Podcast appearances and mentions of barbara madeloni

Join veteran labor organizers Joe Burns and Barbara Madeloni for a discussion about how to rebuild a fighting labor movement. Celebrate the launch of Joe Burns' new book, Class Struggle Unionism, with a conversation between Burns and Barbara Madeloni about how we can create a more militant, democratic and fighting labor movement. How should workers relate to the union establishment which often does not want to fight? How much should the labor movement prioritize broader class demands versus shop floor struggle? How can we revive militancy and union power in the face of corporate power and a legal system set up against us? Class struggle unionism is the belief that our union struggle exists within a larger struggle between an exploiting billionaire class and the working class which actually produces the goods and services in society. Order a copy of Class Struggle Unionism for 30% off HERE: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1767-class-struggle-unionism "There is nothing more essential for the resurgence of the labor movement than cutting through the racial, social, gender and political divisions driven by the corporate class to deny working class power and keep workers in competition with each other. Class Struggle Unionism not only defines the urgency of our common struggle, it's a textbook on how to organize around our common demands right where we work in order to build a movement strong enough to realize an inclusive economy and thriving democracy." —Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO --------------------------------------------------------------------- Speakers: Joe Burns is a veteran union negotiator and labor lawyer with over 25 years experience negotiating labor agreements. He is currently the Director of Collective Bargaining for the Association of Flight Attendants, CWA. He graduated from the New York University School of Law. Prior to law school he worked in a public sector hospital and was president of his AFSCME Local. He is the author of Class Struggle Unionism, Strike Back: Rediscovering Militant Tactics to Fight the Attacks on Public Employee Unions and Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America. Barbara Madeloni is a staff organizer and writer at Labor Notes. Prior to coming to Labor Notes she was the president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, where she was elected out of a left caucus, Educators for a Democratic Union. She remains active in the caucus and in the United Caucus f Rank and File Educators. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/T8uMeHEx7zw Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Jesse Sharkey, Beverly J. Silver, and a panel of teacher activists discuss the power of teachers unions and the fight for racial justice, equitable funding and democracy. ---------------------------------------------------- For the past 10 years teacher unionists across the country have built the most powerful strikes in a generation. From red states to blue states, Chicago to Arizona, teachers are rising up to challenge vouchers, privatization and racially disparate school funding schemes. Why have teachers been able to turn the tables on the austerity program and charter industry in such a short period of time? What about teacher unions are strategic within the national and global economy that allows them to exercise such tremendous power and success across geography and circumstance? Join president of the Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey in conversation with Beverly J. Silver, one of the most foremost scholars on the strategic power of teachers' unions. Silver has studied the last 150 years of union power and ascertained some common threads that made miners, steel workers, auto-works, and now teachers so capable of shifting the narrative and balance of power in capitalist countries throughout the world. ---------------------------------------------------- Speakers: Jesse Sharkey was appointed president of the 24,000-member Chicago Teachers Union on September 5, 2018, replacing retiring President Karen Lewis. A member of the CTU since 1998, Jesse has been a champion of workers' rights throughout his career, believing that the Union's true power comes from the strength of its rank-and-file and their willingness to fight for the betterment of Chicago's public school students, families and communities. Beverly J. Silver is Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Arrighi Center for Global Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She has written widely on the contradictions and limits of historical capitalism, major waves of labor and social conflict, the social foundations of world hegemonies, global inequality, and prospects for a post-capitalist world. She is author of two books, Forces of Labor: Workers' Movements and Globalization Since 1870, and Chaos and Governance in the Modern World System (with Giovanni Arrighi et al). Among her most recent articles are “Plunges into Utter Destruction and the Limits of Historical Capitalism” (2019) and “Crises of World Hegemony and the Speeding Up of Social History” (2021). Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes Arlene Inouye, Union Power Los Angeles Annie Tan, Movement of Rank and File Educators ---------------------------------------------------- This event is sponsored by the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) and Haymarket Books. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/e8w8pUpRnQI Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Shelter & Solidarity closes out 2020 with a very special roundtable featuring return visits from some of the great guests we've had on S&S in our first year. A panel of experienced organizers, activists, scholars and artists will help kick off a community discussion around two questions: What should be our main take-aways and lessons from 2020? What are the main challenges, opportunities, and dangers that lie ahead as we look towards 2021? Guests include historian and author Avi Chomsky, labor educator and organizer Barbara Madeloni, deep democratic organizer Ben Manski, radical poets Demetrius Noble and Raymond ‘Nat' Turner, critical educator Adam Stevens, activist and wellness mentor Victor Narro, adjunct faculty and organizer Bobbi-Lee Smart, and others.

Shelter & Solidarity show 4, a two-part episode, addresses higher education and also the organizing for May Day in a time of global pandemic and economic depression. In the first part, Joe Ramsey interviews Anna Kornbluh, Ben Manski, Barbara Madeloni, and Chris Newfield. Together they address the paradoxes of increased militancy and reduced organizational capacity. Framing the conversation is the notion of the “shock doctrine.” In this context, they provide insights into the formation of demands and its relationship to organizing. These are treated in a nuanced way and reflect different emphases and starting points for organizers. Their dialogue segues seamlessly into a broader conversation in the second part, “Organizing for May Day,” in which they are joined by Adam Kaszynski and Jonathan Feinberg. In discussing their organizing, Kaszynski and Feinberg, ground preparations for May Day in terms of the shop floor experiences of IUE-CWA Local 201 and in the immigrant and working-class communities of Lynn Massachusetts.

We had the opportunity to chat with CPS ED Lisa Guisbond about the Student Opportunity Act AND to chat about an exciting event CPS is sponsoring with Diane Ravitch, Barbara Madeloni, and Maurice Cunningham.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month so hurray for boobies and healthcare! Except, when it comes to the latter, we need more than just a light augmentation. We discuss some disturbing facts of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, plus the burden women face even if and when they do survive. Next up, Barbara Madeloni joins us to talk teacher strikes, union power and solidarity work from education's front lines.   Site List: http://healthoverprofit.org/ http://www.labornotes.org/  

Workers in St. Paul, Minnesota are seeking to build on a major Fight for 15 victory in neighboring Minneapolis. Plus: An update on the teacher strike wave. The post Belabored Podcast #159: Fight or Die, with Barbara Madeloni and Celeste Robinson appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Massachusetts Teachers Association President Barbara Madeloni joins us to talk about an election victory for public education, and how labor should respond to Donald Trump. The post Belabored Podcast #117: Welcome to the Resistance, with Barbara Madeloni appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Barbara Madeloni, president of Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) spoke at the Building Sustainable Security November 21st. Barbara focused on the need for sustainable education. Music by Pat Scanlon and audio recorded by Werner Grundl.

FROM THE EDITORHost Oliver Broudy reintroduces us to the New England town that we call home. DEPARTMENTSNature    Lizard king Alan Richmond revels in the abiding delights of wanton herpetology. Yes, herpetology. Aeronautics    Please don’t bomb us! Sgt. Andrew Briscoe, of Westover Air Force Base, demystifies that noisy breadloaf of the skies, the C5. Education    Barbara Madeloni, newly elected president of the MA Teachers Association and Big Ed’s worst nightmare, redraws the battle lines in the fight for public education.  FEATURESHow Not to Get Punked    Citizen Trevor Baptiste details his personal journey from Bed-Stuy to Amherst, and what he learned along the way about the nature of power. Musical Interlude    Local music prodigies The Radio On Mute. Over the Notch    Lisa Amato quit her job. Because sometimes fighting oppression and inequity is just too hard.