Labor Radio-Podcast Daily

Rural Clinics at Risk

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Medicaid cuts could shut down rural clinics and hospitals, forcing patients to travel hundreds of miles for care. From The Labor Exchange on the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Labor history: In 1964, the IWW struck Hodgeman’s Blueberry Farm in Michigan.
Labor quote: Albert Einstein.

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12,000 Electricians Needed

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: As data centers boom, The Line podcast reports one major project alone may need up to 12,000 electricians in just three years. In labor history: Charleston hospital workers won their 113-day strike today in 1969. Plus a labor quote by Mary Moultrie.

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“I Stepped Into That Picket Line”

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Organizer and author Michael Ansara recalls the moment at age 13 that launched his lifetime of activism. We talk with him about his new memoir, The Hard Work of Hope, on the Labor Heritage Power Hour.
In labor history, two Navy ammunition ships exploded in Port Chicago, California on this day in 1944, killing 322 workers—most of them African American.
Today’s labor quote is by Michael Ansara.

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This Bill Is a Disaster

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Chuck Cora joins The Valley Labor Report to break down what he calls the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history—and why more people aren’t alarmed.

In labor history, the 1934 San Francisco longshore strike spread into a four-day general strike.

Today’s labor quote is by ILWU Local 38-79’s Ivan Cox.

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Shutting the Doors on Healthcare

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Adam Fox on The Valley Labor Report warns Medicaid cuts could shut down rural clinics.
In labor history, steelworkers launched a massive 116-day strike in 1959.
Today’s labor quote is by Thomas Jefferson.

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“The Most Massive Job Site We've Tried to Handle”

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Long hours, long commutes, and big responsibilities—lineworkers talk about the scale and stress of modern infrastructure projects on the PowerLine podcast. Plus: labor storytelling at San Francisco LaborFest, the 1877 Great Railway Strike, and Woody Guthrie's birthday.

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Not a Business Strategy

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Artist Eric Ruin talks about the role of solidarity work in sustaining a creative life; paid or not. That’s from this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour, airing at 1PM on WPFW 89.3 FM. Plus: robots take over in the play Hired at San Francisco’s LaborFest, and Wisconsin labor history takes center stage in Eau Claire. In labor history, the brutal end of the 1894 Pullman Strike.

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“Medicaid Cuts Are a Catastrophe”

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Nurses on the Union Talk podcast warn that slashing Medicaid will devastate care for vulnerable patients, overwhelm hospitals, and drive massive burnout among healthcare workers. Plus, America’s deadliest rail accident struck Nashville in 1918.

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We Are the City

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Leaders of AFSCME District Council 33 tell The Labor Show podcast why nearly 9,000 Philadelphia city workers were prepared to strike for a fair deal and dignity on the job. Plus the IWW wraps up its founding convention and a quote from Mother Bloor. @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

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Honoring Bloody Thursday’s Sister Struggle

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Docker Podcast marks the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier, when Vancouver longshore workers faced police repression in a fight echoing America’s Bloody Thursday. Plus: a general strike in Puerto Rico, and the March of the Mill Children led by Mother Jones.

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