Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly, we spotlight powerful stories from across the movement:• LabourStart updates us on imprisoned Hong Kong union leader Lee Cheuk-yan, whose January trial underscores the escalating repression of independent unionism under the National Security Law.• Union or Bust digs deep into the spread of high-tech surveillance—from license plate readers to smart streetlights—featuring computer scientist and organizer Lily Irani on the real-world dangers of “smart policing.”• On Union Strong, New York Assemblymember Harry Bronson traces how growing up in poverty and experiencing workplace discrimination shaped his fight for workers’ rights.• From Labor Jawn, a rich conversation with historian Francis Ryan about Philadelphia’s lost industrial era and the working-class neighborhoods that built the city.• Reinventing Solidarity brings us roundtable on 100 years of Black labor activism. We wrap with a lightning-fast Shows You Should Know speed round, featuring James Cameron on AI and acting on The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; David Rovics and labor music on The Labor Heritage Power Hour; on The Heartland Labor Forum, Randi Weingarten on why fascists fear teachers; plus holiday episodes from Economics for the People and Pipe Up; and, from OnWriting, late-night writers on comedy and free speech. As always, stay tuned, stay active, and stay connected to the Labor Radio/Podcast Network—where the people speak. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org#LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO@labourstart @nysaflcio @labor80132 @CunySLU Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below.Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

This Week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: From a mass climate-justice blockade in Australia to the hidden labor history of British Columbia’s fruit-packing women, this week’s episode ranges across the movement to bring you standout stories from the Labor Radio Podcast Network. We kick things off with Solidarity Breakfast, reporting from Newcastle’s Rising Tide camp, where thousands gathered to shut down the world’s largest coal port. Then, Power at Work digs into the escalating fight over Amazon as New Jersey’s attorney general sues the company for violating worker-protection laws, with Teamsters organizer Randy Korgan connecting the legal battle to on-the-ground organizing. Public media writers join On Writing to break down the growing threats to free speech and funding in public broadcasting, while Tales from the Reuther Library features AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson on why labor history is a critical tool in today’s contract fights. Finally, On The Line brings us the story of the “Apple Box Belles,” the union women who powered BC’s fruit-packing plants for decades. Plus: our “Shows You Should Know” speed-round segment highlights more excellent episodes across the Network. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org@3CRsolidarity @PowerAtWorkBlog @OnWritingWGAE @ReutherLibrary @BC_LHC #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below.Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly is produced by the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Member podcasts are independently produced. Opinions expressed do not represent the Network.Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: the crew is taking a well-earned union break for Thanksgiving — but Chris and Harold are here with a special holiday mini-edition; even during the holidays, labor shows across the Network are busy lifting up workers. This week’s highlights include:• Fight Like Hell: Letter carriers give back with a Thanksgiving-week blood drive in Flushing, NY. • Labor Jawn: How the Starbucks strike kitchen feeds and sustains workers fighting for their first contract.• Say Watt: The St. Paul Electrical JATC partners with community groups to reshape outreach, recruitment, and retention.• Working Voices: AFSCME rallies, a Black Friday Home Depot boycott, and a Building Trades perspective from LA/Orange County.• The Manufacturing Report: How the Lost Dutchman leather goods brand scaled from a teen hobby to a thriving U.S.-made shop.• The Dig: Roasts, toasts, and reflections as The Dig celebrates a huge milestone: 500 episodes!👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org#LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below.Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. Edited & produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Starbucks workers are fed up — and they’re walking out. This week’s show spotlights the escalating Red Cup Rebellion, with frontline stories from baristas, organizers, and labor leaders across the country. We begin on Working People, where Max Alvarez talks with veteran barista and organizer Michelle Eisen about the urgent new strike wave hitting Starbucks stores nationwide — why workers are walking out, what the company refuses to fix, and what’s at stake for the movement. Then over on Work Stoppage, the team unpacks Starbucks Workers United’s first open-ended strike — already underway in dozens of stores and growing — and the national call for a full boycott. On We Rise Fighting, Madison barista Joanna breaks down why Red Cup Day has become a flashpoint for worker action, highlighting the role of community care and solidarity in sustaining the fight. From the Labor Notes Podcast, baristas describe a workplace defined by speedups, dangerous understaffing, impossible time-standards, and corporate mandates that ignore the crisis on the shop floor — including the now-infamous “cup writing” rules. And on WBAI’s What’s Going On, Juliana Forlano joins Brooklyn baristas on the picket line, alongside AFT President Randi Weingarten and NY Assemblymember Claire Valdéz, rallying in solidarity with the nationwide rebellion. Plus: Dave Rovics’ brand-new song No Contract, No Coffee and, on Shows You Should Know, The Wealthy Ironworker on politicians pushing “right-to-work”; From A To Arbitration with cold-weather tips for CCAs; Re:Work Radio on healing, UFCW, and the cannabis industry; Labor History Today on land reform, race, and early labor conflicts; Ted talks about AFT’s organizing at BASIS charter schools on Words and Work; and we salute Concrete Gang’s Gorilla on his retirement. Listen to all these and 200+ more shows at laborradionetwork.orgFollow #LaborRadioPod on Bluesky, X, Facebook, and Instagram.Support the Network with union-made T-shirts — two colors, all sizes — at laborradionetwork.org. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.

On This Week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly:Boiling Point – Grassroots democracy proves its power as Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral win in New York sparks a conversation about movement-based politics.Art and Labor – Brooklyn artists take to the streets on election night with sharp, funny commentary on culture, power, and political change.Blue Collar News – From Helena, Montana, AFGE Local 4012 President Jordan Harwell describes how the federal shutdown is hitting working families — and what unions are doing to help.Next Generation Carriers – Host Margot opens a “Women’s Roundtable” on burnout among postal workers and union activists, with candid talk about caring for ourselves and each other.SAG-AFTRA Podcast – New SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin shares his vision for the union’s future, from health and pension protections to confronting the challenges of artificial intelligence. Shows You Should Know – Tiffany Roman on the federal shutdown (El Cafecito del Día); two new Two Classes of Mail episodes on veterans and discipline; Pipe Up’s Veterans Day special with UA’s Veterans In Piping; Fight Like Hell salutes NALC veterans; We Rise Fighting breaks down labor wins and strikes; and a farewell to APWU’s Mark Dimondstein as he signs off from Communicating With You, The Member.Listen to all these and 200+ more shows at laborradionetwork.orgFollow #LaborRadioPod on Bluesky, X, Facebook, and Instagram.Support the Network with union-made T-shirts — two colors, all sizes — at laborradionetwork.org. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.