The Valley Labor Report

Jobs to Move America work on Community Benefits Agreements across the country. What are those? Will form JMA explains. All that AND MORE! ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single large...

USFL Player Jonathan Newsome joins to talk about this season of the USFL and how it differs from the first season that was non union. Ryan Cave, executive director of the players union, joins the conversation. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and b...

In this Labor Notes featured episode, Adam examines the Secrets of a Successful Flyer article by Dan Lutz previously published in Steward's Corner. AND Adam shares a little Southern labor history with the story of the educator strike that almost was in 1979 Choctaw County, AL. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairne...

The Teamsters are more aggressive than they have been in decades with UPS as the clock counts down to the contract expiration date following a reformer sweep in the international elections. Something similar happened in 1997 -  what are the similarities between that moment and today and how can it inform us moving forward? Teddy Ostrow joins to talk that and more. PLUS, UPS Teamsters call in.  ✦ A...

Actors just went on strike, joining the writers on the picket line for the first time on over half a century. We talk about BAD BOSSES, chat with the chat, AND MORE.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama...

Adam shares what happened this month in labor and social justice history. Streetcar drivers on strike in New Orleans, textile workers on strike in Spain, desegregation in northwest Alabama, all that and more! ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and br...

We've got updates on the Teamsters and Starbucks. Plus - Dave Zirin from the Nation joins to talk about sports & labor.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single largest source of...

We have a big win for transparency in Alabama with a new law about our economic incentives. Michael Bailey talks to us about air quality and what we can do to protect ourselves.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to worker...

In OVERTIME we're spending some time talking about the Teamsters and UPS, take audience questions, and look at the new proposed silica standard.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our sing...

LOTS of news today! We breakdown what happened at Aerojet in Huntsville, bring on Lee Harris to give us an update on the TSMC construction in Arizona (not good!), Tryston gives us our regular Madison City report, and we bring you the latest in UMWA / Warrior Met news.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on th...

Brought to you by Labor Notes, in this episode Adam interviews longtime organizer Ellen David Friedman. They discuss her journey in the labor movement and particularly, the workshop she does for Labor Notes called What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, edu...

In OVERTIME, we talk to folks from Pride at Work about the importance of fighting for LGBT rights in the workplace. Also, Teamsters are preparing for a strike, and Texas Republicans are content to see workers die in the heat.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can d...

We talk to workers at Huntsville's Aerojet Rocketdyne about their union campaign. IBEW railroaders have won sick days. IATSE make up artists won a big NLRB case. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and...

Adam has a wide-ranging discussion with longtime organizer Bill Barry. They discuss Bill's journey through the labor movement and in particular, his work on internal organizing and "closing up the open shop." ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and br...

LOTS of calls in this episode. ALSO: Republicans don't understand PLAs. And they want to steal candy from babies (literally). And make the skies less safe (not kidding).  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Ala...

No guests! Get your calls ready. 844-899-TVLR. We talk about the Teamsters authorizing a strike, a lew of cop news, Republicans acting like comic book villains, AND MORE.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Al...

We talk to David Van Deuson, president of the Vermont Labor Federation about his work in the labor movement and how unions ought to relate to politicians.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond...

Marianne Williamson joins TVLR to talk about her campaign. Lots of Alabama news, including a freak attorney making as much as Nick Saban to defend our unconstitutional prisons. In OVERTIME, we talk to educator Jesse Hagopian about the #TeachTruth Day of Action and David Van Deusen, President of the Vermont AFL-CIO.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, el...

Adam shares the important anniversaries this month in working class history. Check out labornotes.org to sign up for their trainings and check out their important coverage of the labor movement. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevan...

The Zinn Education project joins to talk about their work. We take a look at Jennifer Bates' firing, Maile Flanagan getting attacked by an online mob, AND MORE.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and...

The debt limit deal has passed - what does it mean? Adolph Reed joins for a wide ranging interview on labor, politics, and the south. The Alabama legislative session is almost over - how much damage was done? Zinn Education Project joins to talk their upcoming day of action for educators AND MORE. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles f...

Chris Townsend joins Adam to discuss a wide array of books that have been republished recently about labor's history, why he's working on this, what they say, and what we should take from them. Shout out to International Publishers for getting these titles out, see more here: https://www.intpubnyc.com/ ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating strugg...

We talk with Clayton from the Catholic Labor Network, review some reactions from right wingers to janitors making a bit more money, and take a gander at what's going on in Florida. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to work...

Republicans are proposing a 22% cut to the VA - we talk to Suzanne Gordon about it. Freaks want school janitors to be poor, Florida bosses are getting away with theft, Obama is sniping Max Alvarez's gig and doing it badly, AND MORE.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how the...

Anne Braden was raised to be a Southern belle. Instead she became a revolutionary who helped to shape the self-understanding of the entire civil rights movement. Ben Wilkins put together a collection of her writings and speeches, and joins Adam to discuss.  ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educa...