Labor Radio on KBOO FM; LabourStart; Mining & Energy Union Podcast; Concrete Gang; Power at Work; RadioLabour

Labor Radio on KBOO FM; LabourStart; Mining & Energy Union Podcast; Concrete Gang; Power at Work; RadioLabour

Author: laborradiopodcastweekly November 22, 2024 Duration: 33:13
On this week’s show:  From Labor Radio on KBOO FM, a discussion of the Democratic Party and unions' response to the election; Then, LabourStart brings us an interview with Tamar Ansiani, one of the striking gaming workers at Evolution Gaming, Georgia; On the Mining & Energy Union Podcast, one of our new Network members, a discussion of Same Job, Same Pay laws; Campo and Sparrow talk about a recent death at a wind farm on the Golden Plains, on Concrete Gang, another new Network member; Next, on the Power at Work podcast, Painters' president Jimmy Williams has ideas about the Democratic party’s failure to elect Kamala Harris president, plus he shares his views on the current state of labor and how he envisions the future of the labor movement; In our final segment, is Amazon trying to Americanize Canadian labour law? Find out when RadioLabour looks into this question. That’s all ahead – plus Harold’s Shows You Should Know -- on this week’s edition of The Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly…Please 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. @kboo @labourstart @PowerAtWorkBlog @radiolabour #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

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Data centers, May Day and the fight for power [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:55
On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we explore the real-world impacts of major economic and industrial shifts—and how working people are organizing in response. The Rick Smith Show examines the rapid expansion of…
From ICE raids to layoffs, workers push back [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:02
On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Work Week Radio reports on a shocking ICE raid at San Francisco International Airport and the fight for sanctuary…El Cafecito Del Dia and Solidarity Works examine how unions are…
Breaking Chains from Memphis to Baseball [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:22
On this week’s Labor History Today: In April 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood with striking sanitation workers in Memphis—members of AFSCME Local 1733—delivering his powerful “Mountaintop” speech just one day before hi…
Organize, Disrupt, Win! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:00
This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: direct action, rising costs, worker resilience, and the long fight for free agency—Chris and Harold are joined by special guest co-host Judy Ancel of the Heartland Labor Forum…
Meatpacking Strike, Movement Truths, and Solidarity on the Field [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:24
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Working People – JBS meatpacking workers launch one of the largest strikes in decades, demanding safer conditions, fair pay, and dignity on the job amid growing corporate consolidat…
Where’s the Beef? Labor Radio Covers the JBS Strike [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:00
This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: comprehensive coverage of the strike by meatpacking workers at JBL; Labor Force looks at what led to the walkout, Colorado-based Labor Exchange brings us voices from the picke…
Where’s the Beef? Labor Radio Covers the JBS Strike [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:00
This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: comprehensive coverage of the strike by meatpacking workers at JBL; Labor Force looks at what led to the walkout, Colorado-based Labor Exchange brings us voices from the picke…