Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly
Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

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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. Airs weekdays at 7:15a ET on WPFW 89.3FM #LaborRadioPod

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LIVE from Labor Notes: The Work Continues
JUN 27, 2026
LIVE from Labor Notes: The Work Continues
Winning a strike. Building a union. Defending organizers. This week on Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we hear why the real work begins after the victory. LaborForce recaps the action at this year’s Labor Notes, plus live from the stage, UAW Local 2093's John Krause about the American Axle strike that delivered every demand after 18 years of concessions. Working People: Hamilton Nolan and Alex Press ask why union membership fell during the most pro-union administration in decades—and what organized labor needs to do differently. Work Stoppage tackles another Labor Notes focus, the fightback in Minnesota. On We Rise Fighting, Rick and Brian examine the federal indictment of 15 Minnesota immigrant rights and labor organizers—and labor's response. And from Labor Jawn, the story of Carl Mackley, the young Philadelphia striker whose death inspired 25,000 workers to pledge they'd keep fighting. Shows You Should Know: Heartland Labor Forum; The Valley Labor Report; Concrete Gang and more from Labor Notes on the Labor Heritage Power Hour. 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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.
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Coal Dust and Coffee Shops
MAY 23, 2026
Coal Dust and Coffee Shops
This week on the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly, we feature stories from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network on coal miners, grassroots democracy movements, labor media, Starbucks organizing, labor music, and more.Working People: Labor journalist Kim Kelly reports on the Trump administration’s weakening of mine safety protections, exacerbating the black lung crisis and jeopardizing coal miners' health.Green and Red: Anthropologist Ida Susser discusses France’s Yellow Vest movement, highlighting grassroots workers' challenges to both liberal and far-right politics while fostering new democratic organizing.The Worker Power Hour: Steve Matthews emphasizes the need for labor unions to adopt podcasts, radio, and digital media to educate and inspire workers in a changing media landscape.I Am An Actor: In this new SAG-AFTRA series, Kate Hudson explores the craft of acting.Heat the Ground Up: This episode continues the oral history of Starbucks Workers United, detailing Starbucks’ anti-union campaign and the organizing efforts that transformed labor in the service industry.Mine Wars Forum: Celebrating the legacy of labor musician and activist Hazel Dickens, stories from her nephew Buddy span from West Virginia coal country to the Pittston strike and beyond.Plus tips on more Shows You Should Know.Find links to all the shows at laborradionetwork.org and follow us on social media using #LaborRadioPod. Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org@WorkingPod @PodcastGreenRed #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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.
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55 MIN