Podcasts about communication workers

Melissa Cropper, President of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the state's school funding proposal, efforts to protect federal education funding and recent union victories in higher education. Frank Mathews, Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the implications of broadband infrastructure decisions and the influence of major financial players like Elon Musk in these arenas.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss a setback in Michigan's Call Center Jobs Retention Act, the push for fiber-first broadband expansion and concerns over potential healthcare benefit taxation. Daniel Letwin, an associate professor of history at Penn State University, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the history of interracial unionism in Alabama's coal mines, the dynamics of racial cooperation in the labor movement, the organizational strategies of the United Mine Workers of America and the broader implications for labor and race relations during the Jim Crow era.

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Frank Mathews, Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss critical issues facing workers in the telecommunications industry, expanding broadband access and why the Wisconsin Supreme Court election matters for labor.  Andrew Strom, a labor lawyer and law professor at the Brooklyn Law School, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the complexities facing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the impact of President Biden's pro-union tenure.

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoMax Magill, President of United Mountain Workers and ski patroller at Park City Mountain Resort, UtahRecorded onJanuary 11, 2025About United Mountain WorkersUnited Mountain Workers (UMW) is a labor union representing 16 distinct employee groups across more than a dozen U.S. ski resorts:UMW is organized under Communication Workers of America, which represents more than 700,000 workers across media, healthcare, manufacturing, and other sectors.Why I interviewed himIn case you missed it (New York Times):Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain in Utah triumphantly returned to the slopes on Thursday, after ending a nearly two-week strike over union wages and benefits. The strike hobbled the largest U.S. ski resort during a busy holiday period and sparked online fury about deepening economic inequality in rural mountain areas.Late Wednesday, the Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association ratified a contract with Vail Resorts, which owns Park City and more than 40 other ski areas, that raises the starting pay of ski patrollers and other mountain safety workers $2 an hour, to $23. The most experienced patrollers will receive an average increase of $7.75 per hour. The agreement also expands parental leave policies for the workers, and provides “industry-leading educational opportunities,” according to the union. …Accusing Vail Resorts of unfair labor practices, the Ski Patrollers Association, which represents 204 ski patrollers and mountain safety personnel, went on strike on Dec. 27. The strike received national attention as a fight between the haves and have-nots — a global corporation valued at nearly $10 billion against the vital workers who aid and protect skiers on its properties.With few ski patrollers to open trails, respond to accidents and perform avalanche mitigation, only about one fourth of Park City Mountain's terrain was open during the strike.Irate skiers and snowboarders at Park City soon pilloried Vail, taking to social media and national news organizations to denounce lengthy lift lines and contrast the high salaries of Vail leadership and expensive ticket prices with the relatively low pay of resort workers.This is a big deal, and it's probably just getting started.What we talked aboutBack to work; support in unexpected corners; I hear tell of flying pizzas and donuts and I want in on this magical world; a brief timeline of contract negotiations; what Vail Resorts offered and why the union said no; “we had no choice but to play our final and most powerful card, knowing that our strike would cause massive disruption”; deconstructing the vast Vail management machine; what UMW won in the new contract; “the raises we won are life-changing for a ton of our members, including me”; a rapidly changing Utah; how the patrollers' union was challenged when Vail merged Park City and Canyons; “a malicious union-busting campaign is the best way to organize workers”; organizing a union in a “right to work” state; the amazing complexity of Park City Mountain Resort; the complexities of importing patrollers from one resort to another; skier volumes at Park City over time; the pluses and minuses of more skiers; “this movement will continue to grow”; the patrol union vote at A-Basin (it passed); could the various patrol unions combine?; whether ski industry unions could spread to other worker groups and regions; “all workers, ski industry or not, deserve respect”; and Vail's big 2022 pay raises.Questions I wish I'd askedI was surprised to hear Magill describe new patrol uniforms as “pretty substandard.” With every lift op rocking a Helly jacket, I figured the squad up top would get primo stuff. Why don't they?What I got wrongReal-world facts for numbers that I roughly guessed at mid-talk:* Park City population: 8,254 (I said “a little over 8,000”)* 2024-25 Epic Pass sales: approximately 2.3 million (I said “2 million”)* Early-bird price of a 2024-25 Epic Local Pass: $739 (I said “seven-thirty-something”)* Size of Park City Mountain Resort: 7,300 acres, 350 trails (I actually got these right, but tagged them with a “or whatever they are” on the pod)* On the number of active U.S. ski areas: 509, by my own count (I said “500-some,” but it changes almost weekly, so I hedged)On words being hard* I kept saying “exasperate” when I meant to say “exacerbate,” a word that my idiot brain cannot pronounce. But I know the difference so please stop sending me that email.* I said that “most” U.S. ski areas were in the Midwest and East, when I meant to say that the “majority” were. This is true. Only 189 of the 509 active U.S. ski areas (37%) sit in the 11 western ski states.On things changing fastMagill and I discussed the pending unionization vote among Arapahoe Basin patrollers. Shortly after our conversation concluded, he informed me that they had officially voted to organize.On sourcingI cited the AP (Associated Press), as my source for some summary points from the Park City patrollers' contract with Vail Resorts. Most of what I cited actually came from High Country News.Corrected mid-flow* Contract negotiations began in March (not May, as I suggested) of 2024* Patrollers at the then-independent Canyons ski area established the union that now represents all of Park City Mountain Resort in 2001, not 2002. Vail purchased Canyons in 2013 and Park City in 2014, and combined the side-by-side ski areas into one with the Quicksilver Gondola in 2015.On skier visit numbersI noted that ski resorts operating on Forest Service lands had successfully lobbied against requirements to report annual skier visit numbers. That probably seemed irrelevant in the case of Park City Mountain Resort, which does not operate on Forest Service land, but I was trying to get to the larger point that Vail Resorts is secretive with its resort-by-resort skier visits.Podcast NotesOn Right to WorkMany states have passed “right to work” laws, meaning that employees are not compelled to join a labor union, even if one represents their workplace. From the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation:Nuances exist from state to state. Magill notes in our conversation that Colorado is a right-to-work state, but the Colorado Sun describes the state as a “modified right-to-work state”:But the Labor Peace Act is a law that unions find to be a challenge.Enacted in 1943, the state law was seen as a compromise between unions and business owners. That's why Colorado is considered a modified right-to-work state, which means that new hires don't have to join a union if one exists, though they can if they want to. But if a union wins its Labor Peace Act election, then union membership is required.The Peace Act rules require three-quarters of eligible workers to participate in a second vote, if they already successfully voted in an NLRB election. Without it, the union has less bite since it doesn't represent all eligible workers and cannot collect dues from those who don't join. The NLRB's vote needs just a simple majority.On Park City Mountain ResortYeah it's freaking huge:On the “Knowledge”I compared the master patroller's understanding of gigantic, rollicking Park City - with its 350 trails, 7,300 acres, and dozens of lifts - to the “Knowledge,” an exam that requires would-be London taxi drivers to memorize every cobblestone in the city to earn their license. Per The New York Times:McCabe had spent the last three years of his life thinking about London's roads and landmarks, and how to navigate between them. In the process, he had logged more than 50,000 miles on motorbike and on foot, the equivalent of two circumnavigations of the Earth, nearly all within inner London's dozen boroughs and the City of London financial district. He was studying to be a London taxi driver, devoting himself full-time to the challenge that would earn him a cabbie's “green badge” and put him behind the wheel of one of the city's famous boxy black taxis.Actually, “challenge” isn't quite the word for the trial a London cabbie endures to gain his qualification. It has been called the hardest test, of any kind, in the world. Its rigors have been likened to those required to earn a degree in law or medicine. It is without question a unique intellectual, psychological and physical ordeal, demanding unnumbered thousands of hours of immersive study, as would-be cabbies undertake the task of committing to memory the entirety of London, and demonstrating that mastery through a progressively more difficult sequence of oral examinations — a process which, on average, takes four years to complete, and for some, much longer than that. The guidebook issued to prospective cabbies by London Taxi and Private Hire (LTPH), which oversees the test, summarizes the task like this:To achieve the required standard to be licensed as an “All London” taxi driver you will need a thorough knowledge, primarily, of the area within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross. You will need to know: all the streets; housing estates; parks and open spaces; government offices and departments; financial and commercial centres; diplomatic premises; town halls; registry offices; hospitals; places of worship; sports stadiums and leisure centres; airline offices; stations; hotels; clubs; theatres; cinemas; museums; art galleries; schools; colleges and universities; police stations and headquarters buildings; civil, criminal and coroner's courts; prisons; and places of interest to tourists. In fact, anywhere a taxi passenger might ask to be taken.If anything, this description understates the case. The six-mile radius from Charing Cross, the putative center-point of London marked by an equestrian statue of King Charles I, takes in some 25,000 streets. London cabbies need to know all of those streets, and how to drive them — the direction they run, which are one-way, which are dead ends, where to enter and exit traffic circles, and so on. But cabbies also need to know everything on the streets. Examiners may ask a would-be cabbie to identify the location of any restaurant in London. Any pub, any shop, any landmark, no matter how small or obscure — all are fair game. Test-takers have been asked to name the whereabouts of flower stands, of laundromats, of commemorative plaques. One taxi driver told me that he was asked the location of a statue, just a foot tall, depicting two mice sharing a piece of cheese. It's on the facade of a building in Philpot Lane, on the corner of Eastcheap, not far from London Bridge.Surely hyperbole, I thought, upon reading this 2014 article. But when I stepped into a London black cab some years later and gave the driver my address, he said “Quite good Old Fellow”* and piloted his gigantic car from the train station down an impossible tangle of narrow streets and dropped us at the doorstep of the very building I'd requested. It appears that the robots have yet to kill this requirement.*He probably didn't actually say this, but I jolly well wish he had.On Vail's 2022 pay raisesOn different skillsets and jobsI think I came off as a bit of an a-hole at the end when I was asking about Vail paying unskilled jobs like ticket-checker and lift attendant $20 an hour while setting the minimum for more skilled jobs like ski patrol at $21. Look, I know all jobs have nuances and challenges and ways to do them well and ways to do them poorly. I've done all sorts of “unskilled” jobs, from bagging groceries to pushing shopping carts to stocking shelves to waiting tables. I know the work can be challenging, tiring, and thankless, and I believe good workers should be paid good wages. If you're loading a fixed-grip double chair on a beginner run for eight hours in four-degree weather, well, you're awesome. But it does take more training and a larger skillset to step onto a big-mountain patrol than to manage a big-mountain liftline, and I believe the compensation for the more rigorous role ought to reflect that skills gap.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

0:00IntroThe last podcast of the year!Settle in folks. We goin' long.6:28The Puppet PitThe blog! It lives!The new Oracle episode is actually out!2024 O:P wrap-upAll links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC29:16Gizmotown The Deck Nook.We're Number One! We're Number One! (etc)OLED refurb SteamDecks are on the menu!MSI Claw 2! I mean, 7 and 8, and also ZOTAC Zone ($799 USD, 7" AMOLED, Ryzen 8840U), AyaNeo Pocket EVO (~$399 USD, SD G3X Gen 2, 7" 165Hz OLED), OneXFly F1 ($1499 USD Ryzen AI 9 HX370 7"144Hz OLED) ...They call me MISTER... Pi.Intel's new cheaper GPUS are good, actuallyIf you're in Canada, I hope you didn't buy a game console on Black Friday since we're all getting a GST/HST holiday on Dec 14What happens when tech bros make an AI companion for neurodivergent kids? Same thing that happens to everything else they doYear-end tech wrapup: What stood out in 2024?1:28:00Pixels and TokensThe Game Awards will have happened. Thoughts?A Zenimax Union! (Communication Workers of America)Your Warframe check-in with KevinOh no, XDefiant is shutting downJamie has spent some time with the newest GamePass title Indiana Jones and the Great Circle2024 Gaming wrap-up: We played some games. And then talked about them. And Kevin gets weirdly emotional about them. Content Warning: human feelings.Music Credits:Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America's Work Force Union Podcast welcomed Debbie Goldman, retired Research Director for the Communication Workers of America (CWA), as she discussed her new book, Disconnected: Call Center Workers Fight for Good Jobs in the Digital Age. Goldman explored the impact of deregulation, technological changes and the CWA's continued efforts to advocate for workers' rights in the telecommunications industry. Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the current political climate in Ohio and the implications for workers' rights. As the state prepares for a new legislative session, Burga emphasized the importance of vigilance in protecting the interests of Ohio's workforce.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to provide insights on what the CWA is doing to prepare for the future and continue to protect workers' rights. America's Work Force Union Podcast welcomed David Spero, President of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS). As the aviation industry braces for potential changes under a new federal administration, Spero discussed the pressing issues facing federal employees and the critical role of PASS in maintaining the safety of the national airspace system.

Adam Keller, Co-host of The Valley Labor Report, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the annual Alabama Arise meeting and how the Arise staff received voluntary recognition to become Communication Workers of America (CWA) members. Len DiCosimo, President of the Cleveland Federation of Musicians, American Federation of Musicians Local 4, appeared on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about a successful organizing campaign of the Cleveland Institute of Music faculty, plus several events the Local will host in 2025.

Paris Marx is joined by Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen to discuss how they formed wall-to-wall unions in the video game industry and their thoughts on broader challenges like layoffs and corporate consolidation.Taylor Welling is a producer and union member at OneBGS and Kathryn Friesen is quest designer and member of the World of Warcraft GameMakers Guild.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:OneBGS and the World of Warcraft GameMakers Guild each won their union votes in July 2024.More video game workers have already been laid off in 2024 than did in all of 2023.Microsoft and the Communication Workers of America signed a labor neutrality agreement in 2022, to take effect 60 days after its acquisition of Activision Blizzard closed. In May, that agreement was extended to ZeniMax Studios.Microsoft laid off 1,900 gaming workers in January and closed four internal studios in May.Blizzard provides swords, shields, and helmets to employees celebrating 5, 10, and 20 years at the company.The ZeniMax Workers Union struck an agreement with their employer on the use of AI.Nicole Carpenter at Polygon put together a list of video game unions and an explainer on the rise of video game unions.Communication Workers of America has more information on unionizing as part of their CODE-CWA campaign.Support the show

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week.NEWS ITEMSBethesda. IGN reports that the studio is the first Microsoft development studio to fully unionize. Microsoft has recognized the union, which filed under the Communication Workers of America.Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast has announced that the 2024 Player's Handbook will be available for sale at GenCon.Fortnite. GameSpot reports that Fortnite's Cursed Sails Pass is now live, introducing Pirates of the Caribbean content. The pass is available until August 6th.Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Polygon reports that Link will be playable, according to an ESRB filing.Riviera. GamesRadar reports that the cult classic JRPG for the GBA has been released on Steam.Xbox. IGN reports that the FTC has released a statement that GamePass's new pricing tiers are product degradation, which it warned against during the Activision-Blizzard merger hearings.LINKSWebsite: https://8-bitadventures.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/8bitAdventuresMerch: https://8-bitadventures.com/shopJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the start of District 4's Conference in Detroit. Mathews talked about proposed legislation against tax breaks for companies that outsource work or anti-union efforts. He also discussed the first year under President Claude Cummings Jr.'s leadership and the upcoming Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action on June 13. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss collusion claims against U.S. oil companies and OPEC and its impact on American workers. He also discussed Chinese companies' efforts to slow the growth of the American solar industry and provided an update on the Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the potential end to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the plan's possible extension. John Nichols, a journalist with The Nation, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about his story about attacks on the National Labor Relations Act and the National Labor Relations Board for being unconstitutional.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss a letter from the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-CWA about the importance of regulating AI. Mathews also discussed funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Dr. Steven Volk, an Oberlin College Professor Emeritus of History, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about his recent op-ed article discussing the vilification of immigrant workers and the misrepresentation of workers who aren't American-born.

President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, Tim Burga, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent support for the state's proposed independent redistricting efforts from former California governor Arnold Scwarzenegger. Burga also provided an update on the People Not Politicians campaign and how the upcoming primaries could impact unions in Ohio. Frank Mathews, Administrative Director of Communication Workers of America District 4, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the women featured in District 4's Women in Labor coverage. Mathews also discussed the broadband expansion projects in West Virginia and how the CWA assists states in developing their expansion plans.

Hey Leute,heute ist der Podcast leider ein wenig später. Denn eine fiese Grippe hat sich in unsere Wohnung geschlichen, sodass ich mich auch ein wenig kümmern wollte. Leider habe ich wohl selbst eine kleine Form abbekommen, sodass ich gegen Ende des Podcast mehrfach husten musste. Keine Sorge, alles rausgeschnitten. Aber falls meine Stimme in einigen Segmenten leicht anders klingen sollte, liegtb es daran.Bezüglich des Themas dieser Ausgabe, habe ich es extra nicht in den Titel des Podcasts gepackt, um nach außen hin zumindest keine Aufmerksamkeit zu geben. Da ich alle hier für korrekte Menschen halte, mache ich mir keine Sorgen, dass jemand meine Standpunkte falsch versteht. Dennoch habe ich so gut es geht versucht, die Sache um Sweet Baby Inc so sachlich wie möglich zu besprechen. Falls ihr also Freunde im Umfeld haben solltet, die gerade drohen, in dieses Rabbit Hole zu fallen, kann es vielleicht helfen, den Teil des Podcasts zu empfehlen. DIeser wird ja auch auf YouTube hochgeladen, wo eine Verlinkung mit TimeStamp wesentlich leichter ist. Gebt mir auch gerne Feedback speziell zu diesem Teil. Falls ihr mich gezwungen fühle, das Ganze in einem Video zu bearbeiten, wäre das auf jeden Fall hilfreich. Jetzt aber erst einmal viel Spaß mit der Folge!Ihr könnt diesen Podcast unterstützen, um eine erweiterte Version sowie zusätzlich exklusive Inhalte zu erhalten.PatreonSteadyHolt euch das Holy Starter Set Deluxe mit meinem Code "SPECKOBST5" oder spart 10% mit dem Code "SPECKOBST"Timestamps00:00 Uff Uff UffNEUE SPIELE09:25 Ufouria: The Saga 224:29 The Outlast Trials45:53 Trails of Cold Steel 3&4 RemasterNEWS01:01:08 Warner will mehr Live Service Elemente in ihre Spiele einbauen01:07:01 Activision QA gründet Communication Workers of America Gewerkschaft mit 600 Leuten01:10:43 TimeSplitters 4 Beta von 2008 aufgetaucht.THEMEN01:14:09 Sweet Baby IncFRAGEN01:56:50 Sollte der Zweitkanal nicht langsam der Hauptkanal sein?02:06:07 Wirst du dich bei The Pod bewerben?02:17:51 Hast du einen Guide für das originale Nier verwenden müssen?02:19:48 Was hälst du von dem Final Fantasy XIII Kampfsystem?

On this episode of LaunchLeft, Chan Marshall of Cat Power joins Rain to introduce Linqua Franqa. Chan and Rain talk about everything from how they first met, how Cat Power was formed, the connection that music brings to people and how changing people’s perspective around money and the American Dream might  solve many of the problems we have today. Chan also shares what led her to Bob Dylan and, how activism then and now really does move the needle. Rain is then joined by Linqua Franqa to learn how they got started in music, teaching and activism and how they are all connected. At the end of the episode we hear “Wurk”, one of Linqua’s songs about Communication Workers of America, United Campus Workers of Georgia, and capitalism. -----------------  LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.com  LAUNCHLEFT PATREON https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft  TWITTER https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft  INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLeft  --------------------- LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism where famed creatives launch new artists. LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a curated ecosystem that includes a podcast, label and NFT gallery. --------------------- IN THIS EPISODE:  [04:58] Chan describes how her, Rain and River Phoenix met. [17:51] What inspired Chan to get involved with music? [22:08] How did Chan take her music from her apartment to playing live for people? [43:52] What led Chan to start playing Bob Dylan’s music and what has it created? [53:23] Where did the American Dream come from? [57:57] How do children see the world? [58:53] What would it look like if women were voted in, how would they change the trajectory of our country?  [1:05:25] Mariah Parker, also known as Linqua Franqa, talks about the meaning of their artist name.  [1:06:11] What does Linqua do outside of music? [1:07:02] Who is Reverend James Lawson?  [1:08:50] Does Linqua agree with the fact that women in power could change our trajectory for the positive?  [1:10:46] Tune in to hear Wurk, one of Linqua’s songs about capitalism.    KEY TAKEAWAYS:  [50:20] Music is a way to connect with people and create community regardless of what is happening in their lives, regardless of socioeconomic status or upbringing.  [53:23] We don’t have to fall into the habit that seems to be the strongest one out there, which is to want to be rich and famous.  [56:41] We all want to be safe and happy.  [1:05:42] Linqua Franqa is a language used to communicate across cultural boundaries, as an artist, Mariah Parker wanted her music to do that, connect people across cultural boundaries.   RESOURCE LINKS:  LaunchLeft Podcast Smart Link   CAT POWER LINKS: Cat Power Music Website  Cat Power Instagram Cat Power Facebook  Cat Power YouTube  Cat Power Twitter    LINQUA FRANQA LINKS: Linqua Franqa Instagram  Linqua Franqa Bandcamp Site  Linqua Franqa Facebook  Linqua Franqa Twitter    BIOGRAPHIES:  Cat Power BIO: Charlyn "Chan" Marie Marshall is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actress. She adopted the name Cat Power for her first band in 1992, and has since used the name as a moniker for all of her musical endeavors. Raised in the South primarily by her grandmother, Marshall showed interest in music at an early age, and was influenced by blues and rock'n'roll. In the early nineties, Marshall relocated to New York City, and became acquainted with Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth after opening at a show for Liz Phair. Shelley subsequently drummed on her first two albums, Dear Sir (1995) and Myra Lee (1996), both somber indie rock records featuring sparse instrumentation. After releasing several blues and folk rock-influenced albums throughout the late 1990s, Marshall released The Covers Record in 2000, which included a cover of "Sea of Love" that was featured prominently in the film Juno (2007). She released three more albums, You Are Free (2003), featuring collaborations with Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder; The Greatest (2006); and Jukebox (2008). Marshall has had several endeavors in modeling, and has been cited as a muse of Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld. She made her acting debut in the film My Blueberry Nights (2007) in a minor supporting role alongside Jude Law. Her most recent record, Sun (2012) was released to critical acclaim, and entered the Billboard 200 at number 10, making it her first top-ten album in the United States.   LINQUA FRANQA BIO: Linqua Franqa is a cultural worker and emcee from Athens, Georgia. Their sophomore album, Bellringer, is also their PhD dissertation in Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia.

The Communication Workers' Union, CWU says it's planning a protected strike that will bring the SABC to its knees. The union will today approach the CCMA to establish picketing rules over its wage dispute against the public broadcaster. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Nathan Bowers, National Bargaining Coordinator of the Communications Workers Union, CWU

Frank Mathews, the Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent updates with the Maximus Call Center and their employees fighting for a contract. Josh Williams, business agent for Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 24 in Columbus, Ohio, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how his previous career as an MMA fighter helped him succeed with the Local.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss workers unionizing at Wells Fargo. Mathews also talked about how employers could improve their work environments instead of wasting money on anti-union campaigns and proposed bills in Michigan and Indiana to eliminate tax breaks for outsourcing call center jobs. President of the International Association of Bricklayers and Allied Crafts, Tim Driscoll, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how the Union plans to take advantage of last year's organizing momentum. Driscoll also talked about the final rule for the President's Executive Order ensuring Project Labor Agreements on certain federally funded projects and modernizing Davis-Bacon.

Administrative Director for the Communication Workers of America District 4, Frank Mathews, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the neutrality agreement between Microsoft and the CWA. Mathews also discussed the work CWA has done with AI integrations in the workforce and the progress of the BEAD program. Tony Cardwell, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the fight for paid sick leave in 2023. Cardwell also discussed the layoffs at Union Pacific and the joint funding efforts for high-speed rail projects.

The Communication Workers Union, CWU has declared a wage dispute against the SABC at the CCMA. The dispute comes after the SABC rejected a revised wage offer of 9% brought forward by CWU. The union has accused the SABC of not having any regard for ground workers as they have instead rewarded middle management with 5% and executive staff with 3% wage increases. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Nathen Bowers, National Bargaining Coordinator for the Communication Workers' Union, CWU

Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America, Frank Mathews, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the largest federal call center strike in America. Mathews also discussed the pro-labor success during state elections in his district and his growing concern with Congress. As a part of National Apprenticeship Week, the Business Manager for the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50, Dan Poteet, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss how the apprenticeship program impacts the ongoing and upcoming work in Local 50's Central Ohio jurisdiction and despite record membership growth, Local 50 needs more members to fill the expected workload over the next 5 years.

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest geeky news of the past week.NEWS ITEMSActivision Blizzard. IGN reports that the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard deal has gone through, and that Bobby Kotick will step down as CEO as of January 1, 2024. Although Kotick will receive at least $390M in stocks and incentives, the Communication Workers of America union views the buyout favorably, as Microsoft has committed to remaining neutral with regard to unionization discussions.Animal Crossing. IGN and GameInformer report that Nintendo is once again teaming up with LEGO to develop five Animal Crossing sets. They will release in March 2024 and feature Isabelle, Tom Nook, Kapp'n, and a few villagers (Rosie, Bunnie, Marshal, and Julian). The sets have a similar structure and feel to the Mario and Donkey Kong-themed sets. Prices range from $15-75.CD Projekt Red. Eurogamer reports that employees at the Polish development studio have formed a union in response to three rounds of layoffs that affected 159 staff members across various studios. The union is part of the national OZZ IP union. Membership, however, does not extend to Vancouver-based staff or anyone not on a Polish contract.EPIC. The Verge reports that the Unreal Engine developer is changing the pricing structure of the software for individuals not involved with game development, such as film- and automakers. The new structure will move to per-set pricing, which is consistent with software like Creative Cloud. Unreal Engine will continue to use its current pricing structure for game developers, and educators and students will still be able to use it for free.IGN, meanwhile, reports that EPIC and Psyonix will no longer allow item trading in Rocket League to bring the game in line with its other properties that have item shops. The claim is that this will allow Rocket League vehicles to come to other EPIC games, supporting cross-game ownership. The change will go into effect on December 5th.PlayStation. The Verge reports that Sony will be bringing cloud-streamed PS5 to various regions throughout October. This is a feature available to PlayStation Plus Premium members. Japan will be the first region on October 17th, followed by Europe on the 23rd, and finally North America on the 30th. Sony has not announced which titles will be available yet but will include those from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, digital games players own like Resident Evil 4, Genshin Impact, and Fortnite, and trials for games like Hogwarts Legacy and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.Stardew Valley. Polygon reports that Festival of Seasons, a Stardew Valley concert tour by SOHO Live, will be starting an international circuit on February 17th, 2024. Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) announced tour dates and locations on Twitter, but notably the tour will include Boston on 2/23 and NYC on 2/29. Tickets are now on sale.Unity. TheVerge and GameInformer report that CEO John Riccitiello is retiring, effective immediately. Unity's interim CEO, James Whitehurst, is an advisor at Silver Lake, a private equity firm that owns roughly 9% of Unity. This comes in the wake of the disastrous pricing fee structure announcement that Unity has since walked back.LINKSWebsite: https://8-bitadventures.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/8bitAdventuresMerch: https://8-bitadventures.com/shopJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're thrilled to present our latest episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast. Lori is joined by Larry Cohen, former President of the Communication Workers of America, for a guided tour of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. (Spoiler alert: There's a lot more about this strike and how it could impact all of us than most of us know!) Larry brings his decades of experience building worker power and broad knowledge of labor history to discuss: ·     The big issues not gaining headlines, like how the strike could broadly shape U.S. workers' fate in the future green economy, ·     The role this strike plays in the arc of U.S. workers struggles, ·     Where we need to go from here, including what we need to push Congress to do.   Larry's knowledge and experience makes this conversation a must-listen for anyone interested in a fair economy and social justice.

Once you've finished listening to our new episode with Larry Cohen, check out this mini-episode as he discusses the UAW strike. ----- We're thrilled to present our latest episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast. Lori is joined by Larry Cohen, former President of the Communication Workers of America, for a guided tour of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. Spoiler alert: There's a lot more about this strike and how it could impact all of us than most of us know.   Larry brings his decades of experience building worker power and broad knowledge of labor history to discuss: ·      The big issues not gaining headlines, like how the strike could broadly shape U.S. workers' fate in the future green economy, ·      The role this strike plays in the arc of U.S. workers struggles, ·      Where we need to go from here, including what we need to push Congress to do.   Larry's knowledge and experience makes this conversation a must-listen for anyone interested in a fair economy and social justice.

The Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, Frank Mathews, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the Richard L. Trumka PRO Act, the BEAD program and the one-year anniversary of the strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In honor of International Stage Management Day, co-host of the Valley Labor Report and member of the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 900, Adam Keller, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his work as an IATSE stagehand and the safety measures taken for each gig.

Bill Samuel, Director of Government Affairs of the AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the potential for a complete government shutdown. Samuel outlined what could be done to prevent the shutdown, and he also talked about misinformation on the status of the economy. Co-Chair of the Communication Workers of America-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Passenger Service Association, Kim Barboro, joined the America's Work Force Union podcast to talk about the Association and their fight for a new contract with American Airlines.

J.D. Thompson, Executive Vice President for the Communication Workers of America Local 2001, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed ongoing contract negotiations with Frontier Communications. Thompson also addressed fiber expansion in the area and the potential of a strike. United Auto Workers Local 833 President Tim Tayloe joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the Local's new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Kohler Company. Tayloe also spoke about his time with the union and his predictions for what the future holds for Local 833.

Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, Frank Mathews, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the Ohio special election and some changes voters need to know before heading to the polls. Mathews also discussed the union's efforts to save a call center in Michigan. Jason Shedlock, President of the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the new bill introducing Project Labor Agreements for offshore wind farm development in Maine. Shedlock also talked about a new training center opened by LIUNA and the importance of organizing the new offshore wind industry now.

Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about Ohio's special election in August. Burga also talked about the coalition working to educate Ohio citizens on the ballot issue and shared his thoughts on the approved budget for Ohio. Administrative director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America, Frank Mathews, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the CWA Convention in St. Louis. Mathews also discussed Ohio's special election in August and the news that President Joe Biden will extend access to high-speed internet to all Americans.

Frank Mathews, Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Issue 1 in Ohio. Mathews also discussed the combined effort with the Ohio AFL-CIO to rally residents to get to the polls for the special election in August and a strike at Maximus. Fund Administrator for the United Food and Commercial Workers Health and Welfare Fund Glenn Di Biasi, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the need for modernized healthcare benefits in labor unions. Di Biasi also discussed how labor unions are driving innovation within healthcare benefits and how health and wellness benefits are key to attracting and retaining union members.

Frank Mathews, the Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America District 4, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the proposed house and senate resolutions in Ohio's and how they might impact the future of Ohio politics. Mathews also discussed a call to action that will be happening on May 10 in Columbus to protest the two resolutions. Staff Representative for the United Steelworkers Alex Perkins, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the ongoing first contract negotiations with Kumho Tires and the events that have taken place during the six-year organizing effort. Perkins also discussed the difficulties of organizing in Georgia against major multinational companies.

For call center workers in the Philippines, attempts to unionize the workplace don't just entail confrontations with local management—but overseas US-based multinationals and the US federal government's foreign policy agenda as well. Since 2022, the Biden administration has promoted a new economic initiative known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Touted as a vehicle for “writing the new rules of the 21st century economy,” the IPEF links 14 nations across the Pacific Rim into an emergent bloc that has been compared to the defunct Trans-Pacific Partnership. Like the TPP before it, the IPEF attempts to build an exclusive economic regional pact that excludes China.In a special livestream panel, workers and organizers in the US and the Philippines discuss how trade policy and worker repression in the Philippines go hand-in-hand with the IPEF and the New Cold War on China. The event, moderated by Maximillian Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief of The Real News Network and Ryan Harvey, National Field Director for Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, is part of organizing efforts for two upcoming rallies in the U.S. during negotiating meetings for the Biden's administration's largest trade initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). Those meetings and rallies will take place in Detroit in May and in Seattle in August. This event is co-hosted by Public Citizen, BAYAN USA, the BPO Industry Employees Network, and Communication Workers of America.Panelists include:Mylene Cabalona, President, BPO Industry Employees Network (Philippines)Kendra Williams, Member, Communications Workers of America, Local 6215 (US)Adrian Bonifacio, National Chairperson, BAYAN USA (US)Melinda St. Louis, Director, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch (US)Maximillian Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief, The Real News Network (moderator)Ryan Harvey, National Field Director, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch (moderator)Additional links:For more info about the May 20th Detroit IPEF/APEC rally: https://bit.ly/Detroit-IPEF / asiddiqui@citizen.orgFor more info about the August Seattle IPEF/APEC rally: julie@washingtonfairtrade.orgStudio Production: Cameron Granadino, Adam ColeyHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Frank Mathews, the Administrative Director for District 4 of the Communication Workers of America joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss some recent pro-labor election victories. Mathews discussed the processes used by the CWA in Michigan to educate voters, the takeaway from the progressive victory in Wisconsin and Mathews' belief in new Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson.   Joining the America's Work Force Union Podcast is President of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, James Hart. Hart talked about National Submarine Day, and shared the origins of submarines, the impact submarines have had on many historical events and the state current submarines are having on the world stage. Hart also discussed the proposed submarine repair dock in Lorain, Ohio, and the remaining obstacles they are working to overcome.

Current strike action across the UK led to more than a million lost working days in 2022, the worst industrial strife the nation has experienced since the 'Winter of Discontent' in the 1970s. But with the benefit of hindsight, what can we learn from those who have dealt with labour relations in the past, and can their insights help to establish a better way of working out employee grievances? Evan Davis and guests discuss. GUESTS Alan Johnson, former MP, Secretary of State and former Head of the Union of Communication Workers. Professor Sian Moore, Professor of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Employment and Work (CREW), University of Greenwich Susanna Newing, Chief People Officer, Coventry Council Presenter: Evan Davis Producer: Julie Ball and Marianna Brain Editor: China Collins Sound: Gareth Jones and Neil Churchill Production Co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill

Communication Workers of America District 4 Administrative Director Frank Matthews joined the AWF Union Podcast and spoke about a labor neutrality agreement between the CWA and Miscroft, once the software company completes its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. He also talked about a potential funding increase for broadband infrastructure.   Keith Lounsbery, President of the Michigan State Employees Asocciation and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 5, appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and explained how So-Called “Right to Work” laws have impacted the Local and its members. He also discussed how the Local is growing its membership.

5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 2nd November 2022 5. Four more communities have been earmarked for shared banking hubs - becoming the latest on a list of 27 areas waiting for services to begin. At these hubs, customers of any bank will be able to access their accounts, deposit cash and cheques, and withdraw money at any time. Only two have opened so far, while hundreds of bank branches have closed. (Click here to read more) 4. Chinese authorities have locked down a district in Zhengzhou city - which is home to the world's largest iPhone factory - under the country's strict coronavirus measures. The move may have a major impact on shipments in and out of Foxconn's giant manufacturing plant in the city. (Click here to read more) 3. Royal Mail workers will stage two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday in a row over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) will recommend around 115,000 of its members reject a pay offer of around 9% spread over two years. (Click here to read more) 2. Morrisons is to close 132 McColl's convenience stores that have no realistic prospect of making a profit in the medium term, putting 1,300 workers at risk of redundancy. The majority of the closures will take place this year, while 55 stores that include a Post Office counter will close next year. (Click here to read more) 1. The cost of making a cup of tea went up significantly as food prices continued to rise at record rates in October, the British Retail Consortium said. Costs for tea bags, milk and sugar all rose as food price inflation jumped from 10.6% last month to 11.6%, the BRC-NielsenIQ price index found. (Click here to read more)

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The Communication Workers Union has  expressed concern after the South African Post Office stopped paying crucial benefits such as medical aid for over 14-thousand employees. The union alleges that the workers have been left in limbo with some being slapped with medical schemes bills from service providers after the employer failed to settle their bills with medical practitioners. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Communications Workers Union general secretary, Aubrey Tshabalala.

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This week on the show: Chris Alderson of Polyarc Games joins us to talk about the MetaQuest release of Moss: Book II and what the studio learned about creating virtual characters you can't help but form a bond with. [6:30]And Félix Lajeunesse of Felix & Paul Studios is here to bring us up to speed on the latest with their collaboration with NASA — the final episode Space Explorers: The ISS Experience and the upcoming Artemis mission livestream. [30:50]All that plus HEADLINES.SHOW NOTESSDCC Activations @ Everything ImmersiveTender Claws Human UnionMeow Wolf Workers CollectiveCommunication Workers of AmericaWalkabout MiniGolf VR Tour SignUpThe Metaverse And How it Will Revolutionize EverythingThe NoPro DiscordThe Denver Immersive GatheringWho's The Bossk? The Force AwakensNoPro Patreon Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Things are getting very dark in this country, and it's likely going to get worse before it gets better. At every turn—as collective society breaks down, as the ruling class continues to rob us blind, as humanity barrels towards climate catastrophe—working people are being encouraged to turn on each other and to see certain groups of their fellow workers as the enemy. From the demonization and increasingly violent attacks against LGBTQIA+ people, to an extremist-dominated Supreme Court preparing to strip away queer people's right to marry, to legislatures around the country working to eliminate trans people's right to exist, we must respond to these assaults on our neighbors and coworkers with the same spirit of solidarity that gives life to labor's eternal message: an injury to one is an injury to all. In this special and urgent episode, we speak with Gabbi Pierce and Martha Grevatt about how far the labor movement has come in defending the rights of LGBTQIA+ workers, how far we still have to go, and what role the labor movement can and must play in fighting for dignity and equality for all.  Gabbi Pierce is an organizer with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), co-chair of Pride at Work—Twin Cities, and she is the first transgender person to serve on the Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board. Martha Grevatt is a retired autoworker and member of the United Auto Workers (UAW); she formerly served as Executive Board member for UAW Locals 122 and 869 and was a founding member of Pride at Work.  Additional links/info below... Gabbi's Twitter page Communication Workers of America website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Martha's Facebook page and Workers World author page  United Auto Workers website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Unite All Workers for Democracy website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Pride at Work website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Kelly Hayes, Movement Memos, "Attacks on Trans Rights and Abortion Rights Are 'Bound Together'" Kelly Hayes, Movement Memos, "Attacks on Trans Youth Are a Fascist 'Moral Battering Ram'" Molly Shah, The Real News Network, "Supreme Court's Hearings on Abortion Bans Are an Ominous Sign of What's Coming" Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, "How LGBTQ Union Activists Transformed the Labor Movement" Permanent links below... Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song

Streamed on 5/14/22 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/_GpThSPkSEA Steve Early: 27 years as union representative of Communication Workers of America Author: Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs (Aug. 2022) Author: Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City (2017, about Richmond Progressive Alliance) Author: Save Our Unions (2013) Author: The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor (2011) Author: Embedded with Organized Labor (2009) https://jacobinmag.com/2022/05/texas-soldiers-unionizing-right-wing-governor-greg-abbott-tseu-national-guard-organizing Suzanne Gordon: Suzanne Gordon is an American journalist and author who writes about healthcare delivery and health care systems and patient safety and nursing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Gordon Professor at the University of California at San Francisco School of Nursing. Author or co-editor of 18 books. Author: Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs (Aug. 2022) Author: Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veteran (2018) Author: The Battle for Veterans Health Care (2017) Author: Several books on nurses and their issues Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign. Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

NP Poetry Spotlight: Roberto Tejada & Rodrigo Toscano: Houston & New Orleans This is a Nuestra Palabra Multi-Platform Broadcast across social media. You can hear us on 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston's Community Station. You can watch us at www.Fox26Houston.com Hosted by Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante Roberto Tejada is the author of poetry collections Why the Assembly Disbanded (2022), Todo en el ahora (2015), Full Foreground (2012), Exposition Park (2010), and Mirrors for Gold (2006), as well as Still Nowhere in an Empty Vastness (2019), a LatinX poetics on colonial settlement and cultural counter-conquest in art and literature of the Americas. His writings on art and media history include the books National Camera: Photography and Mexico's Image Environment (2009) and Celia Alvarez Muñoz (2009), as well as catalog essays in Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles, 1960-1980 (Hammer Museum, 2011) and Allora & Calzadilla: Specters of Noon (The Menil Collection, 2021). Tejada's writing spans method, discipline, and form to address the political imagination and impurity of time in shared image environments; configurations of art, life, and language inclined to the future. He was awarded The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Poetry (2021). Rodrigo Toscano is a poet and essayist based in New Orleans. He is the author of ten books of poetry. His most recent is The Charm & The Dread (Fence Books, 2022). His previous books include In Range, Explosion Rocks Springfield, Deck of Deeds, Collapsible Poetics Theater (a National Poetry Series selection), To Leveling Swerve, Platform, Partisans, and The Disparities. His poetry has appeared in over twenty anthologies, including, Voices Without Borders, Diasporic Avant Gardes, Imagined Theatres, In the Criminal's Cabinet, Earth Bound, and Best American Poetry. Toscano has received a New York State Fellowship in Poetry. He won the Edwin Markham 2019 prize for poetry. His works have been translated into French, Dutch, Italian, German, Portuguese, Norwegian and Catalan. He works for the Labor Institute in conjunction with the United Steelworkers, the National Institute for Environmental Health Science, Communication Workers of America, National Day Laborers Organizing Network, and northwest tribes (Umatilla, Cayuse, Yakima, Nez Perce) working on educational training projects that involve environmental and labor justice, health & safety culture transformation. rodrigotoscano.com @Toscano200 Thanks to Roxana Guzman, Multiplatform Producer Rodrigo Bravo, Jr., Audio Producer Radame Ortiez, SEO Director Marc-Antony Piñón, Graphics Designer Leti Lopez, Music Director Bryan Parras, co-host and producer emeritus Liana Lopez, co-host and producer emeritus Lupe Mendez, Texas Poet Laureate, co-host, and producer emeritus Writer and activist Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, hosts Latino Politics and News and the Nuestra Palabra Radio Show on 90.1 FM, KPFT, Houston's Community Station. He is also a political analyst on “What's Your Point?” on Fox 26 Houston. He is the author of the forthcoming book: The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital. www.Librotraficante.com www.NuestraPalabra.org www.TonyDiaz.net

In the latest episode,  Simon chats with Kevin Slocombe – for 12 years the Communication Workers' Union's Head of Communications before moving on to work with Jeremy Corbyn while he was Leader of the Opposition, and then becoming Chief Of Staff for Bristol's Mayor, Marvin Rees - not one but three roles that are each fascinating in their own way, but not often open for viewing and discussion. Kevin's assessment of what works best in comms is one that comes with real authority.  We also have Mel Simms' #thought4theweek direct from the UCU picket line,  Basit Mahmood with his #RadicalRoundUp, and news of a brand new podcast from the UnionDues stable.  A Makes-You-Think production. Music by Scott Holmes. A member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Timestamps 2m01s - #thought4theweek, with Mel Simms, 5m28s - Kevin Slocombe  (6m48s – CWU,  17m14s - LOTO, 29m10s – Bristol), 36m44s - #RadicalRoundUp, with Basit Mahmood, 40m21s - New podcast news! Total run time  - 43m57s  

The King Soopers strike last month showed Coloradans what organized labor can accomplish to improve working conditions… but what about public workers, who don't currently have the right to collective bargaining under state law? That's where the Communication Workers of America (CWA) 7799 comes in. They're a coalition of workers at Denver Public Library, the University of Colorado, Denver Health and UC Health who are working with state lawmakers to beef up Colorado's labor laws and, they say, strengthen our public institutions in the process. Adjunct professor Alex Wolf-Root and library worker Liana Kiddy-Gan join host Bree Davies to talk about why collective bargaining is so important for public workers like themselves. To find out more about CWA 7799 and ways to get involved in the fight for collective bargaining rights, visit their website: www.cwa7799.org  Wolf-Root mentioned that collective bargaining tends to help close race and gender gaps in the workplace. A true academic, he passed along a few links to relevant research after the interview: “How today's unions help working people” and “The Union Advantage for Women.”  Colorado House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar explains her support for their campaign in this editorial for The Gazette: https://gazette.com/denver-gazette/we-owe-public-employees-collective-bargaining And here's your reminder to send us your Denver love stories by this weekend, for inclusion in our special Valentine's Day episode! Leave us a voicemail at 720-500-5418, or email us at denver@citycast.fm Get your Denver food news fix in today's newsletter! You can read it and sign up at https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ And join the conversation on Twitter! @citycastdenver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Link to article: https://bit.ly/3rm8SUqQuality assurance workers at Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, a unionization push with the Communication Workers of America (CWA). The group, called Game Workers Alliance, is the first group of workers to form a unit under Activision Blizzard. Workers are asking the company to voluntarily recognize the union, which has the support of the “supermajority” of Raven Software QA workers — 78% of the eligible workers, a CWA representative told Polygon.Some Raven Software QA workers have been on strike since early December, after Activision Blizzard denied new contracts for 12 members of the QA team. The strike of “several dozen workers,” according to the Washington Post, has no end date, and management has not yet responded to workers demands.RELATEDActivision Blizzard's contract workers say they're ‘crushed' by toxic culture“Today, I am proud to join with a supermajority of my fellow workers to build our union, Game Workers Alliance (CWA),” Raven Software QA tester Becka Aigner said in a news release. “In the video game industry, specifically Raven QA, people are passionate about their jobs and the content they are creating. We want to make sure that the passion from these workers is accurately reflected in our workplace and the content we make. Our union is how our collective voices can be heard by leadership.”According to the CWA, Activision Blizzard has not cooperated with worker-organizers. Instead, it's “used surveillance and intimidation tactics, including hiring notorious union busters, to silence workers.”“We ask that Activision Blizzard management respect Raven QA workers by voluntarily recognizing CWA's representation without hesitation,” Communications Workers of America secretary-treasurer Sara Steffens said in a statement. “A collective bargaining agreement will give Raven QA employees a voice at work, improving the games they produce and making the company stronger. Voluntary recognition is the rational way forward.”On Tuesday, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard — including Raven Software. When the $68.7 billion deal is finalized in 2023, Activision Blizzard workers will report to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer. Until the deal is approved, however, Bobby Kotick will remain as Activision Blizzard CEO, despite workers calling for his resignation in the wake of multiple lawsuits and federal investigations into the company's workplace culture.Update (Jan. 21): Activision Blizzard has issued a statement regarding Game Workers Alliance's request for voluntarily recognition.Support the show (https://bit.ly/2XdAlJC)

On December 11, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended an information picket of the Communication Workers of America Union against the AT&T Authorized Retailer stores. The picket was to protest the closing and converting some 650 corporate-operated union stores, resulting in cutting union jobs. In part two of his report, Willie Terry spoke to Rev. Ibrahím Pedriñán, President of Albany Labor Council; Sam Fein, Albany County Legislator; and Doug Bullock, Organizer for the Capital District Solidarity Committee, about their views on the protest.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with part two of a discussion with Alice Green, founder and director of the Center for Law and Justice, about her new book, and her decades of activism in Albany; Then, we get an on-the-scene report of a December 11th picket by the Communication Workers of America against the AT&T authorized retail stores; Later on, Diana Barnes of Skidmore College explores how identity and politics play out in borderlands such as the US and Mexico border; Finally, H. Bosh Jr. interviews Jerry Ford and Uncle Mac about our holiday past interfaith holiday events and this Saturday's "Light Coming out of Darkness" event in Troy's Freedom Square.

On December 11, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended an information picket of the Communication Workers of America Union against the AT&T Authorized Retailer stores. The picket was to protest the closing and converting some 650 corporate-operated union stores, resulting in cutting union jobs. He spoke to John Van Denburgh III, President, and Theresa M. Devine, Secretary, about their campaign in this labor segment.

October is observed as Youth Justice month. Since 2008, youth justice advocates around the country have come together each October for YJAM to organize events and online activities to raise awareness and inspire action on behalf of young people impacted by our criminal justice system. It is time for real action. The youth criminal legal system is far from just. Despite lowering crime rates and a global pandemic putting everyone's health at risk, youth remain over policed, over incarcerated, and over criminalized, pushing predominately Black and Brown children into a system that causes irreparable harm. We can do better-- for youth, families, communities, and public safety. This year, we are focused on Acting to End Racism: Pursuing Equity through Policy. In alignment with MS Votes' principles, we value youth, equity and are strong supporters of fully funded education. We sit down to talk to Monica Atkins -- an advocate for social justice. Monica does much of her activism through a political and artistic lens. Atkins has organized social, cultural events and actions including Art, Poetry, and Justice Slam, Freedom Summer March, and March on Mississippi Workers March with artists and activists, such as Common and Danny Glover. Monica has worked for several labor organizations including United Auto Workers, American Federation of Teachers, and Communication Workers of America. Monica is a Chicago native and graduate of Jackson State University where she completed a Bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis in Journalism. A poet, activist, and member of Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, MS, Monica's passion for the arts has led her to organizing workers and communities through cultural organizing and base-building for the past 10+ years.

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Last week, Aja co-hosted a panel about the PRO Act and Organizing in the South along with Nolan Huber-Rhoades, as presented by Atlanta DSA. Aja & Nolan interview labor organizers from Communication Workers of America, Kellie Morgan (Political Director, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades), and James Williams (President, Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council). This episode also features additional insights and contexts from Aja regarding the PRO Act, informed by various interviews and research regarding the legislation and how it will impact workers, particularly freelancers and independent contractors. TLDR: it's good, and we all need the PRO Act. Listen to learn why.To support our work, please visit mainlinezine.com/donate.

Last week, Aja co-hosted a panel about the PRO Act and Organizing in the South along with Nolan Huber-Rhoades, as presented by Atlanta DSA. Aja & Nolan interview labor organizers from Communication Workers of America, Kellie Morgan (Political Director, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades), and James Williams (President, Atlanta North Georgia Labor Council). This episode also features additional insights and contexts from Aja regarding the PRO Act, informed by various interviews and research regarding the legislation and how it will impact workers, particularly freelancers and independent contractors. TLDR: it's good, and we all need the PRO Act. Listen to learn why.To support our work, please visit mainlinezine.com/donate.

Key worker organizers from the videogames industry draw lessons from their struggle, all while collectively playing through Fall Guys. ———————————————— Since the beginning of 2018 there has been a wave of worker organizing in the videogames industry. While there is a longer history of resistance and struggle among game workers, the last two years have been the most visible and connected examples so far, with active campaigns stretched across several contingents. This interactive discussion will bring together key participants from the US and UK and ask them to reflect on the experience of organizing through worker networks, assess the efforts of their new trade union formations, and generalize the lessons of these important workplace struggles—all while collectively playing through Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. The chaos, vibrancy, and frenetic antics of this multiplayer battle royale should provide an excellent backdrop for the conversation, and may even offer unexpected insights into the work that goes into the videogames industry. If nothing else it will make for a more entertaining than usual panel discussion. The event will close with plenty of time for questions for the speakers about the organizing and/or gameplay advise from the online audience. ———————————————— Dr Jamie Woodcock is a senior lecturer at the Open University and a researcher based in London. He is the author of The Gig Economy (Polity, 2019), Marx at the Arcade (Haymarket, 2019), and Working The Phones (Pluto, 2017). His research is inspired by the workers' inquiry and focuses on labour, work, the gig economy, platforms, resistance, organizing, and videogames. He is on the editorial board of Notes from Below and Historical Materialism. Emma Kinema is an organizer with the Communication Workers of America (CWA). Austin Kelmore is the former chair of Game Workers Unite UK, a game programmer, tech lead, DEI advocate, and tea drinker. ————————————————————— Order a copy of Marx at the Arcade: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1319-marx-at-the-arcade The Gig Economy: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9781509536368 Working the Phones: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9780745399065 Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/46ArCqpxS20 Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

In this episode of his "Thinking Out Loud" series, Double D discusses tech workers at Medium moving to organize in to the Medium Workers Union in solidarity with the Communication Workers of America union. Double D goes on to explain how Medium has attempted to use "Woke Culture" to bust support for the union, and how this is a prime example of neocolonialism, and how the ruling class uses identity politics to not only divide the working class, but to delegitimize minority issues.Don't forget to join the YouTube fam!youtube.com/entitledmillennialsOur new panel show, "What's Your Thoughts" will be coming to Patreon soon!Become a Patron to access this new show, exclusive podcasts, writing, Discord Chat, and Live Streams!***HALF OF ALL PATREON PROCEEDS GO TO POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARITIES!Help us raise some money to make some real change in the world!patreon.com/entitledmillennialsSupport the show and independent media!paypal.me/entitledmillennials

Evo’s note: There was an attempted coup to overthrow the government of the United States of America last night. So you're checking this out years later... well, now you know why this episode seems a bit off. All indications are that https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/ (The Podcast Academy) is having an existential crisis. And while it’s not dead yet, there’s a very good chance that TPA will fizzle out after a year. And that’s a shame, I think. But it’s also not surprising.  It used to be that saying “I’m a podcaster” meant you had lots of things in common with another person using the same moniker. But the natural drift of such an open medium occurred, and how we’re different. For years now, the only thing podcasters most assuredly had in common was distributing audio files via RSS feeds. But today, even that’s in question. Every working podcaster knows that if you try to make a show for everyone, you end up targeting no one. Associations and interest groups for podcasters are no different.  That’s why I applaud the efforts to organize—unionize—those who work in podcasting. Both the https://www.wgaeast.org/wgaaudio/ (Writers Guild of America) and the https://www.code-cwa.org/ (Communication Workers of America) are making early inroads, using the power of collective bargaining to better those with actual jobs working in podcasting.  But there other groups forming, working, and even making progress. Like the https://github.com/opawg (Open Podcast Analytic Working Group)—OPAWG—dedicated to coming up with standards for podcast analytics that are better and more approachable than provided by the IAB.  The https://podcasttaxonomy.com/ (Podcast Taxonomy Consortium) is trying to wrangle all the disparate titles and positions within podcasting, defining the differences between a producer and editor, for example. There's the https://podcastindex.org/ (Podcast Index) and their drive to create better namespaces that extend the usefulness of RSS feeds beyond the way they’ve been since 2004.  Those organizations are the kinds of organizations that will benefit podcasting—all of podcasting, without focusing on serving all the needs of all podcasters.  I encourage you to check out some of the associations I’ve listed above and try them out. And if you’re thinking of starting your own association or organization to support podcasters, niche it down. ----- Read the full article and share with a friend: https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/cat-herding-podcasters-was-always-doomed-to-fail (https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/cat-herding-podcasters-was-always-doomed-to-fail) https://twitter.com/evoterra (Follow Evo on Twitter) for more podcasting insights as they come. https://buymeacoffee.com/evoterra (Buy him a virtual coffee) to show your support. And if you need a professional in your podcasting corner, please visithttps://podcastlaunch.pro/ ( Simpler.Media) to see how Simpler Media Productions can help you reach your business objectives with podcasting. https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Podcast Pontifications) is published by Evo Terra four times a week and is designed to make podcasting better, not just easier. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Support this podcast

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: The Democrats just might have pulled off two massive wins and taken the Senate, as Rafael Warnock appears to have won his race in the Georgia Runoffs and Jon Ossoff is also a heavy favorite to win as we’re recording this. Meanwhile, Nebraska governor Pete Ricketts declares that undocumented workers at the state’s meat processing plants will not receive the coronavirus vaccine, despite their already-despicable working conditions on the front line of the pandemic. And lastly, Kenosha’s District Attorney announced on Tuesday that no charges would be filed against Rusten Sheskey, the Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back, delivering another disappointing, disgusting, and unfortunately predictable ruling. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Democrats appear to have done it, taking the Senate back for the first time since losing it in 2014. Reverend Rafael Warnock successfully unseated Senator Kelly Loeffler, one of the most openly-corrupt appointed officials we’ve seen in the past few years. Jon Ossoff’s race against David Perdue came down to the wire, but as of midnight or so Tuesday night he was heavily favored to win. Warnock and Ossoff rode a wave of massive voter turnout, out-performing even Joe Biden’s performance in the state. Warnock won a bit more comfortably, with the race called by some pollsters around 10 p.m. last night, while Ossoff’s race was quite a bit closer. David Wasserman, a pollster who has been extremely consistent this election cycle, called the race for Ossoff a few minutes before midnight, although he noted that it’s possible Ossoff’s victory could be less than the .05% margin necessar for an automatic recount. So there’s still a bit of uncertainty there, but things look good. Warnock’s win would make him the first Black Democratic Senator from the Deep South. And indeed, it looks like it was massive black voter turnout and proactive early voting that tipped the scales on election day. This means the Democrats now have the Senate, thanks to VP Kamala Harris’s tiebreaker vote. That’s a far slimmer margin than any ruling party wants for a new administration, but it’s one that can actually produce results, provided that so-called Democrats like Joe Manchin get on board with what the party is doing. But that’s a battle for further down the line. Today, everything looks pretty good for the Democratic party. Nebraska Dooms Undocumented Workers Nebraska’s governor Pete Ricketts has taken one of the most explicitly brutal and inhumane positions of the pandemic, announcing on Tuesday that undocumented workers in the state’s meat processing plants will not be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine alongside their documented colleagues. Ricketts, who is the son of billionaire Joe Ricketts, claimed that meat packing plants weren’t legally allowed to hire undocumented workers, so they naturally wouldn’t get the vaccine. Quote: “Again you’re supposed to be a legal resident of the country to be able to be working at those plants, so I do not expect that illegal immigrants will be part of the vaccine with that program.” Endquote. But in reality, undocumented workers make up roughly 14% of the industry’s workforce, according to the Migration Policy institutue. Meat processing workers are some of the front-line employees hit hardest by the disease, as many facilities have weathered severe outbreaks among staff, even prompting a lawsuit by the ACLU. If 14 percent of that workforce isn’t eligible for the vaccine, it might as well be crippling the industry as well as prolonging the disease. But that’s exactly the kind of smart policy you’d expect from a soulless politician working for an overtly fascist party! No Charges In Jacob Blake Shooting Kenosha, Wisconsin’s District Attorney Michael Graveley has finally made his decision in the shooting of Jacob Blake. There will be no charges filed. That means that Rusten Shesky, the Kenosha Police Officer who shot Blake seven times in the back, will face no criminal penalties for his actions. Businesses around Kenosha had boarded up their windows again in anticipation of protests, which started soon after the DA’s decision came down. Livestreams on Tuesday night showed protesters marching on the frigid, snow-lined streets, while large numbers of National Guard troops surrounded the courthouse and other federal buildings. DA Graveley’s decision was based on a review of over forty hours of video and hundreds of pages of police reports. Wild how in all those police reports he didn’t find enough evidence to bring charges. The New York Times reported that prosecutors thought the case against Shesky would be too hard to win, as the ironclad argument that the cop was just protecting himself would somehow apply. Again, Blake was shot seven times in the back. Graveley, who is a white guy, admitted his own inadequacy in dealing with the case, saying quote: “I feel in many ways completely inadequate for this moment. I have never in my life had a moment where I had to contend with explicit or implicit bias based on my race.” Endquote. And that, taken together, is all it took to let a cop off the hook for seven bullets that nearly ended a man’s life. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The GOP mounted a dangerous power-grab in Pennsylvania, forcing Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman from presiding over the State Senate when he opposed a Republican motion to block an incoming State Senator from taking his seat. The actual situation is a bit complicated procedure-wise, but sets a scarily chaotic tone for how the post-Trump GOP is going to conduct themselves in state governments across the country. As a short follow-up to yesterday’s story about the Proud Boys -- a judge banned their leader, Enrique Tarrio, from the District of Columbia, in an order released Tuesday shortly after his release from jail. He’s allowed to re-enter the city to meet with his lawyer or appear in court, but definitely not to attend any more of his little rallies. Californian workers are already feeling the effects of the state’s devastating passage of Prop 22. Earlier this week, Vons and Albertsons’ grocery stores fired all of their on-staff delivery drivers except the unionized ones in the Bay Area, shifting their jobs instead to third-party gig workers at Instacart and other companies. In more positive news: Google has a union! A group of more than 200 employees at the tech behemoth’s parent company, Alphabet, announced that they had formed a union under the Communication Workers of America, providing a wide umbrella for more of the company’s thousands of employees to join going forward. JAN 6, 2021 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Jack Crosbie PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

The SABC has announced it is ready to implement Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act despite months of talks between employer and unions. The number of staff affected by the move however, has gone down from 600 to 400. There are about 170 vacant positions that will be available for employees to apply for, which provides the potential of further reducing the number of affected employees to 230. The SABC also intends implementing and considering other cost cutting alternatives. We spoke to Aubrey Tshabalala, Communication Workers' Union spokesperson.

The latest UnionDues podcast takes us on an epic industrial journey through the twenteens as seen through the eyes of the Communication Workers' Union's 100,000 plus postal members. Deputy General Secretary Terry Pullinger talks us through a story of privatisation, the rarity of legally binding collective agreements, hello to a destructive new CEO, two massive Yes votes for strike action, good-bye to afore-mentioned CEO, and the challenge of being key workers in a pandemic that's like a war. Also in this episode, an update on the campaign to save Unionlearn in England as some Conservatives lambast the CBI  over firm-level training,  gloves off over BT plans for compulsory redundancies, and USDAW's plea to Welsh shoppers. Companion blogpost here.  UnionDues is part of the Labor Radio Podcast Network of over 70 union-related podcasts, accessible via the LRPN portal.  You can also stream or download this and all episodes here.  Contact the show at uniondues@makes-you-think.com  or @DuesUnion. Stream, download, share, rate, comment but above all enjoy!

Today on the podcast I've got two guests, Lucas Smolcic Larson and Stephen Fastenau. They're both reporters at the Beaufort Gazette and Hilton Head Island Packet, two newspapers in the South Carolina Lowcountry that share a newsroom. Just last week more than 80% of the reporters, photographers, and producers down there signed cards authorizing union representation by the NewsGuild labor union, which is affiliated with the Communication Workers of America.I don't know how to express how happy this makes me. Local news reporters are some of my favorite people on earth, and, by and large, they deserve much better pay and working conditions than they're getting. I don't know of any other newsrooms in South Carolina that have taken this step toward unionizing, but seeing one notch a decisive victory like this makes me so, so glad. I hope it catches on.I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast, and I hope you find it as inspiring as I did. What they did takes a lot of courage.If you're a working journalist interested in learning more about the unionization effort down in Beaufort, their website, again, is packetguild.org. The national union's website is newsguild.org.If you enjoyed today's podcast, please say something nice in the Apple Podcast review section. If you haven't already, you can also sign up for the Brutal South newsletter by clicking the Subscribe now button below. The weekly Wednesday newsletter is free, but you can also get access to some subscriber-only newsletters and podcasts as well as the complete archive for just $5 a month.Apple Podcasts // Spotify Podcasts // Bookshop // Twitter // Bandcamp This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at brutalsouth.substack.com/subscribe

Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO joined America’s Work Force Radio Podcast on Labor Day 2020 to discuss worker related issues, union approval, the HEROES Act, the U.S. Postal Service and what Labor Day means to him.Also, featured on this special Labor Day edition of the show was various voices from unions throughout the country such as the AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, Communication Workers of America, American Federation of Government Employees, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Steelworkers, Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council and the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, shared why Labor Day is important.

Today on America’s Work Force Radio Podcast, administrative director for the Communication Workers of America District 4, Frank Mathews spoke about President Trump promising to end the payroll tax if reelected, the HEROES Act compared to the HEALS Act, the United States Postal Service and game workers strike.The second featured guest on the show was Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary Dave Wondolowski, who spoke about construction workers finishing jobs on time and under budget during a pandemic, shipping issues and enforcing worker safety standards during a pandemic in absence of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 

District 4 Administrative Director of the Communication Workers of America, Frank Mathews spoke with America’s Work Force Radio Podcast on July 14 about the HEROES Act. He said that the bill has passed through the House and sits on Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell’s desk.Dave Wondolowski of the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council (CBCTC) spoke about the impact COVID-19 has had on public health and the economy. He said that members of CBCTC affiliated unions have been showing up to work fully equipped with personal protective equipment. Also, the jobsites these tradesmen and tradeswomen work on are equipped with handwashing stations and enforced social distancing practices.

Theo Delaney's guest is former postman Alan Johnson who also had stints as the leader of the Union of Communication Workers and as as Home Secretary in Gordon Brown's government. Now a best selling and critically acclaimed author, his love of football and music is clear as he relives goals stretching from 1958 to 2014 that frame his extraordinary life story. A lifelong fan of QPR his deep affection for his adopted home of Hull is also apparent. His chosen scorers include Nat Lofthouse, Geoff Hurst. Rodney Marsh and Dean Windass. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chuck, Brian and Matt in this episode were pleased to be accompanied by Theresa Shaffer who is an Organizer with Communication Workers of America District 1. We dive into the history of Unions in America, the decades of decline and possible renewed interest in the next generation of labor.

On this week’s Provocations, Bob Kuttner interviews Larry Cohen, former president of the Communication Workers of America and current chairman of Our Revolution. They discuss the 2016 Democratic primary elections, the state of the party's nomination process, and the prospects and stakes of reforming it ahead of the 2020 election.

Challenges currently faced by SABC employees and changes made on certain radio stations were discussed at a meeting between the Parliament's Communications Committee and three SABC unions. The Communication Workers' Union of South Africa (CWU), the Media Workers' Association of SA (Mwasa) and the Broadcasting‚ Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) made a presentation to the committee in Sandton this morning. The employees at the SABC have over time, raised various concerns about the running and general working conditions at the institution. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the General-Secretary of trade union MWASA Tuwani Gumani.

We bring on WV teacher and WVEA leader Heather Deluca-Nestor to talk about the ongoing strike in West Virginia, what it represents for the people of the state and the stakes for teachers. It's a great interview for anyone who cares about West Virginia or supporting change in this country. The #revolt is engaged! Teachers in West Virginia have inspired more strikes across the country- in Oklahoma or the Communication Workers of America in West Virginia and Virginia. All demanding better pay, benefits, and respect. Support the teachers of West Virginia: https://www.gofundme.com/wv-teachers-strike-fund Email: Mountain2Mountainpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @Mountain2M Facebook: @Mountain2Mtn YouTube: Mountain2MountainPodcast

Communication Workers' Union (CWU), general-secretary Aubrey Tshabalala says pay TV giant MultiChoice's decision to dump ANN7 has a negative impact on staff of the 24-hour television news channel. MultiChoice announced yesterday that it would not renew ANN7's contract when it expired in August. The CWU, which represents more than half the employees at the channel formerly owned by the controversial Guptas, says there's anxiety among ANN7 employees. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to CWU general secretary, Aubrey Tshabalala

This week we talk the latest messy bitch media gabfest about the Trump Administration contrasted against the opening of much of the US coastline to offshore drilling. Then we have a laugh about the new Philly DA Krasner firing a whole bunch of prosectors. Matt gives us the rundown in the big Intercept interview with James Risen, and takes a trip down memory lane to the Plamegate fiasco. We close with Felix's fever dream nightmare of Elon Musk's Rockabilly Martian colony and the "Raw Water" craze sweeping Silicon Valley. THE GAMING DEBATE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE: https://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/1614039-no-cartridge-gaming-debate-brooklyn/ The Intercept James Risen interview https://theintercept.com/2018/01/03/all-the-news-unfit-to-print-james-risen-on-his-battles-with-bush-obama-and-the-new-york-times/ Watch DAs get shitcanned here: http://6abc.com/2867602/ [9:27 PM, 1/7/2018] Amber Frost: New Yorkers! Join us for the second installment of Labor Now, brought to you by Jacobin and Verso, January 18th, 7 pm at Verso books. Amber will be moderating a talk on union reform with Pamela Galpern of Communication Workers of America Local 1101, Beth Breslaw of Teamsters for a Democratic Union, and Alexandra Bradbury, Editor and Co-Director of Labor Notes! We’re selling beer and wine and giving out free subscriptions to Labor Notes.

Wage negotiations between the SABC and its unions are expected to commence today. This follows the offer of four-point-five percent salary increase made by the public broadcaster to its staff. The SABC is running against the clock to reach a settlement as workers have threatened to go on strike on Thursday just ahead of the much anticipated ANC elective conference kicking off at the weekend. we speak to Worker union CWU (communication Workers Union) president, Clyde Mervin

The SABC has been issued with a strike notice from the two unions representing workers at the Public Broadcaster. In separate statements, the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) and the Communication Workers' Union, CWU, say the strike will start on Thursday morning. Both unions had earlier agreed to delay issuing of a strike notice to the SABC in order to afford the CCMA an opportunity to mediate between the public broadcaster and the unions. BEMAWU president, Hannes du Buisson, says more than 80- percent of its members employed within the SABC are in favour of the strike, we also speak to SABC Spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago.

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTG-MAY6-2016.mp3 VOICES FROM MAY DAY, INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY IN DC, And in the second half, we hear from a local leader of Verizon Workers who are entering the fourth week of their strike. More than 39,000 Verizon workers are on strike from Massachusetts to Virginia. Guests and voices: Gerald Horne, Van Jones, Terry Richardson Headlines: -Dozens of DC Public Schools teachers were out protesting yesterday in upper Northwest. DCist reported that about 75 educators from Wilson High School, Deal Middle School, and Murch Elementary School were raising awareness about the failure of DC Public Schools to sign a new contract. -In planet news, a state of emergency has been declared in the Canadian province of Alberta, where a massive wildfire has grown to five times its initial size and continues to rage. -As the political ground continues to shake after the declaration of Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, little attention has been given to scandals brewing this week among Democrats. -Politico reported this week that only one percent of the 61 million dollars that the Hillary Clinton campaign said it was raising for candidates in states has gone to those campaigns. -Social media is also abuzz over the YouTube video of the Chicago Board of Elections. -Van Jones needed to inject facts into CNN's pro-Clinton electoral coverage. -Gerals Horne on the election. -The Party for Socialism and Liberation will have a discussion on Hillary Clinton. -The Green Festival kicks off at noon today and goes through Sunday at the DC Convention Center. -The Mother’s Day Peace Festival is May 7, at 2pm at Lafayette Square, 17th and H Streets NW, in front of the White House celebrating the original Mother’s Day call for an end to violence and war. Links: -Clinton fundraising leaves little for state parties -Communication Workers of America -

Leadership New Jersey's goal is to expand and improve the pool of the state's civic leaders. The program, founded in 1986, honors men and women who combine a successful career with leadership in serving their communities. As part of its programming, Leadership New Jersey sponsors the Forum on the Future of New Jersey, an annual conference devoted to dealing with the key issues facing New Jersey. This year, in conjunction with the Forum, Leadership New Jersey is pleased to introduce podcasts from the Forum. In this podcast, Diane Brake, president of the Regional Planning Partnership, LNJ '90, hosts a panel discussion of the Report Card on New Jersey with the following panelists: Diane Brake Upendra J. Chivukula, LNJ '98 Assemblyman, NJ General Assembly A longtime Franklin Township resident and former Mayor, Assemblyman Chivukula is the first Asian Indian American ever elected to the New Jersey State Assembly. Currently serving his second term, the Assemblyman serves as Vice Chair for the Commerce and Economic Development and as a member of the Telecommunications and Utilities, and Transportation Committee. Jun Choi, LNJ '03 Mayor, Township of Edison Prior to becoming Mayor, Jun worked on education policy as Executive Director of a Student Achievement Task Force at the New Jersey Department of Education. Earning a master's degree from Columbia University, the Mayor has also worked for the US Office of Management and Budget, as well as co-founding a leadership development and education organization. Elizabeth N. Johnson, LNJ '94 Chief Operating Officer, Isles, Inc. Elizabeth has worked for Isles, Inc., a community development and environmental non-profit organization, for 10 years. She has also held the positions of Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College and Director of the Department of Recreation,Natural Resources, and Culture for the city of Trenton. Carla A. Katz President, CWA Local 1034 Carla heads the Communication Workers of America Local 1034, which represents more than 16,000 union members in New Jersey in both the public and private sector, making it the largest CWA local in the country. Download the podcast here (52.8 mb mono MP3 file, 57:44 duration).