About this episode

The episode discusses the situation in Bolivia amidst military repression and the broader state of the economy and workers' struggles.

Smaller show this week with the holiday and an illness among the hosts, but we persevere and have the news for you as always. We start with headlines from American Axle, Nexteer, Allison, Amazon, the LIRR, REI, Starbucks, Delaney Hall Detention Center, and the working classes of Italy and Argentina. Just two main stories this week: First, we check in on the rapidly developing situation in Bolivia, where the people are staring down brutal military repression. Lastly, we close with another look into the broader state of the economy, the war on workers, and why unions are critical nodes of struggle even in times of lower union density. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee

Topics covered

• Bolivia
• military repression
• economy
• war on workers
• unions
• working class

Keywords

• Wiphala Revolution
• American Axle
• Nexteer
• military repression
• unions
• working class
• Bolivia
• economy
• Starbucks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Axle, Nexteer, Allison, Amazon, LIRR, REI, Starbucks, Delaney Hall Detention Center

Places: Bolivia, Italy, Argentina

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