On the Ballot, On the Picket Line

Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: From voter turnout in Texas to striking hotel workers in Chicago, this week’s show looks at how workers are organizing for a voice at the ballot box and on the job. On The Valley Labor Report, Alabama’s governor’s race, a Decatur union’s victory over union busting, and Chattanooga nurses organizing. Workers Beat Extra reports on a startling start to early voting in Texas. Heartland Labor Forum questions Missouri candidates about working-class issues. On El Cafecito del Día, Ashley Estevez explores what’s at stake for young workers in this election. Blue Collar News examines ballot measures that could reshape fire services in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana. And on The Workers’ Mic, UNITE HERE Local 1 President Karen Kent discusses Chicago hotel workers’ strike. Shows You Should Know: Union Talk, Voice of the People, Words and Work, Baltimore Labor History, The Director’s Cut. Hosted and produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Explore more than 200 labor radio shows and podcasts—and support the Network with union-made T-shirts—at laborradionetwork.org. Follow #LaborRadioPod and send feedback to [email protected].