The Valley Labor Report

Jacob and David discuss unions, organizing and take questions from the audience. We also have a scab call in and try to justify the betrayal of his brothers and sisters by crossing the picket line.

David & Jacob interview several candidates for various local positions across Huntsville and Madison County. We discuss labor and social justice issues with the candidates and speak about their vision for the city.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

David & Jacob interview Warren Tidwell from Hometown Action about the mutual aid and direct action projects they have going across Alabama. We also discuss recent SCOTUS rulings that have a detrimental affect on workers at religious operations.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jacob discusses open borders with Dr. Suzy Lee

We interview Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals (PASNAP) - Carla Le'coin about her union, contract and how things went throughout the organizing campaign, contract negotiations and much more.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jacob and David talk with President of Texas State Council of Machinists Machinists Union brother Byron Williams, Angela Curry - Liaison of the Citizens Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform, Reverend Bentley - President of the local SCLC and the former chair of the Alabama Bernie Sanders campaign and President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Everett Kelly. The discussion...

We're talk to two nurses from St. Mary's Hospital in Langhorne, Pennsylvania about their successful fight for the union (Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals), their current contract negotiations, and why one of them is a big union advocate - even though he is a Republican. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We speak with Alex Vitale about his book "The End of Policing." We also speak with President of the Tennessee Valley Progressive Alliance David Odom spoke to give their response to the Huntsville City officials account of what happened when the police assaulted peaceful protesters. He also spoke about their campaign to remove the Confederate Monument on the courthouse square. ★ Support this podcas...

We speak with Chris Brooks, a labor journalist from Tennessee and a graduate of the labor studies program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He currently works as a staff writer at Labor Notes and has bylines at The Intercept , Jacobin magazine and more.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We talked to representatives of the IWW Freelance Journalists Union about their big win a while ago - securing $150,000 in unpaid invoices, and how it happened. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The TVA is trying to outsource hundreds of jobs in the middle of a pandemic. We talked to Gay Henson, the Valley Wide president of the TVA Engineering Association and Paul Shearon, IFPTE International President about this yesterday.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We talk with Michael Klemm, President and General Directing Chair of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 141, representing 38,000 workers in the airline industry. He spoke to us about United Airlines attempt to furlough 15,000 employees and take their benefits, and how the union fought back and won, securing workers salaries and benefits. ★ Support this podca...