My Labor Radio's Podcast

Dr. Cinde Wirth joins the show. We talk about the stagnant policies being enacted in DC, & ideas to change them. She is running for Congress in Indiana's 6th District against an oligarch who votes to take rights from Working Families and Women. Check your Indiana voter registration here. Thanks to musician  AnneFeeney.com  &  BACLocal4INKY  CWA  UAW2209  MLPA 

Indiana Township Trustee Offices are under attack by the State House in the 2026 legislative session. The super majority (in the House) wants to remove elected control of these offices and hand that role over to some other local government office who will appoint the trustees to again, gain more control of resources. In January of 2026 the Allen County Democratic party held their monthly meeting and introduced us to three Trustee offices in Allen County. We hear from Adams, EelRiver & Wayne Township Trustees. This Special Edition episode covers the audio of that meeing. We hope this helps your understanding of the importance of Township Boards & Trustee Offices in Indiana. Check Your Voter Registration Here. 

Hey Indiana Voters! Learn more about the Hoosier Progressives Academy here. We talk with Courtney and Kurt to learn more. Check your Indiana Voter Registration or get your CAN-37 Form or visit Ballotpedia or visit PIN Progressive IN Network or listen to a candidate for IN HD 55 Victoria Martz   Thanks to  CWA  UAW2209  BACLocal 4 INKY  MLPA  

The United Association is a Union of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the US & Canada. Tanner Ross talks about his journey with UA Local 565 in Parkersburg West Virginia. Find Tanner Ross on TikTok here. Intro music by AnneFeeney.org  Thanks -  CWA  UAW2209  MLPA  BACLocal4 INKY  & Check Your Voter Registration Indiana. 

We talk with Labor Writer Kalena Thomhave about her Capital & Main article about the Dept of Labor changes to Home Health Care Workers in 2026. Thanks to  CWA  UAW2209  MLPA AnneFeeney  LeftistLezzies  WCPT AM 820 Chicago Heartland Signal 

Victoria Martz Indiana House District 55. Southeastern Indiana. Talking State House Politics for 2026. Find Victoria everywhere with this LinkTree Link! Thanks To  UAW2209  CWA  MLPA  BACLocal4 INKY 

People Over Profits - Meet Jackson Franklin for Congress. We spoke in early December, 2025.  He is your Democratic Candidate for Indiana's 5th Congressional District. Thanks to our Supporters  CWA  UAW2209  BACLocal4 INKY MLPA 

We talk with Paul Nolley to find out more about ProjectFirstRate.com We also suggest you research Trades at FindYourTrade.org Thanks to  UAW2209  CWA  MLPA  BACLocal4 INKY 

As of December 2025, over 190 Days On Strike. IUOE Local 150 Chicago vs. QSL America. Check Out The Drone Footage of Scabs. Learn from the Striking Brothers and Sisters in this episode. Special thanks to Chicago Jobs With Justice. Thanks to CWA UAW2209  BACLocal4 INKY  MLPA  

Indiana's Third Congressional District. Meet Kelly Thompson. Her Website is KellyThompsonForCongress.com Find her on Instagram  Facebook  Twitter & TikTok Thanks to - CWA  MLPA  UAW2209  BACLocal4 INKY 

ConstructionAngels.us We talk with Kristi about this Non-Profit Charity. Helping families in the Construction Trades, when a Fatality happens. Find out more with this video Who Is Construction Angels?  Thanks to CWA UAW2209 BACLocal4 INKY   MLPA 

Baristas VS The Billionaires Director Mark Mori joins the show. Do you want to host a showing? The Movie Link Press Kit and more is here. Check out StarbucksUnited Website - You can be a part of history, Take A Stand! Thanks to MLPA  CWA  BACLocal4 INKY  UAW2209  

Writer Jesse Baum - The Dollar Store Invasion. Links You Need UE Union EWOC Union of Southern Service Workers UnionElections.org ILSR.org AntigravityMagazine.com Step Up LA Thanks to CWA MLPA BACLocal4 INKY UAW2209 

Sammy Cossairt IUOE 369 TN  Her Song TradesWoman Find her on InstaGram @SammyCossairt On TikTok she is @Sammy.Cossairt MaximCrane NAWIC.org   Thanks to  CWA MLPA BACLocal4 INKY UAW2209 

Hope Stoll UA Local 469 Member. We talk about her HopesCustomStraps.com online store. We talk about TWBN2025 and more. Thanks to UAW2209 MLPA CWA BACLocal4 INKY

We visit the STRIKE Line on 10/6/25 in Janesville WI with UAW Local 95 Striking Nurses. We speak with Chiarman Enrique Casiano - Support them Please! More on Striking Nurses at Nurse.org  Thanks to - CWA  UAW2209  BACLocal4 INKY  MLPA

PBS - American Experience Films -Hard Hat Riot - a documentry (Aired 9/30/25) We talk with NYC Building Trades President Gary LaBarbera. Thanks to CWA  MLPA  UAW2209  BACLocal4 INKY

Ben Cominos joins the show to talk about his life in Radio. He can be found on WHBY AM NewsTalk 1150 Outside The Box in Appelton WI. Thanks to BACLocal4 INKY CWA UAW2209 MLPA

Brittny Jansen joins us to talk about her Apprenticship in the Pipefitter Trades UA Local 398 & starting her own business AmarePlumbing.com Find her on TikTok as amare_plumbing Thanks to BACLocal4 INKY  CWA  MLPA  UAW2209 

Interviews and Information about all things Labor from the North East Indiana Labor Day Picnic at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne. Recorded on 9/1/2025. Thanks to CWA UAW2209 BACLocal4 INKY MLPA 

We talk with IFPTE Local 777 President Colin Smalley Check this HuffPost Article  Support Our Federal Employees FederalUnionists.net  Read this from BloombergLaw last December  Thanks to  CWA UAW2209 MLPA  BACLocal4 INKY 

Brotherhood Of Railroad Signalmen Gov. Affairs office Researcher Chris Hand joins the show. Find them at BRS.ORG  - Special Thanks to   UAW2209  CWA  BACLocal4 INKY  MLPA  

We talk with co-authors Josh MacPhee & Kennedy Block about Strike While The Needle Is Hot: a Discography of Workers Revolt. Your copy is available at Common Notions.org You can also find Josh MacPhee at JustSeeds.org which is a fantastic resource. Thanks to  CWA  MLPA  BACLocal4 INKY   UAW2209

Tim Peck Joins us to talk about his OP-ED on Non Compete Clauses. We also talk about Project Next and building positive Healthcare reform & better patient outcomes. Find Tim Peck on his LinkTree & this show is also on YouTube. Thanks to  MLPA  BACLocal4 INKY  UAW2209  CWA 

Lynn Busby from BuiltToSucceed.org joins the show. Find them on YouTube Indiana Careers In Construction On Instagram @INConstCareers Next Construction Zone is 2/26/2026 #TWBN Thanks to MLPA   CWA   UAW2209   BACLocal4 INKY

Ray Jensen reviews the wins and more in UAW Region 9, New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania  Find Them on social Media search UAW Region 9. Thanks to   BACLocal4 INKY  MLPA  CWA  UAW2209

Darryl Ahrmann on TikTok as Darryl2.0 We talk about the UAW LM Strike in Denver 766 & Orlando 788 & so much more. The highlights of the UAW Lockheed Martin agrrement are a PDF online, look it up. Special thanks to   CWA  BACLocal4 INKY  UAW2209   MLPA  

From El Paso Texas we talk with Jaime Abeytia. On social media he is @ThatVatoJaime Instagram & Tiktok - we talk about Life, Politics & Union Organizing.  Thanks to   CWA  MLPA  UAW2209  BACLocal4 INKY

Meet Sharon Szymanski who created this book with her IBEW Local 3 Apprenticeship students during a class on labor studies. The HardballPress.org website connects you & the book Link is Wire Women from Hardball Press   Thank You to   CWA   BACLocal4 INKY   UAW2209   MLPA  

We talk with Lloyd Tomlinson from the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum. We cover a lot of subjects but Camp Solidarity is the reason we talked. Plan to visit Matewan WV, in September 18-20, 2025 You can view Solidarity Gallery with this link. An article about the last Camp Solidarity is here.  Special Thanks to   CWA   UAW2209   BAC Local4 INKY    MLaborPress.org 

Meet Feminist Plumber, Tradeswoman Activist, Judaline Cassidy  A Plumber from NYC Plumbers UA Local 1.  Her program for young girls, a summer camp to learn about the Trades, is found at Tools And Tiaras.org take a moment to check that out. She has childrens' books written about her, Make It Happen is one. Jobs Don't Have Genders! She is a Bad Ass - listen & learn more.  Thanks to  CWA   MLPA  UAW2209   BACLocal4   

Tim Sheard joins the show to talk about HardBallPress.org We also cover his YouTube Channel Old Dawg Songwriter He is working on an illistrated Children's book called Hard Hat Women If you're in Building Trades, Ladies, contact Tim Sheard to be involved. Thanks to   CWA   UAW2209   MLPA   BACLocal4   

We talk with 5th year Pipefitter Apprentice Brooke Nichols from UA Local 200 in New York. On TikTok she is @MeetBrookee Find more on Trades Women Build Nations here.  Special Thanks to CWA & UAW 2209 

We talk with Eric Blanc about his new book We Are The Union & more. Here are some important links to follow from our conversation. WorkerOrganizing.org SavePublicServices.com Bit.ly/SaltNow Eric has a must read Substack @LaborPolitics 

Meet Bricklayer & Allied Craftworkers Local 4 IN/KY member Vanessa Hekkel from the Merrillville IN chapter. We learn about the Apprenticeship Training opportunities in this important Craft Union. Find out more at BACLocal4.org

A Special Edition of My Labor Radio, We attended the National Association of Letter Carriers Rally in Fort Wayne IN on March 23. This is the NALC Branch 116 Rally. This episode covers the speeches given that day. Thanks to the large support of Labor for this event!

Interviews and information about the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union Local 4 Indiana & Kentucky. Recorded by @MyLaborRadio at the 2025 State Apprenticeship Contest - 3/8/25 Change Your Life - Become BRICKIN' AWESOME!    learn more at BACLcal4.org   

Michael Podhorzer joins the show. We talk about the realization that Musk & Trump are out to destroy the rights of Working Class Americans. Find Michael Podhorzer on Substack at this link. Thanks to the CWA, UAW2209 & Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 4 Indiana & Kentucky for your support.   

Songwriter, Poet, AFM Local 1000 member & Artist Carrie Newcomer joins the show. A great conversation for these times & more. Find her at CarrieNewcomer.com On Substack she is The Gathering of Spirits. On YouTube, On TikTok On Instagram & BlueSky 

MadVoters.Org meet Katie Rector Director of Advocacy for the Volunteers at Mad Voters Indiana. MAD stands for Mutually Assured Democracy - we learn from Katie what their work is all about and you can join the team too. Visit MADVoters.org   

Meet Michelle Higgs. She was a candidate for a Indiana State House District 60 in Morgan, Monroe & Johnson counties in southern Indiana. We have some post election talk that also includes great talk about "right sized candidates & messenger candidates."  We do have the freedom to loose forward. We have so much work to do. We know we are dealing with a democracy that is being sold away. We cover a lot of subjects in this episode. We provide some links below so you can learn more too. Our favorite quote from Michelle Higgs "A government of the people, means working with the people." Find her on the Socials here  Find her on BlueSky as MichelleHiggs linked here. On Facebook her campaign last fall had this page.  On YouTube you can find Michelle, follow the link here. Michelle Higgs campaign website from 2024 is here. Her Facebook page Michelle Higgs is linked here.  We mention the Poor Peoples Campaign - a link to learn more about their work is here. We talk about Moms Demand Indiana  - a link to their work is here. We also get into the Indiana Rural Summit and the work they are doing, follow the link here. In addition there was a great article last fall printed by In These Times Magazine the article was about the down ballot candidates in American rural areas and Michelle Higgs campaign was included in the article linked here. We also talk about the Dirt Road Revival book and the plan to do more Dirt Road Organizing follow these links to learn more about the book, and how you can be a part of the future you want to see. We talk about the work being done by the MAD Voters .org team - follow this link to learn more. This site is amazing and updated everyday during the 2025 Indiana legislative session. MAD in their name stands for Mutually Assured Democracy.  Special thanks to the CWA - The Communications Workers of America for their continued support of My Labor Radio. When you want to know more about Organizing a Union in your workplace, follow this link and reach out to a CWA Organizer to learn more about this important work & life changing decision. Special thanks to the MLPA for their support of our work. Find them at this link here to learn more. The Midwest Labor Press Association.  Special thanks to UAW2209.org for all their assistance and support for the work we do at My Labor Radio.  Thanks for listening, you can find us on all the Socials by following our LinkTreeLink here. 

Meet Sarah Blessing from Harrison County Indiana. She ran in the last (2024) election cycle for Indiana House District 70. Here is a link to an article where she talks with The Corydon Democrat the article includes quotes from Sarah and her Republican opponent. She is also collaborating with some other cool people you want to get to know with Project Next.  You can find this helpful, it's the Lunch episode each Monday. find out about how it can help you. Subscribe to the channel, so you can stay informed.  Project Next needs you. Mark your calender to check in with the Tuesday January 28th LIVE show by Project Next from 5-10:00pm  We talk about Tim Peck find him at PeckforCongress Also you can check out Tim's LinkTree Link from the campaign here.  We talk about Corinne Straight -she is on YouTube & you can find her on all the social platforms under her name and on her website Bluesiers.com She is also on TikTok for awhile longer at CorinneStraight  We mention Scott Arron Rogers from the HoosLeft Podcast. Scott also has an awesome HoosLeft Substack that features a lot of posts, check it out at that link. Check out Scott's LinkTree Link for more. Special thanks to The CWA, The Communications Workers of America for their support. Are you thinking about Organizing a Union in your workplace? Contact the CWA's Organizing department to learn more about the easy steps you and your coworkers can take.  Special thanks to The MLPA Midwest Labor Press Association for their support of the work we do at My Labor Radio.  Special thanks to UAWLocal2209 for their support of My Labor Radio - follow the link here to learn more about the work they are doing in NE Indiana.  Thanks for listening. Find us on the socials by following this LinkTree Link.  

Meet Kurt Mullett from Wabash Indiana. He is a progressive blue dot in a very red state. In just a short period of time he has gained local and national followers on his social media platforms through straight shooting videos and posts. Like many progressives in today's social media, he has detractors and haters, but he has found some amazing friends who look at life trough the same lens he does.  We sopke in early January 2025 about where we are in political America, where we head to and how the voices on social media platforms are helping to shape peoples thinking. The highlited links below can connect you to all things Kurt Mullett. Find HoosierBlue 63 Kurt Mullett on Facebook by following this link. Find Kurt Mullett on Instagram where he is HoosierBlue63  Find HoosierBlue63 on TikTok by following this link HoosierBlue63 On BlueSky find HoosierBlue63 Kurt will be glad to follow you back. On Threads you can find Kurt Mullett as HoosierBlue63  We also talk about Richard Chews the Radio DJ from Chicago. Kurt can be heard on Chews Views on Wednesdays at 8:00am on AM 820 WCPT - A progressive thinking show that reached out to Kurt and has him as a regular guest.  Special thanks toThe Communications Workers of America CWA, for their continued support of My Labor Radio. Follow the link above to learn more. Are you and your co-workers talking about a Union in your workplace? You should be. Talk to a CWA Organizer to learn how easy it can be to organize a Union in your workplace. "Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why I talk about Union organizing on company time." Special thanks to UAW2209 for their consistent support of My Labor Radio. Thanks to the membership of UAW2209.org Click the link to learn more about this powerful team of Union members working, living and giving back to their communities in NE Indiana.  Special thanks to the MLPA the Midwest Labor Press Association for their support of My Labor Radio follow their link to learn more.  Thanks for listening follow us on all the socials by getting the links from the My Labor Radio LinkTree link here. 

Meet Corinne Straight from northern Indiana. She has been an outspoken advocate for Democrats in Indiana and has paid a price for being outspoken. Her role in the 2024 election cycle was to draw in and communicate with like thinking Hoosiers and then popped the idea for a clothing and accessory line at BLUSIERS.com (pronounced Blue-Shers) We met in the summer of 2024 and a lot has changed for Corinne this year. We have a great converstion in this episode as we talk about her life and family. She is also one of the many PROUD  Indiana Jezebels - which is the name that a certain republican in the new wave of theocratic republican representatives calls all women who are not servants of the Indiana republican party.  You can also find Corinne on Instagram follow this link Corinne is on TikTok follow this link On Lemon8 she is @CorinneStraight  Corinne is on Facebook with PROJECT NEXT follow this link to learn more You can find Corinne on BlueSky search @corinnemsb.bsky.social  We spoke about the Teachers Strikes in Massachusetts in 2024. Follow Miss Deb Gesualdo to learn more at her LinkTreeLink   Special thanks to The CWA as they support the work of My Labor Radio. You know you have been talking about Organizing a Union in your workplace. Check out what you can learn from a conversation with a CWA Oeganizer. They would love to help! The Communications Workers of America. Take a moment to follow this link to complete the 2025 Indiana Legislative Survey for your elected representatives at the Indiana State House. Send a note to your Senator and State Rep. First, go to this Legislator Look Up Link once there you will get to see your rep's Survey and home page.   Special thanks to UAW2209 for their stedfast support of My Labor Radio Special thanks to MLAP the Midwest Labor Press Association Join them to learn more about the Labor Press and how you can be served by this great team of Labor Journalists.  Thanks for listening, you can find us on all the socials at this LinkTreeLink  

This episode we talk with Tony Leah. He is a long time Union member working for GM of Canada. Specifically, at the Oshawa Ontario assembly complex. He has a new book out, released this year, 2024. Titled: The Truth About The '37 Oshawa GM Strike They Made Cars, They Made Plans: Reds, The Rank and File, and International Solidarity Unionized GM. This book is a great teaching tool for those looking to learn more about Union history in North America. Author Tony Leah outlines events from over 100 years ago. There are many parallels to todays fight for Unions in the workplace.  Check out Tony Leah on SOLINET.Com  Here is a link to Tony Leah's Facebook Page details of his work can be found there. Here is a link to the publisher BarakaBooks.com to order a copy of the book. Remember FREE shipping anywhere in north America. Thanks, Baraka Books. A YouTube Link to the LeftStreamed video of the Book Launch in Toronto on 10/30/2024 is linked here. The Wayne State Archivist at the Walter Reuther Library  at Wayne State University we talk about, is linked here.  Special Thank You goes to the MLPA Midwest Labor Press Association. Find more at their Facebook Page Link Here. They provide Guidance, Activisim, Training and more to the Labor Press in America's Midwest.  Special Thank You to the CWA The Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. So many teams are organizing in their workplace. Find out how the CWA can help you Organize A Union contact a CWA Organizer with this link. Special Thank You to UAW2209.org for their help and support of My Labor Radio. They are a 4,000 member local Union in NE Indiana serving multiple industries and communities in the Tri-State area.  Thanks for listening, you can find us on all the Socials, follow our My Labor Radio Link Tree Link.    

Another November Replay - This episode is a replay from spring of 2024. We talked with first time author Ken Grossinger about his fantastic book, ART Works Follow this link to see the details we posted from that earlier recording. Thanks for listening.  Find us on the Socials with this Link Tree Link

We all are busy with the anticipation of the 2024 Election in America.  Please enjoy this replay from the My Labor Radio archives. It is an interview with Mr. Phil Kelley. I met him through my membership in the UAW, he was only working around me, in my local for about 20 years. I thought I knew a lot about him. When Covid started he was retired and living in Colorado.  I interviewed him to talk about his young life and how he volunteered for service in Viet Nam! What I got, what I learned, was an amazing story of America in the 1960's and beyond. Complete with stories of his racist families ties to the Klan. We hope you enjoy this replay, thanks for listening.  Find us on all the Socials through our My Labor Radio Link Tree link.

This episode features the speeches from candidates at the 10/26/2024 Get Out The Vote Rally in Allen County Indiana.  Want to see what your ballot will look like this election cycle? Visit BallotPedia.org follow the instructions. Easy! Learn more about the Allen County Democratic Party follow the link.  Thanks for listening. Find us on all the Socials by following our My Labor Radio LinkTree link. 

Phil Goss is running for Indiana House in District 85. That is east of Fort Wayne, New Haven, north to Grabill and Woodburn south to Monroeville and east to the Ohio state line. He faces an incumbent there since 2016. Phil represents change and wants to bring his farm and education backgound to the Indiana State House. We talked on Wednesday 10/23/24. We did interviews with him ealier in the year, check our timeline for those shows.  Phil is a good listner and has passion for doing the work nesessary to serve all constituents.   Phil Goss has a link to Ballotpedia.org   A link to his Face Book Phil Goss For Indiana page is here. His Website is easy to find, PhilGossForIndiana.com  Thanks for listening, Find a complete listing of our shows at this link My Labor Radio Find us on the Socials through our MyLaborRadio Link Tree.

This episode we talk with the Ken Paff. He gives us some history and support information about the TDU.org movement and where they are today.  He talks about the need in Organized Labor for new leaders ready to commit to working families and helping American workers in the process.  TDU 2024 Convention is November 1-3 in Chicago. Follow this link to learn more. Registration is closed, but you can still attend if you are in the Chicagoland area in early November. You can also call 313-842-2600 to learn more.  Find out more on UAWD.org by following this link Find out more about TDU.org follow this link.  The link for the Movie Mother Trucker the Diana Kilmury story is here.  Learn more about the TDU reform history with this 9 minute video.   Special Thank You to MLPA the Midwest Labor Press Association for their support of My Labor Radio, to find out more follow this link to the MLPA FB page.  Special Thank You to the CWA the Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. Contact a CWA organizer and learn more about how easy it is to start a Union in your workplace.  Special Thank You to UAW2209 for their support of My Labor Radio Check out what your Ballot will look like before you vote, use BallotPedia.org     

This episode we follow-up with the team at Chicago Jobs With Justice. Last time we talked in 2023, Executive Director Jill and Angie joined us. This episode we talk with Angie Moreno and cover so many topics. The website is under construction as of this shows release, but their link tree is highlighted below. We also talk about the importance of the ILCOSH Illinois Coalition for Occupational Health and Safety and the work they are doing.  ILCOSH is Linked here.  Chicago Jobs WIth Justice Links here. National Jobs With Justice Links here. Special thanks to the Communications Workers of America. The CWA is ready to help you when you want to talk with a CWA Organizer, click that link.  Special thanks to MLPA the Midwest Labor Press Association for their supportt of My Labor Radio You can find out more about the MLPA by following that link.  Special thanks to UAW 2209 a 4,000 member UAW local in NE Indiana serving multiple industries and communitites in the tri-state area. Find out more about their work at UAW2209.org.  Thanks for listening, folow us on all the Socials through our My Labor Radio LinkTree.