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The Worker’s Mic talks with Writers Guild supporters at a Chicago rally. Today’s labor quote: The Labor Party. Today’s labor history: Autoworkers stage general strike in Lansing. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA @UFWupdates @coalition_labor Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Singers Colleen Kattau and Ben Grosscup and organizer David Heller talk about why they’re attending the June 15-18 Great Labor Arts Exchange. Today’s labor quote: Colleen Kattau. Today’s labor history: Teamsters for a Democratic Union founded. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @ColleenKattau, @ATUComm @BenGrosscup Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Striking for quality TV and movies; Teamsters ready to strike; Lights, Camera, Action!; How WestJet pilots got their deal; Forgotten Populists Today’s labor quote: Rose Elizabeth Bird. Today’s labor history: House OKs Taft-Hartley Act. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA @UFWupdates @Teamsters @AFISilver @AWFUnionPodcast @boboedy @afa_cwa @westjetalpa Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Steve Babson, author of “Forgotten Populists: When Farmers Turned Left to Save Democracy”, on the We Rise Fighting podcast. Today’s labor quote: Chicago secretaries. Today’s labor history: Secretary Iris Rivera fired for refusing to make coffee. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

The Million Dollar Organizer podcast explores the impact of short-form video for union organizing. Today’s labor quote: The Four Vagabonds. Today’s labor history: Rosie the Riveter dies. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @boboedy Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

An inside look at recent contract negotiations for WestJet pilots on the WestJet MEC PIREP Podcast. Today’s labor quote: Chris Smalls. Today’s labor history: Mexican government abolishes siestas. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @afa_cwa @westjetalpa Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Teamsters 175 president Ken Hall previews strike issues on America’s Workforce radio. Today’s labor quote: The film Blue Jean, which screens free tonight at AFI, closing out the 2023 DC Labor FilmFest. Today’s labor history: Police kill 10 strikers in Memorial Day Massacre. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @Teamsters @AFISilver @AWFUnionPodcast Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

What the Writers Guild strike means for TV and movie fans, from Labor Radio on KBOO-FM. Today’s labor quote: Cesar Chavez. Today’s labor history: UFW agreement ends 17-year lettuce boycott. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA @UFWupdates Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

“Something is broken”; Talking tone; “Abbott Elementary” star loves teachers; Los Angeles, 1992; The Tolpuddle Martyrs Today’s labor quote: The Turkey Trot. Today’s labor history: The Rochester (NY) general strike. @nysaflcio  @WGAEast #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA @directorsguild @aftunion @thesherylralph @DissentMag @sarahljaffe @meeshellchen @TobiasHigbie @LaborReporters Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

A musical about English workers deported to Australia in 1834 for unionizing; from The Valley Labor Report. Today’s labor quote: Francis Wilson. Today’s labor history: 100,000 steel workers and miners strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @LaborReporters Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Working-class Los Angeles before and after the civil unrest of 1992, on the Belabored podcast. Today’s labor quote: Toby Higbie. Today’s labor history: AFL-CIO campaigns for a 35-hour workweek. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @DissentMag @sarahljaffe @meeshellchen @TobiasHigbie Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Sheryl Lee Ralph on Union Talk, the podcast from the American Federation of Teachers. Today’s labor quote: Sheryl Lee Ralph. Today’s labor history: Striking Rubber Workers return to work without a contract. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @aftunion @thesherylralph Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Movie directors on what is “probably the strongest element” in a film; from The Director’s Cut, the podcast from the Directors Guild of America. Today’s labor quote: Ted Selander. Today’s labor history: The Battle of Toledo. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @directorsguild   Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Television industry reaping billions in profits while writer’s pay plummets; Writer's Guild of America, East Executive Director Lowell Peterson on the Union Strong podcast. Today’s labor quote: Lowell Peterson. Today’s labor history: Racism in Georgia Railroad strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @nysaflcio  @WGAEast #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

“We are going to win”; Actors and AI; Philly’s left turn; Fighting for “the best job in the world”; The Forrest Gump of activism. Today’s labor quote: Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Today’s labor history: 100,000 unionized SBC Communications workers strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA @sagaftra Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

The Labor Jawn podcast takes a look at the life of gay rights, HIV/AIDS, anti-war, and civil rights activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya. Today’s labor quote: Kiyoshi Kuromiya. Today’s labor history: Shootout in Matewan, West Virginia, between striking union miners and coal company agents. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

A picketline visit with striking TV writer Joe Webb. Today’s labor quote: Joe Webb. Today’s labor history: Atlanta transit workers strike. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

The Dig podcast talks with Helen Gym and Nikil Saval. Today’s labor quote: Helen Gym. Today’s labor history: First women’s anti-slavery conference. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @thedigradio Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

How SAG-AFTRA is tackling the challenges of Generative AI. Today’s labor quote: Ray Rodriguez. Today’s labor history: Death of A. Philip Randolph. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @sagaftra Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

TV writer Sasha Stewart on why she and her fellow Writers Guild members are striking. (Working People podcast) Today’s labor quote: Sasha Stewart. Today’s labor history: SCOTUS supports boycotts in the Buck Stove and Range decision. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.