lingers on cooperation, discounts, and community trust as practical instruments of economic resilience. Korgan describes a network of...

Nannette Plescencia, a seasoned Amazon employee and labor advocate, reveals the stark realities of working in Amazon warehouses during her discussion with Steve Matthews. She highlights issues such as constant surveillance, high levels of burnout, and the challenges of unionizing within one of the world's most influential corporations. Plescencia discusses the detrimental effects of Amazon's monit...

Steve Matthews introduces a significant presentation titled "Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the US Labor Movement," emphasizing the pressing need for labor unions to confront the existential threat posed by Trumpism. He features two key contributors, Stephen Lerner, a seasoned labor organizer known for the Justice for Janitors campaign, and Joseph McCarten, a history educator with a focus on labor...

The recent strike involving over 30,000 nurses, which concluded on February 26th, serves as a pivotal example of the power of collective action in the healthcare sector. Liz Marlow, a seasoned registered nurse and union member, elucidates the critical role of strong strike action in compelling management to return to negotiations, particularly in the face of regressive bargaining tactics that viol...

In this episode of the United America Network’s labor-focused podcast, guest Randy Korgan, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 1932, joins the conversation to discuss the future of union labor and the growing power of working people across the Inland Empire and beyond. Korgan highlights how labor organizing is reshaping public sector and logistics industries, and why workers are increasingly de...

Two candidates for California’s 47th Assembly District share their visions for working families, unions, and economic fairness. Jason Byors and Leila Namvar join Steve Matthews on Riverside Rank & File to discuss their personal journeys, deep ties to organized labor, and plans to address affordability, wages, and income inequality. Both candidates emphasize the importance of unions in strength...

Antoinette McDaniel | Building Stronger Unions Through Member Empowerment Veteran labor advocate Antoinette McDaniel joins “Riverside Rank and File” host Steve Matthews for a conversation about what it takes to build stronger, more effective unions. With more than two decades of experience in labor and community activism, McDaniel shares her journey from once being skeptical of unions to becoming...

In this powerful episode of Riverside Rank & File hosted by Steve Matthews , Amalia De Aztlan shares the remarkable story of her journey from migrant farmworker to lifelong advocate for labor rights and social justice . Arriving in the United States at age 10, Amalia worked in the fields alongside her family under harsh conditions, experiencing firsthand the struggles faced by farmworkers. At...

A frontline cardiac registered nurse from Kaiser Permanente joins the conversation on this week’s episode of Riverside Rank & File with Steve Matthews to discuss one of the largest healthcare labor disputes in the nation . Representing more than 30,000 unionized healthcare professionals, Liz Marlow explains why nurses across multiple California counties are on strike and what’s truly at stake...

In this first episode, Steve Matthews talks with Robert Foster, an accomplished lecturer. He's the elected vice president of the prestigious Lincoln Group of Boston, and has a 20-year history as a union steward at the Riverworks GE plant in Lynn, Massachusetts. Foster is also the author of Blue Is Just a Word . #RankAndFilePodcast #SteveMatthews #Unions #Labor #CollectiveBargaining #RobertFoster #...