<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 88 we’re joined by Eric Blanc, author of &lt;em&gt;We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big. &lt;/em&gt;We talk about the importance of unions in confronting the many problems of this dystopian timeline and how the model of worker-to-worker unionism is necessary to scale up unionization and create an effective labour movement. We also discuss the recent uptick in labour organizing in North America, including high-profile union drives at Starbucks and Amazon, and what workers are doing to win these struggles. We finish off with a little discussion of Young Cardamom, AKA Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eric’s book &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper"&gt;We Are the Union&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eric’s Substack, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.laborpolitics.com/"&gt;laborpolitics.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eric’s &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/ericblanc_/?hl=en"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://workerorganizing.org/"&gt;(EWOC)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Points the Way Forward, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://jacobin.com/2025/11/mamdani-election-trump-democrats-socialism"&gt;by Eric Blanc,&lt;/a&gt; in Jacobin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More articles by &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://jacobin.com/author/eric-blanc"&gt;Eric Blanc in Jacobin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An update on the &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/amazon-closure-quebec-union-9.6979662"&gt;Amazon situation in Quebec&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/fuckingcancelled/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://fuckingcancelled.bigcartel.com/"&gt;Merch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://fuckingcancelled.substack.com/"&gt;fuckingcancelled.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://clementinemorrigan.com/"&gt;clementinemorrigan.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.jaylesoleil.com/"&gt;jaylesoleil.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwrFY0_UJjs"&gt;Theme song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Hopelessness Can Turn to Hope Pretty Quick with Eric Blanc

NOV 20, 202572 MIN
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Hopelessness Can Turn to Hope Pretty Quick with Eric Blanc

NOV 20, 202572 MIN

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<p>In Episode 88 we’re joined by Eric Blanc, author of <em>We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big. </em>We talk about the importance of unions in confronting the many problems of this dystopian timeline and how the model of worker-to-worker unionism is necessary to scale up unionization and create an effective labour movement. We also discuss the recent uptick in labour organizing in North America, including high-profile union drives at Starbucks and Amazon, and what workers are doing to win these struggles. We finish off with a little discussion of Young Cardamom, AKA Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><p>Eric’s book <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper">We Are the Union</a></p><p>Eric’s Substack, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.laborpolitics.com/">laborpolitics.com</a></p><p>Eric’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/ericblanc_/?hl=en">Instagram</a></p><p>The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee <a target="_blank" href="https://workerorganizing.org/">(EWOC)</a></p><p>Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Points the Way Forward, <a target="_blank" href="https://jacobin.com/2025/11/mamdani-election-trump-democrats-socialism">by Eric Blanc,</a> in Jacobin</p><p>More articles by <a target="_blank" href="https://jacobin.com/author/eric-blanc">Eric Blanc in Jacobin</a></p><p>An update on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/amazon-closure-quebec-union-9.6979662">Amazon situation in Quebec</a></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/fuckingcancelled/">Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://fuckingcancelled.bigcartel.com/">Merch</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://fuckingcancelled.substack.com/">fuckingcancelled.com</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://clementinemorrigan.com/">clementinemorrigan.com</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jaylesoleil.com/">jaylesoleil.com</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwrFY0_UJjs">Theme song</a></p><p>Fucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe</a>