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Join members of the Ypsilanti Industrial Workers of the World as they talk about the history of labor unions, how-to organize your workplace and other anti-capitalist concepts. Let's have fun building a better world.

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    • Mar 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES


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    Interview with PM Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 36:29


    Today I, FW Jason, had the privilege of talking to FM Micheal and Ramsey from PM Press about radical publishing and the IWW. What a treat! Be sure to check out all their IWW books plus some of these recommendations from my guest:Three Way FightWe Called Each Other ComradeWe Go Where They Go So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy!

    Our Other Unions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 61:25


    Daric and Jason are both members of other unions in addition to the IWW. The cheaters! In todays episode, they contrast and compare those unions with the IWW. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy!

    What's It Like To Chair Convention? w/ FW Patrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 71:40


    We talk with FW Patrick about his time chairing this past Convention and have a few laughs along the way. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy!

    Post Convention 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 69:40


    We did it! Another Convention in the books. This episode Daric and I chat with three of the four delegates from our branch and discuss the standout moments. Plus, recorded live just after Convention in Toronto, interviews with you! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy!

    Convention Time 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 57:06


    It's that time of year already. Daric and I go through this years Convention resolutions and share our thoughts. Plus hear another story about Jason almost dying and Darics anarcho-syndicalist dwarves. See you in Toronto! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy!

    The IWW in the Broader Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 62:14


    Today we talk with our branches Solidarity Chair Alex about how the IWW fits into the broader fight against capitalism. It's a talk filled with many tangents and interesting questions about what exactly we want to achieve. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Organizing at The Largest Amazon Facility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 85:03


    Today we are talking to FW Brandon about organizing at the largest Amazon facility in the country. Plus Star Wars tangents. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Organizing at Sweetwaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 52:11


    Here we are again with a special guest, FW Luca, to talk about a recent campaign at Sweetwaters in Ann Arbor. Plus a few tangents. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Putting The 'I' in AEIOU

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 31:58


    It's a new year and we are back. Today we are talking about Inoculation and why we as organizers should focus on it more. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Reflecting on OT101

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 33:36


    Hello again! In this episode we talk about our experience going through an OT101 our branch had last month. Spoilers, it was a good time! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Casual Convention Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 42:40


    Convention has come and gone but FW Jason was there. He had a blast and he's gonna tell you about it. Very casual chat though since he didn't have his notes on hand but there is a special guest. You! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Convention 2023 Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 52:54


    It's that time of year again. Time to talk resolutions and contract language. I swear it's a good episode! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Burnout 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 37:00


    We're back! Where have we been? Well mostly we've been out organizing but we've also been a bit burned out, which is something that happens a lot in organizing circles. So we decided to talk about it. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    The Most Searched Union Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 41:42


    In this episode, we have the completely original and not at all derivative idea to answer the most searched questions about unions. What a wild concept. Join us as the conversation spirals from there. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    Talking to Brand Workers of NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 45:34


    On the show this time around, we have workers from Brand Workers on to talk about a host of things. From the nuts and bolts of solidarity unionism to the importance of education. It was a great conversation all around!  So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iwwypsi/message

    A Chat About 'We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years' Author Kevin Bruce

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 54:48


    Today on the podcast we have author Kevin Bruce on to talk about his new book 'We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years' which is about restaurant organizing in New York City at the turn of the last century. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    First Time Organizers Talk About Their Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 57:44


    We're back! After a month off we are back with a new episode and this time around we are talking to FW Luca and FW Lake about their organizing campaign in a restaurant and about how they're new to organizing. Full of heartwarming tales of solidarity. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    A Talk with FW Patrick of the ODB

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 71:23


    This month on the show we are talking with Patrick from the Organizing Department Board about a recent and future regional organizing summit and also some more Convention talk. It was a lively discussion and very fun. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    CAN-ROC or CAN-RA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 82:39


    On this episode, Daric and special guest FW Peter from Ottawa talk about the debate around CAN-ROC voting to become CAN-RA. Don't know what that means? I didn't really either, so listen in and let Peter break it down. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Complaints and Sexual Assault. A Talk with IWOC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 76:51


    This episode has a big ol' content warning since we are talking about sexual assault. So if you can't or don't want to hear about that, go ahead and skip this one. We will see you next time. After the last episode when we talked about the IWW complaints procedure and its overhaul at Convention, we sit down with two members of IWOC, one of whom helped author the amendments, to talk about how IWOC and the IWW handle complaints, especially around things like sexual assault. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Convection Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 45:46


    Just (barely) in time for Convention, Daric and Jason go over the longest proposal being brought to the floor, the overhaul of the complaints process. I know, it's thrilling stuff. So buckle your seatbelts and get ready to whereas and be resolved! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    What If Rail Workers Struck. A Talk with RWU.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 48:16


    Just in the nick of time, this months episode is about the recent news that rail workers have overwhelmingly voted to strike and if not for the President, they would be. Why aren't rail worker unions governed under the NLRB? What do these workers want? What would it look like if they did strike? All this and more this episode! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Boss Fragility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 44:57


    This month on the show, we are discussing the very emotional reactions from bosses when you raise your concerns at work. Why are they so sensitive anyway? So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    ULP's And The Importance of OT101

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 56:52


    On the show today we have a special guest! Sharon was an IT worker for DoorDash who was recently fired for organizing. Join us as we talk to her about her Wins and Losses and the things she learned about in OT101 that would have helped her had she known. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Interview With Kim Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 41:05


    On the show today we have a special guest! Kim Kelly is a labor writer with a new book coming out on the 26th of April called 'Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor'. We talk about all the organizing she's done and all the organizing she's written about. It's a fun chat! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    BCTGM Talk Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 61:03


    Fellow workers Daric, Lily, and Jason go over the talk we hosted with Donovan from BCTGM, the union that represents the Kelloggs workers who recently went on strike. We discuss what went right, what didn't, and what we learned along the way. Enjoy! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    BCTGM Talk About The Kelloggs Strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 112:20


    Here we have the talk we hosted as a branch with Donovan from BCTGM about the Kelloggs strike. Thanks for talking with us! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    A Look Back and A Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 36:25


    We're back! It's the first episode of the year and we are taking a look back at what we did as a branch in the last year, as well as take a look at what we hope to do in the coming year. Lots of exciting stuff coming! If you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Solidarity with Other Unions on Strike (Plus Scary Work Stories)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 34:40


    There are a lot of strikes happening right now across a lot of different unions. Today we explore how and why we should help. Plus we share our scary work stories! If you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Target Workers United

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 36:27


    On this episode of the One Big Podcast, we talk with FW Andrew of Target Workers United about their efforts to organize all the redshirts of Target. We talk about past wins, their possible future as an IU in the IWW and Jason gets in a joke from his favorite comedian. Enjoy! If you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! A link for their platform: https://targetworkersunite.com/target-worker-platform/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Organizing in Social Service Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 45:33


    In this episode, we talk with FW Matt about the challenges of organizing in the social worker space. What is social work and what kind of demands do they need to have better lives? All that and more! If you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    A Talk About The GEB Recall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 68:55


    This month we tackle the big subject of the controversy around the GEB recall petition. It's a doozy, so buckle in. See you at Convention! If you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Mutual Aid and Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 35:48


    This month on the podcast we are joined by Fellow Worker Allison from Boston join us to talk about mutual aid, the trappings of charity, and burnout. It was a fun talk and hopefully, it inspires you to get out and be a part of your community. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    What Does It Mean To Be Member Run?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 41:12


    This month on the podcast, we discuss what it means to be a member-run union and how that differs from other unions. Who's in charge here anyway? So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Pros and Cons of a Hot Shop

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 29:09


    Today on the One Big Podcast, we are talking about the hot shop. Is it the perfect environment to organize in or is it something you should avoid altogether? Our hosts today discuss their experience in hot shops to hopefully prepare you the next time things heat up on the job. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    White Supremacy & The IWW

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 46:11


    As promised, on this episode we have special guest FW Lindsay to talk about how the IWW has become a very white-facing organization and what kind of questions we should be asking ourselves to make sure all workers feel welcome in the one big union. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    SIWA3: The Future of Restaurants & Mental Health in Service Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 74:10


    On the latest from the Service Industry Workers of the Ann Arbor Area (SIWA3) livestreams, we cut together two livestreams into one jam-packed episode. First, we talk about the future of our local dining establishments in a post COVID world before switching gears to the mental health struggles working in the service industry can lead to. It's a big episode. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    The IWW and Antifascism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 34:27


    This time on the show, Daric and Jason discuss the long history of the antifascist work the IWW is involved in and how, as an organization, we are inherently antifascist. We also talk about the GDC and how we must be on guard more than ever. Let's organize and beat up some Nazi scum! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilantigmb@gmail.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! Article by Miriam Lafontaine: https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/the-iww-is-making-labour-anti-fascist-again --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Crossover Collab with LaborWave Radio!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 50:48


    In this special episode of the podcast, we have a nice long chat with Alex from the Laborwave Radio podcast. It was a great talk about a variety of things and it was really nice of Alex to have us on. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilantigmb@gmail.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

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    SIWA3: Tips and Wage Theft

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 49:20


    We are spreading our wings a bit today by expanding the podcast beyond our monthly chats. This first expansion is a recording of the Service Industry Workers of the Ann Arbor Area (SIWA3) livestreams they do over in their Facebook group. They are concise presentations of problems facing the service workers of today. Today's talk is about the problems and history of the tip wage system and the rampant problem of wage theft. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    What Makes The IWW Different from Other Unions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 33:15


    In this episode, Fellow Workers Daric, Alec, and Jason do our best to differentiate the IWW from traditional trade unions. While any union is better than no union, there are still some big differences that set us apart from the rest. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilantigmb@gmail.com! An injury to one is an injury to all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Improving The Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 32:53


    On this episode, Fellow Workers Daric and Jason continue in that long left-wing tradition of discussing what we are doing wrong. While we both love the IWW, we do have some feelings on what we as an organization could be doing better and where we'd like to see Wobblies in the years to come. So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilantigmb@gmail.com! An injury to one is an injury to all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    Strikes and The IWW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 34:59


    In our second episode, Jason, Daric, and Nick discuss the most powerful tool workers have in the struggle against bosses, the strike. We go over what a strike is before diving into a current debate within The IWW over no-strike clauses in contracts. No matter where you fall on the debate, if want to join up in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilantigmb@gmail.com! An injury to one is an injury to all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

    What Is The IWW? Ep. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 37:58


    Here for the first time are a few Fellow Workers from the Ypsilanti Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World. What better way to start then to explain what exactly that means. If you're curious and want to join up in the one big union or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilantigmb@gmail.com! An injury to one is an injury to all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message

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