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Phones Down, Fists Up (w/ Tiffany Murray)
Season 5 Episode 29
Call center workers employed by Maximus went on strike at four locations—in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Virginia—this Tuesday, November 1. …
3 years, 3 months ago
In Key Swing States, Union Members Are the Last Line of Defense (w/ Maggie Acosta, Bryan Villarreal-Vasquez, & Sheila Silver)
Season 5 Episode 29
The soul of the labor movement is the fight for democracy in and outside of the workplace—and, from the shop floor to the ballot box, organizers, vol…
3 years, 3 months ago
Vince Quiles
Season 5 Episode 27
The wave of grassroots worker organizing is spreading to different industries and businesses around the country, including those that have notoriousl…
3 years, 4 months ago
Alabama Paper Mill Workers Want Their Lives Back (w/ Jacob Morrison)
Season 5 Episode 26
"On the morning of Oct. 1... almost 500 union members from three United Steel Workers (USW) locals at WestRock's Mahrt Mill paper mill in Cottonton, …
3 years, 4 months ago
**In the Name of the Father (w/ Aaron Moritz & Shawn Vulliez)** PATREON EXCLUSIVE
Season 5
***This is a Patreon Exclusive episode***
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3 years, 4 months ago
Jonnie Lane
Season 5 Episode 25
"Flight attendants at Delta are currently pushing to form a union at the only major airline in the US where flight attendants are not unionized," jou…
3 years, 4 months ago
Leo Lindner
Season 5 Episode 24
It's been 12 years since the catastrophic explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, killing 11 workers and causing the largest marine o…
3 years, 5 months ago
For Evan (w/ Ken Seyfried, Eric Seyfried, Amy Chamberlin, Erica Erskine, Jana Murphy, & Austin LiPuma)
Season 5 Episode 23
(C/W: bullying, harassment, suicide) This time last year, we introduced listeners to the family of Evan Seyfried, a dedicated Kroger employee in Milf…
3 years, 5 months ago
Countdown to Midnight (w/ Jay & Joe)
Season 5 Episode 22
On Friday, September 16, the United States could see its first major rail strike and/or rail lockout since the early '90s. Railroad workers have reac…
3 years, 5 months ago
Is the US Headed for a National Rail Strike? (w/ Mel Buer, Jeff Kurtz, & Ron Kaminkow)
Season 5 Episode 21
The rail industry is experiencing a self-induced crisis as a result of decades of cost-cutting, profit-maximizing executive decisions that have drive…
3 years, 5 months ago