Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Work Week Radio, more than 6,500 San Francisco educators strike for living wages, safe staffing, and protections for immigrant students.From Labor Radio on KBOO FM, Portland Community College faculty describe their contract fight and readiness to strike for the first time in school history.A frontline nurse on Riverside Rank & File explains why 30,000 Kaiser healthcare workers are striking over patient safety and staffing levels.Unite & Win shares strategies for protecting immigrant workers amid growing political pressure.From Labor History in 2:00: MADISON!And on Labor History Today, we explore how labor memory survives through the new Labor Landmarks Map.Plus, in Shows You Should Know, highlights from Boiling Point, Labor Force, The Workers’ Mic, El Cafecito del Dia, and Roswell Hub. Find links to every show at laborradionetwork.org and follow #LaborRadioPod on social media. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org@labormedianow @kboo #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 by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

This week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly features the Green and Red Podcast honoring civil rights and labor champion Jesse Jackson and his lifelong fight for economic justice and multiracial working-class solidarity. The Valley Labor Report speaks with Dr. Augustus Wood about his new book Class Warfare in Black Atlanta and why Black working-class struggle remains central to confronting inequality and building liberation movements. On My Labor Radio, letter carriers organize nationwide rallies demanding fair contracts, living wages, and respect for essential public service workers. The FedEx pilots’ union podcast Fly By Night highlights how worker feedback leads to real improvements in safety and working conditions, while Australia’s Concrete Gang defends construction unions against political attacks and makes the case for unions’ critical role in protecting wages, safety, and dignity. Finally, Tales from the Reuther Library marks its 100th episode with a look at the Radical Fund, showing how bold ideas and strategic support helped advance labor rights and civil liberties during some of America’s most turbulent times. The episode concludes with our “Shows You Should Know” roundup, featuring strike votes by Nova Scotia care workers, ongoing coverage from the Working People podcast, organizing lessons from Labor Notes and Labor Force, and new data on strikes and work stoppages from Power At Work. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org@PodcastGreenRed @LaborReporters @mgevaart @FedExPilots @cfmeu_cg @ReutherLibrary#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.

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Notes Podcast — Minnesota workers organize a mass day of action as ICE activity turns immigration enforcement into an unavoidable workplace issue. Words & Work — USL soccer players use the championship spotlight to demand a real CBA, healthcare, and basic professional standards. America Works — Nurse practitioner Tracy Augusta connects holistic health, spirituality, and the labor history of Black caregiving. The SAG-AFTRA Podcast — Performers break down new AI protections, digital replica rules, and what producers can—and cannot—do without consent. Labor Express Radio — A documentary filmmaker and UAW activists recount corruption, job selling, and the rank-and-file movement that reclaimed union democracy. Plus Shows You Should Know: El Cafecito del Día — youth activism and love-in-action organizing; Green and Red Podcast — general strikes, May Day, and class-conscious storytelling; The Concrete Gang — construction industry news and a CFMEU victory; Pipe Up — Black leadership in the pipe trades; Union Or Bust — nurses on the Kaiser strikes; The Valley Labor Report — a Volkswagen win in Chattanooga. 👉 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.

This week on Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Heartland Labor Forum examines the stunning decision to shut down the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette just hours after workers won their case at the U.S. Supreme Court, with NewsGuild–CWA president John Schleuss on what comes next. The Power Line Podcast goes inside the substation with Arizona Public Service electricians Juan Huerta and Beau Tubbs, exploring high-risk work, accountability, and what it takes to stay safe where everything connects. On the Green and Red Podcast, hosts revisit the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, the rise of SNCC, and the lessons mass direct action still holds today. Labor Jawn features songwriter Mindy Mary on Striking at King’s, a new labor song inspired by a 1938 Pennsylvania farmworkers’ strike—and why its message still resonates. On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, we feature one of the powerful medleys from the Labor Heritage Foundation’s Songs for Minneapolis YouTube playlist, responding in music to recent ICE killings. Bonus track: Labor History in 2:00 looks back at the 1919 Seattle General Strike, when tens of thousands of workers shut down a city and briefly ran it themselves. Plus, in Shows You Should Know, quick highlights from Alan on Labor, Union Talk, Apple Box Talks, The Union Labor Advisory Network Podcast, and Labor Radio on KBOO. Find links to every show at laborradionetwork.orgFollow: #LaborRadioPodContact: [email protected] This podcast is recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement.Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon & Harold Phillips. 👉 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.

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, shows across the Network spotlight the Minneapolis General Strike and a growing wave of worker resistance and organizing. We hear from Workers Beat Extra, Voice of the People, and Work Stoppage on what’s happening in Minnesota and why it matters nationally. The Manufacturing Report looks at ethical U.S. manufacturing, while Solidarity Works honors Pete Seeger’s legacy of music and movement-building. Shows You Should Know highlights include new episodes from The SAG-AFTRA Podcast, Blue Collar News, Talk The TAUC, and Unite And Win. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org#LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIOHelp 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.