We Rise Fighting - Labor Podcast

Statements from: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine National Writers Union (with respect to Rafah) The Bronx Public Defenders Union (with respect to repression against protests in New York Also, updates on the University of California strike in solidarity with encampments, protests, and Palestine. And a potential strike by Samsung workers in South Korea.

UAW 4811 on strike in solidarity with Palestine, University of Washington student workers on strikes, Starbucks Workers United update, JFK airport fueling workers and mechanics strike (Teamsters) avertted, and update on UNITE HERE Local 11 hotel workers strike in Los Angeles.

How to research corporations for social/labor struggles. Corporate Investor Relations Pages SEC documents Keyword searches  10K Reports / Annual Reports Proxy Statements Quarterly Reports New Releases

Earth Day / Pentagon as a global presencen and pollutor Report on Palestine United Auto Workers: Volkwagen victory, Mercedes vote, CNH Industrial layoffs Portland Teachers Union and shitty right-wing lawyers suing them on behalf of four families

Interview with labor activist, former VT AFL-CIO president, and author David Van Deusen.  His new book "Insurgent Labor: The Vermont AFL-CIO 2017–2023" is available at PM Press.org .  We talk about his book, antifascism, experimentation as part of the labor struggle, international solidarity, and much more... 

Updates on Palestine and solidarity struggles with Palestine City Brewing Company workers (Teamsters) in Wisconsin approve strike authorization vote Train and airport workers in Germany reach agreements after months of strikes Salem-Keizer education workers reach tentative agreement, averting a potential strike South Korean bus drivers go on strike in Seoul Waffle House workers in Georgia go on st...

Garment workers stand with Palestine, Bryan Urgent Appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, Bryan  House Resolution 2882 and funding for Israeli militarization, Ric Molson Coors workers in Fort Worth, strike enters second month, Ric Members of REI Union March on Their Bosses and Take Other Collective Action, Bryan Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protest in the streets as national...

Resolutions in solidarity with Palestine within the Oakland Education Association and AFSCME Information on an event called “Working Class Democracy and the Question of Palestine” Madison Sourdough Workers Ratify Contract Corporate Giants attack the NLRA SEIU Healthcare in Minnesota and Iowa  Railway & Airline Strikes in Germany Possible Hospital Workers Strike in France during the Olympics St...

US Labor in Solidarity with Palestine report Kroger workers in W. Va, Kentucky and Ohio authorize a strike Janitors in the Twin Cities expected to strike tomorrow, March 4th 2024 Nigerian unions on nationwide strike Argentinian unions on general strike Teamsters at Anheuser Busch may have avoided a strike Starbucks workers may be closer to their first union contract

Die-in in Maine in Solidarity w/ Palestinian People International Day for Palestinian Journalists March 2nd Day of International Solidarity w/ Palestine International Women’s Day Decolonization and the Fight Against Imperialism Conference Teamsters Strike at Molson Coors UAW/Ford Reach a Deal at their Kentucky Plant Starbucks - Workers at 21 Locations Announce They’re Unionizing Guinea - Unions Pr...

We had some audio issues last week so here is our Feb 18, 2024 episode with those issues fixed. Sorry 'bout that everyone and thank you always for listening in. Report on Palestine includes segments on Texas Labor for Palestine No Tech for Apartheid National Labor Network for Ceasefire How the Venezuelan government is condemning the genocide in Gaza A declaration by the UAW Arab Caucus calling for...

Report on Palestine includes segments on Texas Labor for Palestine No Tech for Apartheid National Labor Network for Ceasefire How the Venezuelan government is condemning the genocide in Gaza A declaration by the UAW Arab Caucus calling for a practical interruption of the weapons UAW members are making, sending to Israel, and being used to kill Arab families How African Methodist Episcopal Church c...

-Labor Forum: Labor Forum The Genocidal Israeli War Against Palestine: February 24, 2024 (ILWU Local 10) -Educators March in DC to Revoke Largest Labor Union’s Endorsement of Biden Amid Genocide in Gaza (Educators for Palestine) -Under attack for solidarity with Palestine, NYC students are fighting back -Feb. 10, 2024 Madison Rally Sends Clear Message: ‘No Nazis in Wisconsin! – Free Palestine! – B...

LaborForPalestine. Net Teamsters / Palestine AWU-CWA / Palestine Stop the Hate Rally in Madison, WI Newton Teachers Strike in Massachusetts Getting Comfortable with Illegal Strikes Teamsters / Anheuser-Busch Hyundai Workers Fight to Unionize Potential Downtown Minneapolis Workers Strike Public Transport Workers Strike in Germany Eugene Debs Excerpt from Anti-War Speech, 1910

Palestine/South African claim of genocide in the International Court of Justice, AFL-CIO affiliate YALL passes resolution in solidarity with Palestinian people, Stop the Hate / Build Peoples Unity rally in Madison, WI, teachers strike in Newton, Massachussets, Teamsters vs Anheuser Busch, Mexican workers take on Audi, quick update on Argentina.

Oakland port shut down in solidarity with the people of Gaza, Teamsters/Anheuser-Busch struggle, Feb 10 action in Madison, WI titled "Stop the Hate, Build Peoples' Unity", Musicians Union, Rent Strikes, headlines, Kwame Ture, Lenin.

We cover a lot of ground in this episode: updates on Palestine, Yemen, South Africa, Namibia, remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., illegal teachers strike in Massachusetts, UAW President Shawn Fain speaking on MLK Day, Educators for Palestine, Milwaukee AFSCME local 526, Nurses in solidarity with Palestine, Labor Notes & UNAC conferences, Teamsters, South Africa, COSATU, Resist Fascism Stat...

Update on Palestine, MLK March in Detroit January 15, 2023 Labor recap and what's ahead in 2024, a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling that may make it easier to organize unions, German railway strike...

-Labor for Palestine/Wisconsin event -Jan 15th MLK March in Detroit -Unionization efforts at Tesla in Sweden -United Auto Workers -OPEIU -California hotel workers strike update -Teamsters authorize strike at Anheuser-Busch

Updates on protests and labor actions in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Labor news briefs on the United Food & Commercial Workers and Tesla in Sweden.

Interview with activist and journalist Abayomi Azikiwe. We cover the current state of labor in the US, the conflict in Occupied Palestine, the labor legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., current struggles in African nations, and more.

Interview with Terri Smith, striking casino worker in Detroit. There are currenly 3,700 casino workers on strike in Detroit represented by a total of five unions.

This week's labor news: labor & Palestine, the UAW strike, Kaiser Permanente strike, SAG-AFTRA, Starbucks workers, the Graduate Employees Organization Local 3550 and a statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Update on the genocidal acts being carried out in Occupied Palestine. We also discuss protests happening in the US, a call for action from Palestinian Trade Unions and an exemplary statement written by the Graduate Employees Organization Local 3550. After that we cover the 3 largest strikes taking place in the US right now: UAW, SAG-AFTRA and Kaiser Permanente (SEIU).

Interview with former Starbucks worker-organizer, Carrie Kawczynski in Wisconsin. She shares her experiences about how workers at her shop organized and why.