Teddy Ostrow

The Upsurge

Society EN ↓ 26 episodes

The Upsurge is a podcast about the future of the American labor movement, produced by Teddy Ostrow & Ruby Walsh, in partnership with In These Times & The Real News Network.

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Teddy Ostrow

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Episode 1 : The Never-ending Peak 19.01.2023 1:00:02

On August 1, 2023, there's a chance Antoine Andrews won't show up to work. He won't step foot in the United Parcel Service (UPS) hub in Canarsie, Brooklyn where he's worked for 26 years. He won't hop into his iconic brown UPS truck and deliver packages to the businesses and households on his regular route. No, he'll be on strike – with nearly 350,000 of his coworkers, in what could be one of the l...