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    Songs for a Society Under Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour connects Woody Guthrie's songs to today's attacks on labor justice, the economy and freedom. In labor history, Buffalo switchmen strike in 1892. Quote of the day: Saul Alinsky. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Who Builds the Show?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 1:58 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Heartland Labor Forum asks whether concert workers are paid fairly and protected. In labor history, baseball players launch the 1994 strike. Quote of the day: J.J. Bentley. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    A Two-Way Street for Worker Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Worker Power Hour explores how unions can connect with their communities and amplify their message. In labor history, troops expel jobless workers from D.C. Quote of the day: Jack London. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Fighting for the Boulderado

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Exchange follows workers fighting to preserve jobs and working conditions at Colorado's historic Boulderado Hotel. In labor history, President Obama signed a jobs bill to prevent public-sector layoffs in 2010. Quote of the day: Barack Obama. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Women Organize on Their Own Terms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: ReWork explores why women workers in Uganda built their own organization instead of joining male-led groups. In labor history, Eugene Debs was arrested after the Pullman Strike in 1894. Quote of the day: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Zinn: Art Can Change Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores Howard Zinn's belief that art and theater can inspire social change and transcend politics. In labor history, Verizon workers launched a nationwide strike in 2000. Quote of the day: Staughton Lynd. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Why Ten Percent Unemployment Isn't Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Blue Collar News examines chronic unemployment in Montana's tribal communities and the barriers facing Native workers. In labor history, the FMLA took effect in 1993. Quote of the day: Bill Clinton. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Hospitality Workers Carry More Than Trays

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Boiling Point explores how hospitality and service workers are expected to serve as social workers in downtown communities. In labor history, the 1997 UPS strike began; quote of the day: Ron Carey. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    The hidden machinery of wage theft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Workers Mic digs into the mechanics of tax fraud and wage theft with an expert who explains how the scam works and why workers should care. In labor history, Florence Reece died in 1986; quote of the day: Florence Reece. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Black freedom met with deadly resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor History in 2:00 recalls the 1866 Mechanics Institute Massacre in New Orleans, when white mobs attacked Black Republicans and their allies fighting for civil rights. In labor history, the NFL Players struck in 1970; quote of the day: Marvin Miller. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Stand Up and Sing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 1:59 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Mindy Murray talks music and resistance on the Labor Heritage Power Hour. In labor history, Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in 1975. Quote of the day: Jimmy Hoffa. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Everyone Starts Somewhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Actor Harrison Ford joins the SAG-AFTRA Podcast to reflect on overcoming self-doubt and finding his place in the industry. In labor history, United Farm Workers won their first grape contracts in Delano in 1970. Quote of the day: Cesar Chavez. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Small Movements Change History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio explores how ordinary people can change the course of history through everyday action. In labor history, women shoemakers formed the Daughters of St. Crispin in 1869 to fight for equal pay. Quote of the day: Harry Bridges. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    The Boat's Gotta Float

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Notes explores the solidarity forged on the picket line during a union strike. In labor history, National Labor Union founder William Sylvis dies in 1869. Quote of the day: William Sylvis. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Cheap Groceries at What Cost?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 2:00


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Grocery Nerds examines Aldi's low-cost business model and what it means for workers. In labor history, the UAW and Teamsters launched the Alliance for Labor Action. Quote of the day: Benjamin Todd Jealous. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    The Stories Behind the Struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how the Labor Radio Podcast Network connects listeners with labor voices from across the movement. In labor history, Michigan copper miners strike for union recognition in 1913. Quote of the day: Charles Moyer. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Holding the Line in Great Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Blue Collar News visits locked-out workers on a Montana picket line fighting for their union jobs. In labor history, San Francisco brewery workers won a landmark 1886 strike. Quote of the day: Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    C&H Sugar Workers Walk the Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio visits the first strike in 70 years by ILWU Local 6 workers at the C&H Sugar refinery. In labor history, Chicago labor-owned station WCFL began broadcasting in 1926. Quote of the day: Sigmund Freud. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Bloody Friday Lives On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Green and Red explores the harsh conditions faced by Southern textile workers. In labor history, the 1934 Minneapolis truckers' strike reached its deadly "Bloody Friday." Quote of the day: David Riehle. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    The Right to Refuse Dangerous Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Workers Mic examines labor conditions in the cannabis industry. In labor history, the 1944 Port Chicago disaster led to the court-martial of 50 Black sailors. Quote of the day: Thurgood Marshall. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Soccer was forged in the class struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how soccer's history is inseparable from labor, class, and industrialization. In labor history, San Francisco's 1934 longshore strike became a four-day general strike. Quote of the day: George Meany. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    The future of work belongs to workers who organize

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Force explores how workers across industries are organizing to shape the future of work. In labor history, Lovestruck game writers won raises after their 2020 strike. Quote of the day: Thomas Lee. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Heatstroke can hit anybody

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Roswell Hub shares lifesaving lessons on protecting workers from extreme heat. In labor history, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 erupted after wage cuts sparked a nationwide revolt. Quote of the day: Woody Guthrie. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Nobody wants to strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Radio on KBOO hears why university workers say they don't want to strike—but will if they must. In labor history, Detroit newspaper workers launched their 19-month strike in 1995. Quote of the day: Booker T. Washington. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    All one love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Grocery Nerds explores the “all one love” message behind a beloved grocery product and the man who created it. In labor history, federal troops crushed the Pullman Strike in 1894. Quote of the day: Mary McLeod Bethune. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Live from the Great Labor Arts Exchange!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour celebrates a night of music, spoken word and solidarity. In labor history, a 1935 subway cleaners' strike won reinstatement for six fired workers. Quote of the day: Mary McLeod Bethune. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Healthcare workers are driving a strike surge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Reinventing Solidarity examines new strike data showing healthcare has surged to the second-most strike-active industry, behind accommodation and food services. In labor history, the founding convention of the IWW concluded in Chicago. Quote of the day: Big Bill Haywood. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Contracts Can't Wait

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage examines why requiring employers to reach a first contract faster could transform labor law. In labor history, the 1912 Grabow Massacre marked a turning point in the Louisiana-Texas Lumber War. Quote of the day: Mother Jones. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    A martyr remembered

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Jawn tells the story of Carl Mackley and the Aberle Hosiery strike, remembering a worker whose death became a symbol of labor solidarity. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs was arrested during the Pullman Strike. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Solidarity stands up to intimidation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: We Rise Fighting examines how Minnesota union members responded to federal immigration enforcement and defended their communities. In labor history, feminist and labor activist Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born. Quote of the day: Charlotte Perkins Gilman. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Boots Riley exposes racism through satire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how filmmaker Boots Riley uses satire to reveal the mechanics of racism in America. In labor history, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed workplace discrimination. Quote of the day: Barack Obama. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Collective education builds worker power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage explores how collective education helped build the Coalition of Rutgers Unions, which traces part of its roots to Labor Notes. In labor history, New Orleans streetcar workers' 1929 strike inspired the po' boy sandwich. Quote of the day: Bennie Martin. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Grassroots unions hold the key

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People argues that stronger unions are the key to solving many of today's biggest challenges—and that the real inspiration comes from the grassroots of the labor movement. In labor history, Alabama outlawed convict leasing in coal mines. Quote of the day: IWW. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Extraction Isn't a Business Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: LaborForce exposes corporate profiteering and reminds us why workers win when they stand together. In labor history, FDR established the National Labor Relations Board in 1934. Quote of the day: Franklin D. Roosevelt. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    When Food Workers Need Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Green and Red examines retail worker safety, shoplifting, and why many grocery workers can't afford the food they sell. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs' American Railway Union boycotted Pullman cars in 1894. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    One at a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour reminds us that solidarity grows one worker at a time. In labor history, FDR banned discrimination in defense industries in 1941. Quote of the day: Charlie King. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Spreadsheets Build Worker Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Notes podcast explains how the worker actions we see are built through patient organizing, one conversation and one spreadsheet at a time. Today's labor landmark: the Cannery Lady Monument. In labor history, Haymarket martyr Albert Parsons was born. Quote of the day: Albert Parsons. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    A working class alternative

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 2:00


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Class Matters looks back at the Labor Party experiment and what it reveals about workers seeking an independent political voice. In labor history, Congress overrode Truman's veto to enact the anti-union Taft-Hartley Act. Quote of the day: Harry S. Truman. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    If they come for one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Next Generation Carriers explores Pride, queer labor history, and why attacks on one group of workers threaten all workers. In labor history, the Herrin Massacre erupted during an Illinois coal strike. Quote of the day: John L. Lewis. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    News isn't neutral

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Economics for the People examines media consolidation, union organizing, and why newsroom workers are fighting back. In labor history, Youngstown's Women's Day Massacre exposed the violence of the Little Steel Strike. Quote of the day: a union organizer at the Women's Day Massacre. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Culture is not an accessory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores how art and culture help workers build power for the long haul. In labor history, A. Philip Randolph pressed FDR to end discrimination in defense industries. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Beyond the Corporate Robotic Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Grocery Nerds explores worker organizing and union-building at Amazon. In labor history, Mother Jones launched her campaign against child labor in textile mills. Quote of the day: Mother Jones. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Create, Don't Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Solidarity Works explores the worker-owned cooperative model through Spain's Mondragon Corporation. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs delivered the anti-war speech that led to his imprisonment. Quote of the day: Eugene V. Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Mental Smuggler of the Industrial Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Manufacturing Report explores how Samuel Slater brought British textile mill knowledge to America. In labor history, the 1990 Battle of Century City helped spark annual Justice for Janitors Day. Quote of the day: John Sweeney. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Who's Watching the Workers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 2:01 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working Voices investigates Teamsters' concerns about AI-powered cameras and surveillance technology in UPS trucks. In labor history, Seattle dock workers formed their first union in 1886. Quote of the day: Babe Ruth. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Even Darkness Must Pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour explores labor history, worker culture and solidarity, from Sean Astin's AFL-CIO speech to labor murals, union organizing and historic labor halls. In labor history, legendary UMWA and CIO leader John L. Lewis died in 1969. Quote of the day: Sean Astin. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    The Future of AI Depends on Our Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Future of Work examines whether artificial intelligence will boost productivity and help workers—or deepen inequality and insecurity. In labor history, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963. Quote of the day: John F. Kennedy. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    The Dignity of Work in the Age of AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Workers' Mic explores Pope Leo XIV's call to protect workers and the dignity of work as artificial intelligence reshapes society. In labor history, labor organizer and Triangle Fire investigator Helen Marot was born. Quote of the day: Helen Marot. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    AI Is Already Costing Workers Their Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio examines how AI-driven automation is already eliminating jobs and warns of deeper impacts ahead. In labor history, New York City drawbridge tenders left bridges open in a 1971 pension dispute, creating a massive traffic jam. Quote of the day: H.G. Wells. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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    Hungry Enough to Organize Every Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 2:00 Transcription Available


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Heartland Labor Forum examines organizing in right-to-work states and why unions there may be “hungrier” and more member-driven. In labor history, Teamsters for a Democratic Union was founded in 1976. Quote of the day: Elizabeth Warren. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

    Solidarity Across Every Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 2:00


    On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour explores why racial equity and solidarity are inseparable in the fight for worker justice. In labor history, Congress approved Taft-Hartley in 1947. Quote of the day: John L. Lewis. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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