About this episode
This episode covers recent labor strikes, worker safety issues, and the impact of historical figures on the labor movement.
We start this week's episode with headlines from CBS, ProPublica, Portland Community College, REI, Starbucks, Corewell Health, the WNBA, Atlassian Software, and the Tornel Rubber Company. Our first story checks in on the strike by Colorado meatpackers at JBS in a fight for safety and dignity on the job. Workers at Kaiser Permanente both ended a major strike with a win AND started a new strike in the same week. Horrific revelations of abuse by UFW co-founder Cesar Chavez rocked the labor world this week, we discuss the impact and lessons for the future of the movement. Finally, a recent interview in Jacobin discussed the way workers in Australia are fighting a similar issue we have here in the US, the disconnect between struggle on the shop floor and political action for the working class. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee
Topics covered
- labor strikes
- worker safety
- political action
- labor movement
- worker dignity
- abuse in labor
Keywords
- labor strikes
- worker safety
- Cesar Chavez
- Kaiser Permanente
- Colorado meatpackers
- political action
- UFW
- Jacobin
- Australia
- US
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBS, ProPublica, Portland Community College, REI, Starbucks, Corewell Health, WNBA, Atlassian Software, Tornel Rubber Company, UFW
Places: Australia, US
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