Best AAUP Podcasts (2025)

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Exploits of Play; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; AAUP Presents; Power at Work 32:59

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: how workers, artists, and activists are pushing back, telling their stories, and demanding change. Over on Exploits of Play, hosts dig into video games and capitalism, exploring how play shapes the way we work and learn. This week on the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, veteran narrator Sean Pratt shares what it really …

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AAUP v. Rubio: The AAUP Takes the Trump Administration to Court 47:09

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In this episode we discuss case AAUP v. Rubio, the lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting non-citizens, students and faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian activism, with Ramya Krishnan, the lead attorney for the AAUP in the case. We also hear from Todd Wolfson, the AAUP's president, about t…

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The Green and Red Podcast; Working People; Stick Together; We Work Europe 29:33

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: art, political corruption, and worker power — from Robert Redford’s films to frontline labor struggles and global supply-chain fights. Over on The Green and Red, a film-forward conversation looks at Redford’s movie work and how cinema has long probed political corruption and community resistance. This week…

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Understanding Governing Boards & Academic Freedom 44:33

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A new episode of our special series Academic Freedom on the Line with the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom focuses on university governing boards and their workings. Raquel Rall, Associate Professor in the School of Education at UC Riverside and Demetri Morgan, Associate Professor of Education at University of Michigan Marsal Schoo…

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The Rick Smith Show; The Labor Show; Work Stoppage; The Director’s Cut; Labor Exchange 31:51

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: we’re talking about solidarity, storytelling, and the ways workers are fighting back against power. Over on The Rick Smith Show, Painters Union President Jimmy Williams Jr. calls out the Trump administration for canceling union jobs while claiming to put “American workers first.” This week on The Labor Sho…

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WorkBites; Heartland Labor Forum; Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots; Boiling Point; Labor Heritage Power Hour 34:26

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On this week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: On WBAI’s What’s Going On, Liz Shuler talks with Bob Henley about the fight to defend collective bargaining rights for federal workers. The Heartland Labor Forum features former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, reflecting on her abrupt firing and what it reveals about presidential power. From the Eng…

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Power at Work; Concrete Gang; The Alberta Worker Podcast; Workers Beat Extra; Machinists 141 Connections 28:00

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Power at Work explores why conservatives support unions; Australia’s Concrete Gang reports on a jobsite medical emergency and safety fight; The Alberta Worker covers Air Canada flight attendants’ battle over unpaid labor; Workers Beat Extra takes on Trump’s torrent of lies; the IAM’s Connections Podcast …

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Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Notes Podcast; The Green and Red Podcast; The Workers' Mic; The Valley Labor Report; Heartland Labor Forum 31:23

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: federal bargaining rights under fire, rank-and-file power rising, and one very odd ICE headline. The Labor Notes Podcast spotlights UAW Region 9A’s member-driven endorsements and field power; Green and Red digs into how to turn non-compliance into concrete action; The Workers Mic unpacks Dean Cain’s leap f…

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America’s Workforce Radio; Tales from the Reuther Library; Labor Jawn; Solidarity Works; Labor Heritage Power Hour 33:58

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From America’s Workforce Radio, we revisit the Vietnam era’s “Hard Hat” protest and how labor’s stance on war split the movement. Tales from the Reuther Library explores rank-and-file reform in the Steelworkers with the story of “Oil Can Eddie.” Labor Jawn takes us inside Philadelphia’s once-every-40-years…

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Labor Notes Podcast; Pipe Up; The Alberta Worker Podcast; Working to Live In Southwest Washington; Boiling Point 32:15

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What happens when union leadership tries to shut down support for women, LGBTQ members, Black and Latino caucuses—all in the name of “compliance”? On the Labor Notes Podcast, the rank and file are pushing back inside the building trades, and they’re not backing down. Then: over in Boston, the Pipe Up pod…

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Power at Work; Madison Labor Radio; Teamsters 1932's Worker Power Hour; Labor Heritage Power Hour 28:20

2M ago28:20

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From trash pick-up to the Vietnam War, from Inland Empire housing justice to Wisconsin healthcare strikes—this episode is full of grit, struggle, and solidarity. We begin with Power at Work, where Victor Mineros of the Teamsters and Kathy Torres from Local 179 break down the nationwide strike against Rep…

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Academic Freedom on the Line: Science Funding 36:49

2M ago36:49

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We’ve all heard about the changes to federal research funding since the beginning of the Trump administration. This episode of our special series Academic Freedom on the Line takes a deeper look at the landscape of federal research funding. How is research funding allocated? What is disrupted when these funds are precipitously cut? What could this …

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Green and Red; Art and Labor; Union or Bust; Labor Link Podcast; On Writing 31:23

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Green and Red, Mike Elk reports from Brazil, where Trump’s tariffs have sparked backlash—and boosted Lula’s standing. Art Labor returns with a new name—Pod Save Ridgewood—and a sharp take on affordable housing and class warfare in New York. On Union or Bust, Mai Han of Borderlands for Equity talks stu…

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The Valley Labor Report; The Labor Exchange; The Line; Heartland Labor Forum 31:56

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Valley Labor Report unpacks devastating Medicaid cuts with Chuck Corra. The Labor Exchange explores the ripple effects on rural healthcare in Colorado. The Line dives into AI-driven data center construction—and the electricians needed to build them. Rachel Kushner joins the Heartland Labor Forum to dis…

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The Labor And Energy Show; Stick Together; Union Talk; On Writing; Power Line Podcast 30:57

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On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Labor Show shares why 9,000 Philadelphia city workers were prepared to strike if they didn’t win a fair contract. Stick Together takes us to Melbourne, where community members rallied to save a vital library social worker program serving the most vulnerable. Union Talk hears from nurses who warn that disma…

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Union Strong; Pipe Up; Apple Box Talks; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; The Docker Podcast 36:12

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor unions are leading the fight to protect workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence—from film and television to privacy and job security. On Union Strong, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls out what she describes as a “big, beautiful betrayal” of working people hidden in the latest f…

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Labor Radio on KBOO; Heartland Labor Forum; Working People; Labor Heritage Power Hour; The Bipartisan Buzz; Hot House With Richie Ray 34:44

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From veterans rallying on the National Mall…To postal workers fighting privatization…To musicians lifting up migrants' voices…To labor leaders warning against fascism and false unity…we bring you a snapshot of the urgent struggles—and enduring solidarity—shaping the working class today. On Labor Radio in…

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Academic Freedom: Thinking Transnationally 47:35

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This episode of our special series in partnership with the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom zooms out from the “Trump versus Harvard” headlines to situate attacks on US higher education institutions in a transnational context. We ask an interdisciplinary panel of scholars studying different parts of the world to help us set aside American…

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Work Week Radio; Green and Red; Work Stoppage; Union Talk; Buwa Basebetsi Updates 32:45

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: WorkWeek Radio: Cliff Smith of Roofers Local 36 joins Steve Zeltzer to sound the alarm on ICE raids and rising fascism, calling for immediate labor action to defend immigrant workers. Green and Red Podcast: Organizer Estuardo Mazariegos of ACE Los Angeles details how neighbors, workers, and community group…

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Labor Notes Podcast; Power at Work; Economics for the People; Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots; The Dig; Green and Red 34:42

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: What makes a union meeting worth showing up to? On the Labor Notes Podcast, organizers dive into how to make meetings matter—and why members sometimes stay away for good reason. On Power at Work, the newly formed Washington Post Tech Guild explains how and why tech workers—long considered outside the tradi…

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Words and Work; Working People; Stick Together; Roswell Hub; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers 30:34

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On this week’s edition of the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From Tucson to Melbourne to Vancouver, workers are rising up—and their stories are being told. We start with Words and Work, where Bookmans employees in Arizona walk off the job, demanding movement at the bargaining table. “If they’re not going to make a motion,” one worker says, “we’re goin…

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Labor Notes Podcast; What's Going On Labor Mondays; My Labor Radio; 3rd & Fairfax; Worker Power Hour; Labor Heritage Power Hour 36:13

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Barbecues and base building at Amazon, ICE agents confronted in Newark, redefining plumbing with kids, the magic of assimilation, and why turning doctors into data entry clerks is bad for us all. Plus, a roundup of even more labor shows you should know. It’s a jam-packed episode with clips from Labor Notes…

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The Valley Labor Report; America’s Workforce Radio; Heartland Labor Forum; Boiling Point; Stick Together; LabourStart; America Works 46:51

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Valley Labor Report asks: What does the new Pope mean for labor? Catholic TikToker Union Dad breaks it down. America’s Workforce talks air safety with PASS President David Spero. Heartland Labor Forum hears from frontline Social Security workers. The Boiling Point explains workers’ comp with attorney…

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Educational (e)quality on the Line 35:50

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This episode of our special series “Academic Freedom on the Line” takes a look at accreditation, a seemingly complex but essential mechanism for safeguarding both the quality of education our institutions offer as well as the institutional and disciplinary autonomy that allows them to create and enforce standards of rigor without direct interferenc…

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Working Voices; On the Line; The Manufacturing Report; The Labor Show; Reinventing Solidarity; Solidarity Works 37:10

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Working Voices, UTLA fights to protect immigrant students; from On the Line, CTU’s Stacy Davis Gates marks May Day with a contract that builds working-class power; The Manufacturing Report exposes the hidden costs of cheap factory TikToks; The Labor & Energy Show goes inside Boilermakers Local 13; Rei…

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Work Week Radio; Work Stoppage; Union Talk; BCTGM Voices Project; Tales from the Reuther Library; Buwa Basebetsi Updates 34:10

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This Week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From San Francisco to South Africa, this week’s show brings you powerful stories of labor resistance, solidarity, and organizing across borders. WorkWeek Radio takes us to a San Francisco ICE rally demanding the release of detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, then dives into the fight for Medicare a…

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Academic Freedom On the Line: The Students 45:54

5M ago45:54

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In this episode, we speak with a coalition of student leaders actively organizing against state-level DEI bans in Texas and Kentucky. This is the third episode in the special series, "Academic Freedom on the Line," being produced in conjunction with the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (CDAF). Host Vineeta Singh also speaks with Cl…

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Labor Radio on KBOO FM; America’s Workforce Radio; Union Strong; Concrete Gang; America Works 30:00

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: 📻 First, on Labor Radio from KBOO FM in Portland, Oregon, we hear from members of the Oregon Education Association Board of Directors on the power of unions and how they’re preparing for the challenges ahead—including the return of Trump and the threat to workers’ rights. ⚖️ Then on America’s Workforce Rad…

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Work Stoppage; Power at Work; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; We Rise Fighting; Classes of Mail; Stick Together 33:52

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: This week’s episode takes us from South Africa to California, Wisconsin to the Pilbara — with a few sharp words about Trump along the way. Work Stoppage: The fight against illegal deportations and labor’s role in defending our communities from unjust immigration policies. Power at Work: How recent administ…

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The Workers' Mic; The Valley Labor Report; Working People; Working to Live In Southwest Washington; School Me; Boiling Point; Know Your Rights 36:00

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Hands off our public services, our public workers, and our public spaces. The Workers' Mic reports that across the country, protests are rising up against the Trump administration's attacks on federal workers and the services so many of us rely on. Then The Valley Labor Report talks with Jeff, an organizer…

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Labor Notes Podcast; Heartland Labor Forum; My Labor Radio; The Flight Deck; Economics for the People; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast 35:18

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Notes Podcast: How TSA Agents and Federal Workers are fighting a hostile administration. Heartland Labor Forum: Cuts to Haskell Indian Nation's University in Lawrence. My Labor Radio: Discussion with Eric Blanc on his new book We Are The Union. The Flight Deck: Women's history month: two captains dis…

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Everything U$P$; ETUI Podcast; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; El Cafecito del Día; AAUP Presents; Labor Jawn 34:59

6M ago34:59

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: the US Postal Service is under the most existential attack in it’s history; Everything U$P$ assesses the situation. What's behind Europe's labor shortages? We’ll find out, on the ETUI Podcast. From brand-new Network member Buwa Basebetsi Updates; migrant workers say enough is enough. Machinists Secretary-T…

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Public Life on the Line 32:56

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This is the second episode of the limited series AAUP Presents: Academic Freedom on the Line. Our guest Dr. Stephanie Hall is a leading expert on college accountability and the for-profit higher education industry. Her research and advocacy in these areas have been instrumental for federal and state legislation, congressional oversight, and federal…

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Academic Freedom on the Line 41:59

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This episode kicks off a new limited series hosted by the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (CDAF), AAUP Presents: Academic Freedom on the Line. CDAF serves as a resource and knowledge hub for all people—including faculty, students, campus workers, alumni, administrators, trustees, parents, journalists, policymakers, and business le…

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Anticipatory Obedience: 'To Yield a Little is to Run the Risk of Sacrificing All' 51:37

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In this episode we discuss the AAUP's statement "Against Anticipatory Obedience" which offers guidelines about how to respond to attacks on higher ed like those being launched by the Trump administration and its right wing allies. The statement says in times like these, "it is the higher education community’s responsibility not to surrender to such…

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Heartland Labor Forum; Work Week Radio; Work Stoppage; LabourStart; Concrete Gang; Labor Heritage Power Hour 35:36

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Stewart Acuff discusses his new book of poetry Love Is Solidarity in Action, on the Heartland Labor Forum radio show; then, Work Week Radio takes us to a protest to shut down Google's Waymo taxis; on Work Stoppage, grad workers negotiate at Brown University; CUPE's Mark Hancock talks about the "Montreal De…

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The Labor Notes Podcast; 3rd & Fairfax; Speaking of Work Podcast; The Dig; Workers Beat; UFCW 3000 Union Podcast; On The Line: Stories of BC Workers 41:09

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: from the inaugural episode of The Labor Notes Podcast, which just launched yesterday: When Nippon sought to acquire U.S. Steel in a $15 billion acquisition last year, the companies went to great lengths to convince U.S. Steel workers that the deal would benefit them too (and not just line executives’ pocke…

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Union Talk; Labor Radio (WORT); Labor Exchange; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Heartland Labor Forum; LabourStart 34:00

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Teachers talk about the impact education cuts will have on kids, on the Union Talk podcast…Then, from Labor Radio on WORT, teachers and advocates rally in Madison…Organizing in Utah and Colorado's ski communities; the Labor Exchange reports…Meet the union reps keeping front line union members safe, on The …

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America’s Workforce Radio; The Malmborg Report; Stick Together; Organizing for a Change; The Manufacturing Report; Labor - Know Your Rights 35:59

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Fedrick Ingram, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers, joins the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the AFT's role in civil rights, challenges in public education and the importance of organizing. On the Malmborg Report, Caleb Jerome Morales discusses the economic realities …

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Power at Work; Work Week Radio; Fire Up Plumbers; Words and Work; Art and Labor 30:59

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: National Treasury Employees Union President Doreen Greenwald, on the Power at Work podcast, talks about the attack on the rights of federal workers by the Trump administration and NTEU's strategies in defending its members; Tesla Fremont Assembly worker Branton Philipps, after working for years at the plan…

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Boiling Point; El Cafecito del Día; BCTGM Voices Project; Stuck Nation; Labor Radio on KBOO FM; The Teamster View 34:24

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the Boiling Point podcast, Michelle updates us on the trials and tribulations of AFGE, the American Federation of Government Employees; from El Cafecito del Día, the impact of Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI programs; New year, new legislative challenges, on the BCTGM Voices Project, the podcast from th…

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On Institutional Neutrality 39:26

8M ago39:26

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In this episode we discuss the AAUP's new statement On Institutional Neutrality. As college and university communities begin to suffer the consequences of unchecked power, the statement reaffirms that institutional neutrality is neither a necessary condition for academic freedom nor categorically incompatible with it—and that respect for faculty vo…

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School Me; CUPE Cast; Apple Box Talks; The Dig; The Valley Labor Report; LabourStart 35:51

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the NEA’s School Me podcast, Mary Ellen goes shopping with one Florida educator to expose the reality of what it means to live on a teacher’s salary; On CUPE Cast, Moe and Brianna sit down with Brandon Hayes from CUPE Local 4948 and Nas Yadollahi from CUPE Local 79 to discuss their bargaining process as…

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Union or Bust; The Manufacturing Report; Future of Work; Fly By Night; SayWatt; 3rd & Fairfax 34:18

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the Union or Bust podcast, hosts Chris and Juan talk with Steve Gutierrez, National Business Representative with the National Federation of Federal Employees, about the LA fires, what his members go through, and what they are fighting for nationally; on The Manufacturing Report, Scott Paul and Scott Boo…

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The Rick Smith Show; RadioLabour; Real News Network Podcast; Work Week Radio; Tales from the Reuther Library; Delta Workers Unite 33:00

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: The Rick Smith Show takes a look at dealing with the Trump administration; Jon Milton wonders Is the US a fascist country? on RadioLabour; On the Real News Network Podcast. Mehdi Hasan and Francesca Fiorentina on Trump's political strategy; Work Week Radio investigates the threats of AI; The Carter Preside…

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Work Stoppage; The Teamster View; Art and Labor; The Workers' Mic; The Labor And Energy Show; Mining & Energy Union Podcast 35:58

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On Work Stoppage, SEIU – the Service Employees union – re-joins the AFL-CIO; Randy Korgan talks about the recent Amazon strike, on The Teamster View; from Art and Labor, big tech and right wing politics; Dale Pierson from Operating Engineers Local 150 discusses Scabby the Rat on The Workers' Mic; and in o…

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Power at Work; Voice of the People; Power Line Podcast; The Director’s Cut; Stick Together 31:15

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: A labor law analysis of what could happen under the new Trump administration, on the Power at Work podcast. On the Voice of the People podcast, H1B or not 2B, that’s the visa question. Then, a master class in bladesmithing with Tony Bravo, on the Power Line Podcast. On The Director’s Cut, Barry Jenkins dis…

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We Rise Fighting; Work Stoppage; The Dig; Fed Up; The Labor Exchange 29:03

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From the We Rise Fighting podcast, reports on the UAW strike at Strand Bookstores and organizing at Newbury Comics…The Work Stoppage podcast takes a look back at the 2024 Year in Review…Assassin Nation with Patrick Blanchfield, on The Dig podcast…The Fed Up podcast talks with John Cruz, President of the B…

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Union Talk; Class Matters; The Teamster View; PFFA Pod; School Me 29:59

9M ago29:59

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On AFT’s Union Talk podcast, Randi talks to union members who supported Trump and searches for common ground…Adolph Reed and Mark Dimondstein discuss the 2024 election and its aftermath, on Class Matters…Then, on The Teamster View, Zach Duke, who plays for the Inland Empire Strikers team at Toyota Arena….…

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We Rise Fighting; Reinventing Solidarity; Art and Labor; What Do We Want?; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Labor History Today; Green and Red 39:36

10M ago39:36

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly… The We Rise Fighting podcast interviews Madeline Topf, co-president of the graduate workers union in Madison, Wisconsin, about Act 10 and its reversal last week… It's been a new day in the United Auto Workers since the election of Shawn Fain as president in 2023, with the union carrying out an aggressive …