From Heat Waves to Toy Story: Workers Organize the Future

From Heat Waves to Toy Story: Workers Organize the Future

July 10, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 360

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The episode discusses various labor issues including extreme heat, AI in the workforce, and historical labor movements.

On the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Roswell Hub — Teamsters discuss surviving extreme heat on the job and the contract rights that can save workers' lives.Labor Force — AI, gig work, engineering, ports, and video games all point to one conclusion: workers are organizing to shape the future of work.The Workers Mic — Teamsters launch the nation's first cannabis industry strike as workers fight for a first contract.Pipe Up — A 19-year-old union apprentice prepares to represent the UA and the U.S. at the WorldSkills competition in Shanghai.Labor Notes Podcast — Toy Story turns out to be a master class in organizing, collective action, and worker solidarity.Green & Red Podcast — Historian James Cheney explores the largely forgotten 1912–13 Little Falls textile strike led by immigrant women workers.Shows You Should Know: Worker Power Hour; Next Generation Carriers; Working People; My Labor Radio; Labor History Today. Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org#LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below.Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part…

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