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Leslie is joined by Jody Calemine, Director of Advocacy for the 63 unions and 15 million members of the AFL-CIO, where he serves as chief lobbyist and director of government affairs. They discuss the severe toll of the ongoing government shutdown on workers and families—from unpaid federal employees turning to food banks to the ripple effects hitting local economies. Calemine warns that Congress's failure to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits could sharply raise health costs for small-business owners and workers. He urges lawmakers to pass relief measures like the True Shutdown Fairness Act and Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, and to end political brinkmanship that's using American workers as pawns. The website for the AFL-CIO is AFLCIO.org and their handle on Blue Sky is @AFLCIO.org. Their handle on Facebook, Instagram and X is @AFLCIO.  Jody's handle on Blue Sky is @guerino.bsky.social.

In 1909, a 23-year-old immigrant named Clara Lemlich stood up in New York's Cooper Union and said, "I have no more patience for talk—I move that we go on a general strike." The next morning, 20,000 garment workers—mostly young immigrant women—walked off the job. Their courage changed labor history forever. Tune into our latest episode to hear how their fight reshaped workers' rights for generations. --- Music from today's episode is by: Tar Sahno and Semion Krivenko-Adamo Sources: Jewish Women's Archive, "Uprising of 20,000 (1909)." Global Nonviolent Action Database (Swarthmore College), "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory women strike, win better wages and hours, New York, 1909." AFL-CIO, "Triangle Shirtwaist Fire." PBS American Experience, "Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000."

Leslie is joined by Jody Calemine, Director of Advocacy for the 63 unions and 15 million members of the AFL-CIO, where he serves as chief lobbyist and director of government affairs. They discuss the severe toll of the ongoing government shutdown on workers and families—from unpaid federal employees turning to food banks to the ripple effects hitting local economies. Calemine warns that Congress's failure to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits could sharply raise health costs for small-business owners and workers. He urges lawmakers to pass relief measures like the True Shutdown Fairness Act and Military and Federal Employee Protection Act, and to end political brinkmanship that's using American workers as pawns. The website for the AFL-CIO is AFLCIO.org and their handle on Blue Sky is @AFLCIO.org. Their handle on Facebook, Instagram and X is @AFLCIO. Jody's handle on Blue Sky is @guerino.bsky.social.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: WorkWeek Radio covers community pushback against San Francisco's Gateway warehouse plan and the health and environmental-justice stakes. In labor history, the National Negro Labor Council is founded in Cincinnati in 1951 to unite Black workers for equality. Quote of the day: Joe Johnson. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Machinist 141 Connections on JetBlue ramp agents building an inside committee and peer-to-peer outreach to win a union. In labor history, 1892 New Orleans workers launched a general strike uniting Black and white workers for recognition and a 10-hour day. Quote of the day: Ken Bernstein. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour features Si Kahn on why parody songs are powerful tools for organizers. In labor history, two Brentwood postal workers died after anthrax exposure and the facility was later renamed in their honor. Quote of the day: Saul Alinsky. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Radio Labour Canada on CUPE's growth to 800,000 members and a vow to fight back-to-work orders and austerity. In labor history, folk hero “Pretty Boy” Floyd killed by the FBI near East Liverpool, Ohio. Quote of the day: “Pretty Boy” Floyd. @radiolabour @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Stoppage on Michigan's 32,000 home healthcare workers winning SEIU recognition with a 73% “yes.” In labor history, Wisconsin dairy farmers launched a 1933 milk strike amid Depression-era collapse. Quote of the day: Kate Atkinson. @WorkStoppagePod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

In this episode, we speak with Chris Smalls, labor organizer known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization in Staten Island. He is a co-founder and the former president of the Amazon Labor Union. Chris was also a member of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. He is joined by Hazami Barmada, a social entrepreneur and strategy consultant for the United Nations and the founder and owner of The Barmada Group, a Washington, DC-based boutique consulting firm. Together they are calling on the US U.S. labor movement to recognize genocide in Gaza and end arms shipments. They are promoting a national protest and day of action at the AFL-CIO in Washington DC to demand that there be a labor boycott of Israel to stop the genocide and that the AFL-CIO formally oppose the genocide and support the campaign to hold Israel accountable for the war crimes and genocide.   Learn more about this event https://secure.everyaction.com/FygyRgBN1EKc_S_Ab1kehg2#:~:text=fund%20the%20genocide.-,Our%20Demands,demand%20an%20independent%20international%20investigation. __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post AFL-CIO Must Act to Stop Genocide in Gaza w/ Chris Smalls and Hazami Barmada appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Third & Fairfax talks with filmmaker Susie Singer Carter about “No Country for Old People” and exposing elder abuse. In labor history, Eugene Victor Debs died in 1926. Quote of the day: Gene Debs. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: My Labor Radio talks with NYC Building Trades leader Gary LaBarbera about PBS's “Hard Hat Riot” and union identity. In labor history, twelve New York City firefighters died fighting a midtown blaze in 1966. Quote of the day: Plato. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

Since 1935, the rules for union organizing and bargaining for most private sector companies have been set by the National Labor Relations Act. Since 1935 corporate America has repeatedly undermined and weakened labor law so that now both Trump and the Supreme Court are poised to kill or paralyze it. We'll have a roundtable discussion on where we are with labor law and where we can go if unions and workers find ourselves without enforceable rights to organize and bargain. Guests are Peter Olney, former organizing director of the West Coast Longshore Union, Lynn Reinhart, former chief counsel for the AFL-CIO now with the Economic Policy Institute, and Bill Fletcher Jr., author, labor educator and former assistant to the President of the AFL-CIO to weigh in Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour honors Laurel Blaydes and spotlights songs that organize from Fannie Lou Hamer to Joe Hill. In labor history, John Brown leads the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Quote of the day: R.J. Phillips Band (“Fannie Lou”) @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

October 15, 2025: AI is no longer just automating work — it's reorganizing it. In today's episode of Future Ready Today, Jacob Morgan explores five major stories reshaping leadership and HR:

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Stick Together reports from Melbourne as security guards demand safety and fair pay. In labor history, President Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act in 1914 affirming unions' right to strike, picket, and boycott. Quote of the day: Clayton Antitrust Act (Section 6). @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Show with JDoc & Krausey talks tech and accountability with FOP Lodge 5 President Roosevelt Poplar. In labor history, the International Working People's Association was founded in Pittsburgh in 1883. Quote of the day: Manifesto of the International Working People's Association. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Working People with HUD whistleblowers on retaliation and the dismantling of fair housing. In labor history, the NBA canceled regular season games in 1998 during a player lockout. Quote of the day: David Falk. @WorkingPod @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

In 2022, the AFL-CIO Executive Board established a commission on strengthening state federations and area and central labor councils, with the purpose of recommending ways to modernize and revitalize these organizations. Given the tremendous collaboration with the area Councils and State Feds during the BCTGM's high profile strikes in 2021 and 2022—namely at FritoLay, Nabisco and Kellogg's—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler asked President Shelton to be a commissioner in this endeavor. Shelton was among a select group of AFL-CIO Executive Council members to conduct site visits throughout the U.S. to facilitate discussions with Union members. He also incorporated messaging to BCTGM members at regional meetings, telling them, “the good and admirable work done by state federations and CLCs benefits EVERY BCTGM Local Union—whether the Local is a dues-paying affiliate or not.” Shelton reminded BCTGM Local Union leaders that if we are not contributing, we are “free loaders” and no different than those workers in right-to-work states who won't join the Union but claim all the benefits. A handful of years later, the BCTGM Voices Project rounded up several Local Union leaders to offer more on what that contribution looks like. Guests: Taylor Almond – Financial Secretary/Principal Officer, BCTGM Local 114 (Portland, Ore.); sits on the Executive Board for the Northwest Oregon Labor Council as well as the state level Oregon AFL-CIO, Kevin Bradshaw – Member, BCTGM Local 252G (Memphis, Tenn.); President of the Memphis and West Tennessee Central Labor Council and Vice President for the state level Tennessee AFL-CIO. Wally Borgan – President, BCTGM Local 22 (Minneapolis, Minn.) talks about being affiliated with the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation and the state level Minnesota AFL-CIO. Jake Watkins – Financial Secretary, BCTGM Local 372A (Indianapolis, Ind.); Recording Secretary for both the Central Indiana AFL-CIO and the Hoosier Heartland Labor Federation. Mark Lee – Financial Secretary/Principal Officer, BCTGM Local 57 (Columbus, Ohio); Vice President of the Central Ohio Labor Council, AFL-CIO, also affiliates with the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council and the state level Ohio AFL-CIO.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Exchange remembers USW leader Leo Gerard with stories of fearless, hands-on solidarity. In labor history, four strikers were killed and six wounded in the 1933 Pixley cotton strike. Quote of the day: “When You Organize” (from Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant, which runs October 10-12 in Detroit, MI; details here). @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour talks with director Mark Mori about “Baristas vs. Billionaires” and the Starbucks union fight. In labor history, Chicago sanitation workers win a nine-day strike in 2003. Quote of the day: Mark Mori. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Dia on why the Constitution must live in our unions, communities and everyday lives. In labor history, thirty of Chicago's 185 firefighters were injured battling the Great Chicago Fire. Quote of the day: Lech Wałęsa. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 9, 2025The Plot Thickens in Maine After 250 Missing Unmarked Mail Ballots Show Up on a Doorstep We reported recently on a Maine ballot initiative pushing restrictions on voter ID and mail-in voting.  Then mysteriously on September 30th, 250 unmarked absentee ballots from Elsworth, Maine showed up in an Amazon package 40 miles away.  The plot thickens.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (Sept. 26) Restrictions for Mail-In Voting and Voter ID on the Ballot in Maine Nov. 4th Even Though Voter Fraud in Maine is Almost Nonexistent Maine Public - 250 Ellsworth ballots reported missing the same day as alleged delivery to Newburgh woman The Maine Wire - Maine Woman Discovers Hundreds of Election Ballots in Amazon Package as State Considers Voter IDMaine Morning Star - Amid ongoing investigation into found ballots, Sec. Bellows underscores Maine election security Snopes - Unpacking claim Maine resident found hundreds of ballots in Amazon packageCBS 13 - Sec. Bellows holds press conference to discuss security of absentee voting process Groups Taking Action:No on 1, Save Maine Absentee Voting, League of Women Voters ME, AFL-CIO, Disability Rights MERegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Maine #Question1 #VoterID #250Ballots #ShennaBellows #VotebyMail

Josh Smith, Assistant to the General President of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss federal grants for firefighter safety, training programs addressing emerging hazards and the IAFF's recent awards for worker training initiatives.   Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO,  joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the ongoing Libby Glass strike in Toledo, the importance of labor solidarity and Ohio's contentious redistricting process.

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Say Watt goes deep with a story of midnight Blackwater diving and the grit it takes to work in the dark. In labor history, Hollywood's 1946 “Battle of the Mirrors” pitted Conference of Studio Unions picketers against IATSE in a blinding showdown. Quote of the day: Joe Hill. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Reinventing Solidarity explores how public education nurtures democracy and why critical thinking threatens authoritarianism. In labor history, in 1986 1,700 female flight attendants won a $37 million suit against United Airlines after being fired for marrying. Quote of the day: William Blum. @CunySLU @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

LATINOS OUT LOUD IS UP FOR A SIGNAL AWARD IN TWO CATEGORIES! The Listener's Choice voting is open through October 9th. Please click below and vote today! Latinos Out Loud in Genre - Interview or Talk Show. Official Listing Latinos Out Loud in Craft - Best Host (Culture). Official Listing On this episode of #LatinosOutLoud @RachelLaLoca chats with Latinx social justice changemaker, visionary strategist, author and founder of Revolve Impact, Mike de la Rocha. Recognized as one of GOOD Magazine's 100 people changing the world, Mike is a recipient of the AFL-CIO's Justice, Peace & Freedom Award, a Shorty Social Good Award for Social Justice. He was also featured in Flood Magazine.  As a social justice advocate, Mike has long centered his work around healing, truth-telling, and challenging cultural narratives that limit personal and collective liberation. His new book, Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love (Simon and Schuster), was released on June 3, 2025, and brings that mission to the page offering an intimate exploration of his personal journey to break generational cycles and redefine manhood on his own terms. Through powerful storytelling, Mike invites readers into a transformative path of self-discovery, forgiveness, and emotional freedom continuing his work of building a more just and connected world, one story at a time. Follow Rachel Follow Mike #Podcast #Comedy #MikeDeLaRocha #RachelLaLoca #LatinosOutLoud

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the region's construction boom, apprenticeship growth and a labor dispute with fire truck manufacturer Sutphen.   Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, discussed the ongoing government shutdown, its impact on federal workers and the looming healthcare crisis. 

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Notes spotlights salon workers who discovered their tanning spray wasn't FDA-approved for aerosol use and organized for safety. In labor history, MLB umpires won recognition after a one-day strike in 1970. Quote of the day: Woody Guthrie. @LaborNotes @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour visits the Donora Smog Museum and traces the red bandana's roots in solidarity. In labor history, Starbucks baristas in East Grand Rapids won grievances after NLRB citations in 2007. Quote of the day: Wilma Steele. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

Hannah Kim and Danny Behar, Visual Effects Artists at Saturday Night Live, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss their successful unionization efforts with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.   Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the rollbacks of rail safety regulations, the elimination of advisory committees and the launch of new high-speed trains in the U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security has decreed that we will all learn what chain refoulement is … by watching them try to rendition wave after wave of immigrants. Andrew and Liz will explain how that's totally illegal. Plus, Newsmax is suing Fox News, again.   Links:   Newsmax v. Fox [Wisconsin Docket] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71323347/newsmax-broadcasting-llc-v-fox-corporation   Newsmax v. Fox [Florida Docket] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71258079/newsmax-broadcasting-llc-v-fox-corporation   Biden v. Byrne https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne   Comey v. DOJ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71348216/comey-v-united-states-department-of-justice   American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69655364/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-united-states/   D.A. v. Noem https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71323714/da-v-noem   Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod  

Julie Deem sits down with Cheryl Graham. Cheryl has spent 33 years at United Way serving Howard and Tipton Counties, leads as AFL-CIO labor activity director, chairs the Howard County Plan Commission, and serves on the Kokomo Farmers' Market board. She takes us inside real-life leadership: staying adaptable in a fast-changing world, learning to “fail fast,” and reframing the small daily tasks that quietly support a meaningful life. This episode was recorded live at Crossroads Community Church during Global Leadership Summit.Episode Highlights:Adaptability is a core leadership muscle, especially with technology shifts like AI.“Fail fast” is not reckless; it is a rhythm of deciding, learning, and moving forward.Reframing mundane tasks as intentional steps toward comfort and peace removes resentment.Know when to stop; rest and safety are leadership choices, not luxuries.Lifelong learning keeps long careers joyful and relevant.Thank you Crossroads Community Church for hosting!Check them out at: https://ecrossroads.org/United Way of Howard and Tipton Counties, 765-457-4357 (HELP)Learn more about the latest tool for dynamic professionals in the self-improvement industry, LyfQuest. A mobile CRM platform that's uniquely made for you!Learn more at: https://lyfquest.io/Instagram:USW Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@uswkokomo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kalena James ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yesitskalenajames⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Julie Deem ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@indymompreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--------------------------------------------------USW Kokomo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Business Podcast Editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's edition of Labor 131, presented by the National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, features Trish Kahle, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar, who joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss her research on the influence of coal miners on U.S. energy policy and workers' rights. Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Labor Day celebrations, the impact of the current administration on workers' rights and potential redistricting in Ohio.

Leslie welcomes back Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the 63 unions and 15 million members of the AFL-CIO. In 2022, he was unanimously elected to the position as the highest ranking African American officer in the history of America's labor movement. Secretary Redmond shares how he and the AFL-CIO just wrapped up their nationwide “It's Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour. While big corporations profit off the backs of working people and politicians continue to raise costs and cut essential lifesaving services, the labor movement traveled the country providing voice to and building power with workers in the lead up to Labor Day. Mr. Redmond also blasts the new Trump administration's Union-busting executive order, which was issued right before Labor Day. The new order rips away collective bargaining rights from workers at NASA, the International Trade Association, the NWS, and more. The website for the AFL-CIO is AFLCIO.org and their handle on Blue Sky is @AFLCIO.org. Their handle on Facebook, Instagram and X is @AFLCIO.  Fred's handle on X is @STRedmond.

Leslie welcomes back Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the 63 unions and 15 million members of the AFL-CIO. In 2022, he was unanimously elected to the position as the highest ranking African American officer in the history of America's labor movement. Secretary Redmond shares how he and the AFL-CIO just wrapped up their nationwide “It's Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour. While big corporations profit off the backs of working people and politicians continue to raise costs and cut essential lifesaving services, the labor movement traveled the country providing voice to and building power with workers in the lead up to Labor Day. Mr. Redmond also blasts the new Trump administration's Union-busting executive order, which was issued right before Labor Day. The new order rips away collective bargaining rights from workers at NASA, the International Trade Association, the NWS, and more. The website for the AFL-CIO is AFLCIO.org and their handle on Blue Sky is @AFLCIO.org. Their handle on Facebook, Instagram and X is @AFLCIO.  Fred's handle on X is @STRedmond.

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the New Albany Intel construction project's three-year anniversary, ongoing construction in Central Ohio and a labor dispute involving Teamsters Local 284 and fire truck manufacturer Sutphen. Today's edition of Labor 131, presented by the National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, features Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, who joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the federation's nationwide "Freedom, Fairness and Security" bus tour, Labor Day activism and the historical significance of the 1892 Homestead strike.  

With the demise of Capital District Solidarity Committee after many decades, the annual labor day picnic in the area is now more formerly sponsored by the AFL-CIO – a little less political but more attendees, including far more children. At this year's event in Latham, we hear from Mike Keenan, former head of the Troy Area Labor Council; professor Peter LaVenia and Green Party state co-chair; Sean Collins, present head of the Troy Council; picnic co-coordinator Doug Bullock; IWW organizer Greg Giorgio; Bebhinn Francis of the National Union of the Homeless; US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; State Senator Pat Fahy; Jennifer Beylo, the Nurses President at Albany Med; and long time labor activist Fred Pfeiffer.

Security workers at Woodman's grocery vote to join SMART Local 565, a nationwide AFL-CIO bus tour hits Eau Claire and a Central Labor Council leader there speaks to Labor Radio, W&W dairy workers who are on strike receive a show of support in Madison, AFL-CIO President Liz Schuler's Labor Day speech slams Trump but also says workers can't depend on Democrats, Laborers union member Jose Ramirez speaks of his union rise and the labor movement in a segment by the Milwaukee Area Labor Council, SMART union member Kilmar Abrego Garcia is jailed again and faces exile by a vindictive Trump administration, and organized labor and immigrants rights advocates come out to support activist Catalina "Xochitl" Santiago who has been detained by federal agents.

Aaron, Kim (from S. Korea!) and a returning Nato cover bipartisan signs of hope in Frankfort, a legal defense of one of KY's few progressive policies, and how constituents are pressuring one of KY's highest profile House GOP members - then we check in with Dustin Reinstedler, the president of Kentucky's AFL-CIO, in advance of a seeming momentous Labor Day - we'll hear about the state of labor, workers, and how we can fight against the billionaire takeover, of, well everything.NEWS OF THE WEAK https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/bipartisan-effort-to-restore-voting-rights-for-kentuckians-with-felonies-expected-in-2026/https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/latino-civil-rights-group-moves-to-protect-in-state-tuition-for-immigrants-in-kentucky/https://forwardky.com/four-rivers-indivisible-calls-out-comer-again-tag-news/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17Q9enPgQM/https://www.facebook.com/marylynn.collins/posts/pfbid035BJRQoosN6UFBXEWm17dcFzjfNog3Q4RpxxQg8E2T8VLvSEDUW7h7rtN89LmfiPnlINTERVIEW: Dustin Reinstedler, KY AFL-CIOKentucky State AFL-CIOCALL TO ACTION: Join us on Labor Day!Workers Over Billionaires · Mobilize#ProgressKentucky - #ColonelsOfTruthJoin us! http://progressky.org/Support us! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progresskyLive Wednesdays at 7pm on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/and on YouTube  http://bit.ly/progress_kyListen as a podcast right here, or wherever you get your pods: https://tr.ee/PsdiXaFylKFacebook - ⁠@progressky⁠ Instagram - ⁠@progress_ky⁠ Bluesky - ⁠@progressky.bsky.social‬https://linktr.ee/progresskyEpisode 225 was produced by Nate, Aaron, & ParkerTheme music from the amazing Nato - hear more at http://www.NatoSongs.com

"In this episode of CODEPINK Radio ""Labor for Palestine,"" host Marcy Winograd spotlights the role unions can play in stopping US-Israel genocide in Gaza. Chris Smalls, co-founder of the Amazon Labor Union and Freedom Flotilla participant, calls on the AFL-CIO and the ILWU, to refuse to load ships with weapons bound for Israel. On the second half of our program, Merrie Najimy co-founder of NEA Educators for Palestine, discusses why rank and file teachers reject the Anti-Defamation League's curriculum and training that conflate criticism of Israel genocide with antisemitism. "

Heidi Tujague and Terry Mogilles, registered nurses and members of National Nurses United (NNU), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss their recent strike at University Medical Center in New Orleans.   Today's edition of Labor 131, presented by the National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, features Jeff Schuhrke, Assistant Professor at the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY. He joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his book "Blue Collar Empire," the AFL-CIO's anti-communist foreign policy during the Cold War and the Democratic Party's relationship with the working class.

We get a few updates from Michael and from me. We announce our candidacy in the upcoming rerun of our tainted branch election, and we talk about some of the problems of mandating.

Fred Redmond, the highest-ranking African American labor official in history as Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, says we're in the middle of another Hot Labor Summer with a big Boeing strike, a beautiful bus tour, and bad Black unemployment numbers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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On this edition of Labor 131, presented by the National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, D. Caleb Smith, Assistant Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the origins and evolution of affirmative action. Smith explored the term's roots in the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, its development through the Civil Rights era and its current challenges under the Trump administration. Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his concerns about Ohio's allocation of public funds to private schools, property tax reforms and potential impacts on public services.

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the region's construction boom, infrastructure investments and workforce development efforts.    Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the Labor Congress for Latin American Advancement Convention, the AFL-CIO's nationwide bus tour and labor's efforts to combat harmful policies in Washington, D.C. 

Sarah Elmaleh, Chair of the Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee for SAG-AFTRA, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the union's recent contract negotiations with major video game studios.    Greg Regan, recently re-elected as President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, discussed the organization's 35th anniversary convention, key policy priorities and the challenges facing transportation infrastructure funding. 

Synopsis:  In a call to action, Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, urges workers to move beyond defense and set the agenda for change, declaring "our world is burning" but asserting that collective power can be used to create a better future.Stay informed and engaged! Don't miss out on our captivating weekly episodes that dive deep into the heart of our economy, culture, and politics from the past to the present. Please hit the podcast subscribe button if you've yet to subscribe.Description: Sara Nelson knows how to leverage worker power — and so do the 55,000 flight attendants she represents. A union member since 1996, she's been the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO since 2014. You may remember her integral role in threatening a strike, which helped pressure the Trump administration to end the 2019 government shutdown. But under the second Trump term, the administration plans to gut many government agencies and has canceled one million contracts for federal workers so far. “We have to understand that if one group is under attack, we're next,” she tells Laura Flanders in this exclusive interview. “So we have to rush to each other's sides.” In this episode, Nelson and Flanders explore labor movement tactics and strategies, wins and losses, and why general strikes and cross-industry worker solidarity are critical in this moment. What is her message and her mission for 2025? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on floods and profits.“We have to understand that if one group is under attack, we're next. So we have to rush to each other's sides. But we can also turn this around and not just be on defense. . . We are in a crisis. Yeah. Our world is burning. We can actually set the agenda and make things better.”Guest:  Sara Nelson: International President of the Association of Flight Attendants- (AFA-CWA) (representing 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines)  Watch the episode released on YouTube July 18th 5pm ET; PBS World Channel July 20th, and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airing on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show) & available as a podcast July 23rd.Full Episode Notes are located HERE.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate RESOURCES:*Recommended book:“The Work of Living: Working People Talk about Their Lives and the Year the World Broke” by Maximillian Alvarez, Get the Book*(*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:• Labor Safety, Project 2025, & the Far Right's Plot Against Workers: What You Need to Know:  Watch / Listen:  Episode• Labor Movement v. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Labor Educators Are Under Attack: Watch / Listen:  Episode• UAW President Shawn Fain: "Workers are still up against the same billionaires": Watch• Special Report- Bernie Sanders & AOC:  “Fighting Oligarchy” with People Power Watch / Listen:  Special Report, Uncut Interview- Bernie Sanders• Watch: Episode, Bernie Sanders' Speech at the Fight Oligarchy rally, Kenosha, WI•  Special Report- Labor Movement v. Fascism:  Worker Organizers & Labor Educators Are Under Attack. Watch / Listen   Related Articles and Resources:•  Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?  By Susan Miligan, April 24, 2025, The New Republic•  In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Riders Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table, by Will Tanzman and Lori Simmons, July 16, 2025, The Nation•  US aviation agency reinstating fired employees after court order, union says, by David Shepardson, March 17, 2025, Reuters•  Unions sue to stop Trump from ending collective bargaining rights for many federal employees, by Tami Luhby, April 4, 2025, CNN• The Sleeping Giant That could Stop Trump's Agenda in Its Tracks, by Mary Harris, April 25, 2025, SLATE• The Call Is Out for Mass, Simultaneous Strikes in 4 Years, by Sarah Lazare, October 14, 2024, The Nation• How Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson became America's most powerful voice for labor, by Morgan Clendaniel, September 9, 2024, Fast Company Magazine•  Sara Nelson:  Let's Show Bosses They're Lucky to Have Our Work, by Sara Nelson, February 13, 2024, Jacobin Magazine Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Gina Kim, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. 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Synopsis:  US Labour Leader Sounds Alarm on Government Attacks.  Sara Nelson's urgent call to action for cross-industry worker solidarity and general strikes as a powerful countermeasure against the Trump administration's plans to gut government agencies ending federal contracts is both timely and crucial.  The uncut conversation includes the entire rich and inspiring discussion ringing in at 50minutes.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donateFull Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation. These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters.Description: Sara Nelson knows how to leverage worker power — and so do the 55,000 flight attendants she represents. A union member since 1996, she's been the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO since 2014. You may remember her integral role in threatening a strike, which helped pressure the Trump administration to end the 2019 government shutdown. But under the second Trump term, the administration plans to gut many government agencies and has canceled one million contracts for federal workers so far. “We have to understand that if one group is under attack, we're next,” she tells Laura Flanders in this exclusive interview. “So we have to rush to each other's sides.” In this episode, Nelson and Flanders explore labor movement tactics and strategies, wins and losses, and why general strikes and cross-industry worker solidarity are critical in this moment. What is her message and her mission for 2025? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on floods and profits.“We have to understand that if one group is under attack, we're next. So we have to rush to each other's sides. But we can also turn this around and not just be on defense. . . We are in a crisis. Yeah. Our world is burning. We can actually set the agenda and make things better.”Guest:  Sara Nelson: International President of the Association of Flight Attendants- (AFA-CWA) (representing 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines)  Watch the episode released on YouTube July 18th 5pm ET; PBS World Channel July 20th, and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airing on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show) & available as a podcast July 23rd.Full Episode Notes are located HERE. CHAPTERS:2:44 thoughts on today, forward on your mind: 911, lay-offs, bankruptcy & crisis capitalism, fighting back, immigration issues facing colleagues5:29 How safe is flying today?  Safety:  air traffic controllers, pilots, flight attendants.  Attacks on the industry.  Dismantling of departments that help aviation including national weather service, USAID intersecting with rising pandemics.8:27 What is coming in this moment and the cuts to agencies and a move to privatize the national weather service or air traffic controllers.  An opportunity for the labor movement in this moment.11:22 Sara's origin story and the importance of unions and putting a check on unchecked capitalism.14:00 Union fights for flight attendants including no smoking, weight restrictions, sexism, high heels.  Fighting for ‘rest rules (10 hours of rest)', health care, pay and pensions.  Cross-Union solidarity. Win for the labor movement, FAA Reauthorization bill.19:06 When we fight we win.  Power mapping then and now in the industry.  Labor movement strategy.21:40. The plight of Air Traffic Controllers in the Reagan years then informing the labor movement now.23:14   The New Deal and union power to the decline of unions. Imbalance of power.  The power of organizing on many levels.  Call to action, ‘what you can do'.  Building labor solidarity.29:40 Union's in the Trump era.  Now is the moment to lean in, organize and pushing back.Your not going to win if you don't fight.  Mother Jones and the Colorado miners fight.33:56  Communities rising to the occasion.  Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani's run for Mayor of New York City.   Working class agenda and the spirit of solidarity.37:30 General strikes.  History lessons including Iceland's Women's day off. The need for more women and young people to participate in union organizing.41:29  Are there potential allies perhaps like some ICE workers who are expressing moral concerns?  Systems are the problem, not the majority of workers. 44:45 What do you think the future will tell of this moment?49:00 Bonus  RESOURCES:*Recommended book:“The Work of Living: Working People Talk about Their Lives and the Year the World Broke” by Maximillian Alvarez, Get the Book*(*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:• Labor Safety, Project 2025, & the Far Right's Plot Against Workers: What You Need to Know:  Watch / Listen:  Episode• Labor Movement v. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Labor Educators Are Under Attack: Watch / Listen:  Episode• UAW President Shawn Fain: "Workers are still up against the same billionaires": Watch• Special Report- Bernie Sanders & AOC:  “Fighting Oligarchy” with People Power Watch / Listen:  Special Report, Uncut Interview- Bernie Sanders• Watch: Episode, Bernie Sanders' Speech at the Fight Oligarchy rally, Kenosha, WI•  Special Report- Labor Movement v. Fascism:  Worker Organizers & Labor Educators Are Under Attack. Watch / Listen   Related Articles and Resources:•  Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?  By Susan Miligan, April 24, 2025, The New Republic•  In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Riders Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table, by Will Tanzman and Lori Simmons, July 16, 2025, The Nation•  US aviation agency reinstating fired employees after court order, union says, by David Shepardson, March 17, 2025, Reuters•  Unions sue to stop Trump from ending collective bargaining rights for many federal employees, by Tami Luhby, April 4, 2025, CNN• The Sleeping Giant That could Stop Trump's Agenda in Its Tracks, by Mary Harris, April 25, 2025, SLATE• The Call Is Out for Mass, Simultaneous Strikes in 4 Years, by Sarah Lazare, October 14, 2024, The Nation• How Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson became America's most powerful voice for labor, by Morgan Clendaniel, September 9, 2024, Fast Company Magazine•  Sara Nelson:  Let's Show Bosses They're Lucky to Have Our Work, by Sara Nelson, February 13, 2024, Jacobin Magazine Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Gina Kim, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. 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7.9.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: AFL-CIO Bus Tour vs Big Beautiful Bill, Ivey on Trump, Trump Africa Gaffe, Couple Trespass at Home The AFL-CIO is launching a nationwide bus tour next week to raise awareness about how federal government policies negatively impact working families. We'll speak with the International President of the Service Employees International Union about how workers are being taken advantage of by Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey will join us to talk about Trump's bills and policies. Trump hosted leaders from five African nations and completely embarrassed himself. We'll show you what the orange fool did. A black Florida couple gets accused of trespassing on their own property. We have the bodycam footage. And in tonight's Tech Talk segment: The Digital Equity Capacity Program, a federal grant initiative aimed at expanding high-speed internet in Georgia's rural and low-income communities, has been cut. We'll speak with an expert about how this decision is impacting everyday Americans. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/... This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.