<description>&lt;p&gt;Sean is joined by labor activist and historian &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/JeffSchuhrke"&gt;Jeff Schuhrke&lt;/a&gt; to discuss his new book &lt;em&gt;Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor's Global Anticommunist Crusade&lt;/em&gt; out &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2979-blue-collar-empire"&gt;now&lt;/a&gt; from Verso Books.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why did American unions become a junior partner in US Empire during the Cold War ? How did anti-communists come to control US labor organizations in the 20th Century? What sort of high jinx were the AFL-CIO up to in Europe and the developing world? What did union activists do to expose this class collaboration and fight back against it? What might a reinvigorated working class internationalism look like in the 21st century? Join us for this great conversation about a great book that's absolutely essential reading for unionists and their allies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To access the bonus portion of this episode and years worth of other premium content, support the show at &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.patreon.com/theantifada"&gt;www.patreon.com/theantifada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buy Jeff's book: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2979-blue-collar-empire"&gt;https://www.versobooks.com/products/2979-blue-collar-empire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get involved:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ilclabor.com/"&gt;https://ilclabor.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rankandfileproject.com/"&gt;https://rankandfileproject.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://workerorganizing.org/training/"&gt;https://workerorganizing.org/training/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rankandfilecrew.org/"&gt;https://rankandfilecrew.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://labornotes.org/"&gt;https://labornotes.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Song: Neil Young - Union Man&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Antifada

Sean KB and AP Andy

E266: Amerikkkan FEDeration of Labore w/ Jeff Schuhrke

OCT 30, 2024103 MIN
The Antifada

E266: Amerikkkan FEDeration of Labore w/ Jeff Schuhrke

OCT 30, 2024103 MIN

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<p>Sean is joined by labor activist and historian <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/JeffSchuhrke">Jeff Schuhrke</a> to discuss his new book <em>Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor's Global Anticommunist Crusade</em> out <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2979-blue-collar-empire">now</a> from Verso Books.</p><p>Why did American unions become a junior partner in US Empire during the Cold War ? How did anti-communists come to control US labor organizations in the 20th Century? What sort of high jinx were the AFL-CIO up to in Europe and the developing world? What did union activists do to expose this class collaboration and fight back against it? What might a reinvigorated working class internationalism look like in the 21st century? Join us for this great conversation about a great book that's absolutely essential reading for unionists and their allies.</p><p>To access the bonus portion of this episode and years worth of other premium content, support the show at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.patreon.com/theantifada">www.patreon.com/theantifada</a></p><p>Buy Jeff's book: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2979-blue-collar-empire">https://www.versobooks.com/products/2979-blue-collar-empire</a></p><p>Get involved:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ilclabor.com/">https://ilclabor.com/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rankandfileproject.com/">https://rankandfileproject.com/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://workerorganizing.org/training/">https://workerorganizing.org/training/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rankandfilecrew.org/">https://rankandfilecrew.org/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://labornotes.org/">https://labornotes.org/</a></p><p></p><p>Song: Neil Young - Union Man</p>