Labor Jawn

Our second "annual" address to the world detailing updates to the show and more exciting news! Support the show www.laborjawn.com

Philadelphia has always been a city dominated by its waterfront commerce. But the workers who make that commerce possible have always had to fight hard for their fair share. In the midst of a strike covering the whole of the East Coast, Philly's dockworkers became a key player fighting against the bosses, courts, and even the President. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

Sam and Gabe took a moment from the holidays to talk with Jessi Jones from the Academy Foundation, Emma Rose Rainville from the Esplanade Association, Adam Rizzo from the Penn Museum, and independent researcher Amanda Tobin Ripley about their recent work with Museums Moving Forward and the zine Museum Unions Enact Workplace Justice that they all co-authored with Josh Davis of the Seattle Art Museum. The zine dives into how museum union contracts have improved equity and justice in the f...

Our first address to the world detailing updates to the show and some exciting news! Ben Fletcher Mural Unveiling and Celebration Saturday May 18, 2024 2pm-4pm 301 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia PA SEIU - Philadelphia Labor History Map (produced by Labor Jawn) https://goo.gl/maps/HHggN819SpfC6tx87 Support the show www.laborjawn.com

On November 18, 2022, Labor Jawn hosted their first live show In Story and Song at the Philadelphia Folksong Society. Join the hosts of the Labor Jawn podcast in celebrating the labor movement through song and story. Relive the struggles and victories of the working class with historian Gabe Christy as musician Young Sam James leads you and a few special guests in the anthems and ballads that defined an entire movement. Guests are Pie-Eyed Preachers, Bevan Dayn, and Molly Hebert-Wilson. Intro...