About this episode

Sean discusses the experiences of fellow workers at the 2026 Labor Notes convention in Chicago, focusing on the labor movement and left labor reform.

Thanks to friends in International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: Caucus of Rank and File Electrical Workers, Sean was able to attend the 2026 Labor Notes convention in Chicago, Illinois. A bunch of fellow workers from ILC Chicago were also there so Sean sat down with them at a loud bar in the convention center hotel to discuss their experiences at various panels they went to. Whither the Teamsters for a Democratic Union? Whither the labor movement? Is there a future for the types of left labor reform movements that Labor Notes calls for? Sean, Hope and Jamie Merchant give their assessment of the good, bad and ugly at the conference including those topic which remained unaddressed but hung in the air. To support our work become a patron at www.patreon.com/thiswreckage Song: Neil Young - This Note's For You

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Guests: Hope, Jamie Merchant

Topics covered

• labor movement
• Labor Notes
• Teamsters for a Democratic Union
• left labor reform
• conference experiences
• worker solidarity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Caucus of Rank and File Electrical Workers, Independent Labor Club of Chicago

Books & works: This Note's For You

Places: Chicago, Illinois

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