Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

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The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly brings you a weekly roundup of highlights from more than 200 podcasts and radio shows in the Labor Radio Podcast Network, covering workers’ issues and struggles around the world.

Recent Episodes

NOV 7, 2026
From the Ballot Box to the Picket Line
Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: America’s Work Force Union Podcast: Ohio building trades leader Dorsey Hager weighs in on election results and what they mean for working people. The Rick Smith Show: Rick calls the results “a total shellacking, a complete repudiation of Trumpism and the Republican leadership.” My Labor Radio: Voices from the picket line with striking UAW Local 1002 members at Bradford White in Middleville, Michigan. Working People: French students and union members discuss the movement behind a massive strike. RadioLabour: International solidarity with Canadian workers defending their right to strike. Teamsters 1932’s Worker Power Hour: Alejandra Quintero of All Things Labor explains how unions can reach workers on social media—and why Facebook isn’t always the answer. Work Stoppage: Remembering Dolores Huerta and her lasting influence on the labor movement. Plus, Shows You Should Know, featuring The Labor Heritage Power Hour, Labor Force, We Rise Fighting, Workweek Radio, Tribunus Plebis, and The Garage Mind.Find every show and support the Network with a union-made T-shirt at laborradionetwork.org. Follow #LaborRadioPod and send feedback to [email protected]. Edited and produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips, and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. 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.
55 MIN
OCT 30, 2026
Workers, ballots and billionaire money
Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Who’s running, who’s paying, and what’s at stake for working people? This week, we look at elections through workers’ eyes—from city council races and public school funding to a union mechanic’s journey into politics and two perspectives on Brazil. On Riverside Rank & File, new host Jerry Mead-Lucero talks with Banning, California, city council candidates Chris Castorena and Marco Santana about good jobs, warehouse development and holding City Hall accountable. Boiling Point examines Cincinnati’s Issue 4 school funding levy—and what students, families and school workers could face if it fails. On Shift Change, IAM International President Brian Bryant talks with aircraft mechanic and union member Taylor Rehmet about the path from the shop floor to the Texas State Senate, and why more working people should run for office. The Labor Exchange follows Colorado’s political money with journalist Logan Davis and Colorado AFL-CIO political director Jacob Becklin. Then, two perspectives on Brazil: Working Voices features Steve Zeltzer’s conversation with transit worker and union activist Fábio Bosco about the election, foreign investment and working-class independence. On Green and Red, Payday Report’s Mike Elk describes the organizing behind “Lula’s Army”—using WhatsApp, street celebrations and creative collective action to mobilize voters. Plus: Labor History in 2 revisits the newspaper headlines after the 1929 stock market crash. Shows You Should Know: More election coverage from Green and Red, The Worker Power Hour, Workers Beat Extra and CUPE Cast; the origins of “Solidarity Forever” on The Mine Wars Forum; mass deportations and the anti-worker agenda on The State of Working America; defending the right to strike on Labor Radio Canada; academic freedom on AAUP Presents; Corey Walton’s message to letter carriers on From A to Arbitration; and a debate about police unions’ place in the labor movement on Working People. Hosted and produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Explore the shows, subscribe and pick up a union-made network T-shirt at laborradionetwork.org. Tell us what you think of the show’s format: [email protected]. #LaborRadioPod | Where the People Speak!
55 MIN
OCT 16, 2026
From Union Activism to Public Office
On the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: Building worker power at the ballot box, on the job, and in our communities. PLUS: Listener mail and a chance for you to weigh in on teasers and bumpers! On Labor Radio on KBOO FM, Oregon Labor Candidate School Executive Director Dan Torres talks about preparing union members for public office and union leadership. Teamsters 1932’s Worker Power Hour explores Project Labor Agreements and pro-worker local government with Massachusetts Building Trades President Frank Callahan and Redlands Councilmember Denise Davis. And on The Voice, host Fred Kowal talks with dairy farmer and congressional candidate Blake Gendebien about representing New York’s North Country. Then, Stick Together examines unpaid overtime and artificial intelligence with Unions NSW Secretary Thomas Costa. LaborJawn talks with filmmaker Yael Bridge about Who Moves America, her documentary following the Teamsters’ 2023 UPS contract fight. And Labor Exchange hears from IBEW Local 111 member and former college basketball player Dallas Walton about the Protect College Sports Act. And on Shows You Should Know: Classes of Mail, Labor Force, Working History, El Cafecito del Dia and The Labor Notes Podcast. Explore these shows and more at laborradionetwork.org. Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips, and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. 👉 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.
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