Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly

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The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly brings you a weekly roundup of highlights from more than 200 podcasts and radio shows in the Labor Radio Podcast Network, covering workers’ issues and struggles around the world.

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October 16, 2026Episode 37456 min

From Union Activism to Public Office

On the Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: Building worker power at the ballot box, on the job, and in our communities. PLUS: Listener mail and a chance for you to weigh in on teasers and bumpers! On Labor Radio on KBOO FM, Oregon Labor Candidate School Executive Director Dan Torres talks about preparing union members for public office and union leadership. Teamsters 1932’s Worker Power Hour explores Project Labor Agreements and pro-worker local government with Massachusetts Building Trades President Frank Callahan and Redlands Councilmember Denise Davis. And on The Voice, host Fred Kowal talks with dairy farmer and congressional candidate Blake Gendebien about representing New York’s North Country. Then, Stick Together examines unpaid overtime and artificial intelligence with Unions NSW Secretary Thomas Costa. LaborJawn talks with filmmaker Yael Bridge about Who Moves America, her documentary following the Teamsters’ 2023 UPS contract fight. And Labor Exchange hears from IBEW Local 111 member and former college basketball player Dallas Walton about the Protect College Sports Act. And on Shows You Should Know: Classes of Mail, Labor Force, Working History, El Cafecito del Dia and The Labor Notes Podcast. Explore these shows and more at laborradionetwork.org . Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips, and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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.

October 9, 2026Episode 37355 min

Labor’s Next Move

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What will it take to turn labor’s crisis into worker power? On The Dig, Chris Brooks makes the case for militant organizing and building toward 2028. Boiling Point examines the toll of an anti-union president, while The SAG-AFTRA Podcast explores the pressures facing broadcast journalists with reporter and union leader Tracee Wilkins. Plus: Amazon drivers discuss Chicago’s Delivery Protection Act on The Workers’ Mic, ironworker Francisca Pamela talks work, family and women in the trades on Project Labor, and Solidarity Works celebrates Joe Hill’s enduring voice. Shows You Should Know: The LabourStart Podcast on labor rights in Hong Kong, Working People on organizing to change the world, The Garage Mind on building a union audience, The Manufacturing Report on “Made in USA” claims and AI shopping assistants, and Working History on unions, schools and community action. Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Find more worker voices—and support the Network with union-made T-shirts—at laborradionetwork.org . Stay active. Stay tuned to your local labor radio show or podcast. Solidarity works! 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO

October 3, 2026Episode 37255 min

Something’s Cooking on the Shop Floor

On The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Grocery stores, warehouses and auto parts counters—different workplaces, familiar frustrations, and workers organizing for a say. On Grocery Nerds, a worker and a union organizer describe the fight at California’s Mother’s Market, where the company’s feel-good image clashes with workers’ experiences. The Garage Mind hears from a slot-machine technician organizing with Teamsters Local 710 over low wages, costly healthcare, safety concerns and expanding duties. And Labor & Healthcare Confidential reports on AutoZone workers in White Plains, New York, winning representation with UAW Local 259.Then, We Work Europe explores the complications of living in one country and working in another. On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, Mark Strolle introduces “Assembled in Lansing,” an exhibit putting the autoworkers behind the cars into the picture. Plus, Labor History in 2:00 remembers the 1851 Jerry Rescue and a 2007 victory for Starbucks workers organizing with the IWW. Shows You Should Know: The ALPA Canada Podcast : Bill C-39 and proposed changes to Canada’s Labour Code. Blue Collar News : Who speaks for working-class voters? TWU Local 513 Podcast : Getting off the sidelines and building solidarity face to face. Roswell Hub : Logistics expert Ben Fong on what’s happening at UPS. The Worker Power Hour : Chris Garlock joins Randy to discuss AI—and why workers deserve a voice in its use. Find these shows and more at laborradionetwork.org . Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Follow #laborradiopod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram and X. Send feedback to info@laborradionetwork.org , and support the Network with a union-made T-shirt at laborradionetwork.org. Stay active. Stay tuned. Solidarity works.

September 25, 2026Episode 37155 min

Organizing Everywhere

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Force connects organizing fights across industries; Boiling Point examines a proposed $5,000 “Trump Dividend”; and El Cafecito del Día looks at affordability for Latino families. The Powerline Podcast tackles mental health in the trades, The Future of Work looks to space for lessons about decent jobs, and Working History returns. Plus, Shows You Should Know. Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

September 19, 2026Episode 37059 min

Ironworkers, Tunnel Workers and a Fight for 2,500 Jobs

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Wealthy Ironworker honors the ironworkers who responded to 9/11; Alberta Worker explores LHF’s Labor Landmarks Map; and On the Line recounts immigrant tunnel workers’ landmark fight against wage discrimination. Plus, a Korean logistics union prepares to strike on LabourStart, Labor Notes reports on 2,500 workers fighting Tyson’s sudden Illinois plant closure, and Power At Work welcomes a mystery guest (Hint: his name isn’t on the Kennedy Center). Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

September 11, 2026Episode 36957 min

Labor Day Lessons: Organizing, History and Holding the Line

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On The SAG-AFTRA Podcast, Sean Astin and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler discuss the state of America’s labor movement. Engage explores how labor history shaped the piloting profession and why Delta pilots are determined to protect their hard-won contract rights. Green and Red talks with 9to5 co-founder Karen Nussbaum about organizing women office workers and the movement that inspired Dolly Parton’s classic film and song. Then, The Heartland Labor Forum speaks with author Elaine Weiss about the Highlander Center and the underground schools that helped build the civil rights movement. Apple Box Talks visits with BC labor historian Donna Sacuta, and Solidarity Breakfast reports from a Maritime Union of Australia picket against a worker lockout at Quantem. Plus, Shows You Should Know highlights Labor Day history, the stories working people tell about themselves, pro-worker trade policy, and protecting voting rights. Subscribe, listen and follow at laborradionetwork.org . Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the world, presented by the Labor Radio Podcast Network—where working people speak.

September 4, 2026Episode 36858 min

Labor Day Around the Working World

On this special Labor Day edition of the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, working people share stories of skill, struggle and power—from an Asbury Park beach to a nuclear-waste facility more than 2,000 feet underground. Project Labor meets veteran lifeguard Joe Bongiovanni, who explains why saving lives begins long before anyone needs rescuing. On The Alberta Worker Podcast, journalist Ximena Gonzalez recalls the all-night architecture job that showed her exactly why workers organize. Australia’s Concrete Gang responds to police raids targeting CFMEU officials and their families, while Solidarity Works visits the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, where United Steelworkers members keep a remarkable underground workplace running safely. On Blue Collar News, AFL-CIO campaigns director Artie Blanco explains why workers already possess political power—and why more union members are asking, “Why not me? Why not now?” Finally, The Labor Exchange uncovers the history behind Colorado’s 1927 coal strike, the Columbine Mine Massacre and the Wobblies who organized workers across ethnic and racial lines. Plus, more recommendations in Shows You Should Know. Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org @aflbobby @steelworkers @ABWorker @cfmeu_cg#LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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. Produced & hosted by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

August 28, 2026Episode 36754 min

Surveillance Won’t Stop Solidarity

On this week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: Labor Force and Labor Notes report on federal surveillance and investigations targeting Minnesota union members resisting immigration raids—and the workers refusing to be intimidated. Work Stoppage covers investigations into a suspected company union; Grocery Nerds talks with Cleanup on Aisle Five author Ann Larson about poverty wages, corporate power and solidarity in the grocery industry. Union or Bust meets San Diego Zoo artists who organized with IATSE Local 122, while Maryland Labor History explores civil rights and public-sector unionism in Baltimore with author Jane Berger. Plus, Shows You Should Know highlights educators preparing for a new school year on Boiling Point; longtime Teamster Randy Cammack on The Worker Power Hour; the KKK in Kansas City and the upcoming UAW election on The Heartland Labor Forum; labor author Cole Rockarts and voices from the Teamsters Black Caucus Convention on Working Voices; and Labor Day plans and sustainable community schools on Labor Express Radio. Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

August 21, 2026Episode 36655 min

Your Weekly Shot of Hope: Labor Media from the Streets

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips bring you another grassroots antidote to corporate media, featuring selections from across the Labor Radio Podcast Network’s more than 200 shows. On Labor Radio on KBOO, Michael Cathcart and Elliott Gilliland examine Labor Secretary nominee Keith Sonderling’s management-side background and support for employer self-policing. America’s Workforce Union Podcast traces labor’s central role in the decades-long struggle for Medicare and Medicaid—and the continuing campaign for Medicare for All. Joe Uehlein joins Green and Red to discuss his memoir, Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology, and his efforts to bridge the labor and environmental movements. Working People marks the 25th anniversary of Barbara Ehrenreich’s landmark Nickel and Dimed and considers why its portrait of low-wage work remains so relevant. Also featured: outgoing Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus talks with LabourStart about major worker victories and challenges facing Australia’s unions; an excerpt from Richard Trumka’s inspiring 2009 address on the essential power of labor art, from Labor History Today; Emma Goldman’s fiery defense of unemployed workers on Labor History in 2:00, and the latest installment of Shows You Should Know. The Labor Radio Podcast Network—where working people speak. Find the Network at laborradionetwork.org and follow #LaborRadioPod on social media. Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

August 14, 2026Episode 36555 min

Red Scares and Union Fights

On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Next Gen Carriers on The Valley Labor Report reports on challenges to letter-carrier union leadership; Maryland Labor History explains a Baltimore museum’s new name; Apple Box Talks meets visual effects workers; Garage Mind exposes dangerous corporate shortcuts; The Solidarity Podcast warns of a threat to public-sector bargaining; and Green & Red takes on America’s renewed Red Scare. Plus, Shows You Should Know! Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org @PodcastGreenRed @iatse891 @TLU769#LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO 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. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.