Work Stoppage

If you’re not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting www.patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. Continuing the series on modern slavery we started last week, John, Lina, and Dan follow a recent story on the horrifying working conditions for migrant workers on construction work for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and how they are emblematic of a widespread use of indenture...

John, Lina, and Dan cover Amazon hiring former FBI employees as “Intelligence Analysts”, teachers in Texas forming a minority union in the face of horrible Covid working conditions, a West Virginia bill aiming to ban teachers’ strikes,and taxi drivers in New York blocking the Brooklyn Bridge demanding pandemic debt relief.  In our main story, we cover a recent lawsuit over the practice of child sl...

If you’re not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting www.patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. There are so many work stoppages by teachers this week that John, Lina, and Dan do a whirlwind roundup to cover the actions around the country, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.  We also follow up on the Alphabet Workers Union and their first le...

John, Lina, and Dan discuss a union drive at the largest hospital in Maine, a horrific workplace accident in Georgia and why OSHA is no substitute for a union, and a change to how wage theft is reported.  We also cover a massive general strike in Haiti, Amazon being fined for stealing up to a third of the tips their Flex drivers were supposed to be earning, and how lockouts have spiked during the...

If you’re not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting www.patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. John, Lina, and Dan follow up on some recent communication problems between the CWA and AWU, cover a teachers strike in Bellevue, WA and the attempted union busting by the school district, as well as striking care workers at Sage Nursing Home in North London.  We also cover...

It’s a follow up heavy episode this week as John, Lina, and Dan cover victory for the Teamsters in the Hunts Point Market strike, the NFLPA coming out in support of the Amazon workers union drive in Alabama, the Indian farmers storming the Red Fort in New Delhi, the Chicago Teachers Union refusing to work in unsafe conditions, proposed anti-union legislation in Montana, and new dystopian practices...

If you’re not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting www.patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. John, Lina, and Dan follow up on the major Amazon workers union vote in Alabama, look into the conditions in the trucking industry that have made strikes more difficult, cover strikes by the Teamsters in New York and fast food workers across California.  We get into why the...

John, Lina, and Dan cover the latest updates in the major farmers strike in India, new wildcat actions by the Chicago Teachers Union, and an overview of the recent history of the repression of the labor movement in Colombia.  We also go over the anti-worker leadership of the AFL-CIO, attempted crackdowns on organizing by Google in the wake of the Alphabet Workers Union announcement, and Taylor Gui...

If you’re not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting www.patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. John, Lina, and Dan cover the fallout from Prop 22 already hitting delivery drivers in California, huge strikes by agro-export workers in Argentina and Peru, and the biggest labor story of the very new year, the Alphabet Workers Union, and the possibilities it presents for o...

John and Lina discuss some of the most egregious crimes against logistics workers, Uber getting BTFO'd by some Australian judges, and are joined by a suprise third mic Dan to discuss what labor and leftist outreach can look like in the present day Subscribe to get twice as many episodes per month at patreon.com/workstoppage Join the discord: https://discord.gg/tDvmNzX follow John @facebookvillain...

If you're not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting  www.patreon.com/workstoppage  and support us with $5 a month. Lina fills John in on the details of the PRO Act, and they talk about several strikes across Alabama as well as a new Trump administration DOL regulation that steals money from tipped workers Join the discord:  discord.gg/tDvmNzX

Lina and John tackle some familiar material and some unfamiliar material. We're talking about the strikes in India and Cleveland Heights, we're talking about rideshare unions and possibly co-ops, and we're definitely out of our depth talking about some shit CM Punk said Join the discord:  discord.gg/tDvmNzX follow John and Lina on twitter @ facebookvillain  and @ solidaritybee

If you're not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting http://www.patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month for the full episode and many more! This week Lina and John do a deeper dive on the general strike in India and how it is related to an ongoing farmer protest. They also cover racist retaliation against Carlos Cruz who organized with people to get a cost of living adju...

This week Lina and John discuss some back pay wins for workers, voluntary recognition of the Verso Books union, the biggest strike of all time in India, and much more. Conditions for workers are worsening across the country and the world, and we also take a look at the ways, not just financial, in which workers and their workplaces are being affected. Remember to check out http://www.patreon.com/w...

For the full episode become a patron:  www.patreon.com/workstoppage In this week's episode Lina and John cover a lockout of nurses in Pennsylvania, bosses betting on how many workers will get covid, Amazon Black Friday strikes, Amazon warehouse unionization in Alabama, and some shitty union busting bosses getting in trouble by the NLRB. Join the discord:  discord.gg/tDvmNzX

Lina and John tackle the re-closing of NYC public school, a failed union vote in the Twin Cities, police blacklisting union organizers in the UK, South Korean workers becoming ungovernable, and much more. For twice as many episodes every month, subscribe to our patreon at www.patreon.com/workstoppage Follow John @facebookvillain and Lina @SolidarityBee

To get the full episode become a patron http://www.patreon.com/workstoppage   This week Lina and John talk about union presidents' response to Biden's win, how the Trump administration lost a small battle with labor in court and then retaliated with a huge wage freeze for H2-A farm workers. Finally we hear about a potential gig workers co-op. https://migrantjustice.net/

John and Lina talk too much about the election, celebrate and criticize drug reform, recount some quitting stories, and talk about the Coca-Cola workers striking in Ohio and the robots Walmart won't use anymore If you want to support the show and get an episode every week go to www.patreon.com/workstoppage follow John on twitter @facebookvillain and Lina @solidaritybee

Become a patron! http://www.patreon.com/workstoppage John and Lina are joined by Lina's friend and professional organizer Eric to learn a thing or two about how organizing a union works on the ground

To get the full episode become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/workstoppage   This week Lina and John cover the executive order by Donald Trump that takes rights from up to 2.1 million public workers. They follow up on the AFL-CIO general strike, the protests and strikes around the Poland nearly abolishing abortion, and a wildcat strike in Alberta surrounding healthcare austerity.

Lina and John follow up on Danielle Brown's hunger strike, cover the latest developments with Amazon, the AFL-CIO, and the Supreme Court. They also take a look at a proposal from the EU to "ban" unpaid internships, and also some memes.   Support Danielle Brown on CashApp at $Danniex2   follow us on twitter, Lina @solidaritybee and John @facebookvillain

Hear the full episode at patreon.com/workstoppage   John and Lina discuss the finer points of what unions might offer to independent content creators, follow up on the Brooklyn Friends School strike, and cover a lot of stuff happening in Pennsylvania, from firefighters to google employees   follow Lina @solidaritybee on twitter   follow John @facebookvillain on twitter

Lina and John cover a bunch of very cool things, russian dock workers throwing helmets at the boss, a detroit bus driver goes absolute beast mode, plus strikes at norwegian oil fields, rhode island care facilities, and   much more beast mode bus driver: https://amp.detroitnews.com/amp/3617653001   russian dock workers: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/10/05/striking-dockers-in-far-east-russia-p...

Hear the Full EP at patreon.com/workstoppage John and Lina talk about the major success of the nurses in Illinois, spotify employees demanding a say in what's allowed on their platform, the plight of game devs without unions, and much more! follow Magne Skjæran - @Meneth_ follow Jason Schreier - @jasonschreier follow John and Lina - @facebookvillain & @solidaritybee

Lina and John follow up on the Spyhouse Coffee strike and the situation at University of Michigan, tackle some news from Thailand and Germany, and comment extensively on the growing power of students and healthcare workers during these times