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Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 15, 2019

After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains.

Belabored Podcast #187: After the GM Strike, Now What?

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 1, 2019

Autoworker Sean Crawford and Sociology Professor Ruth Milkman join us to debrief.

Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 18, 2019

Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shibata about the first day on the picket line.

Belabored Podcast #185: Riding for Deliveroo, with Callum Cant

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 5, 2019

An inside look at the gig economy. Plus: updates from the GM strike, a teachers’ strike looming in Chicago, and more.

Belabored Podcast #184: Organizing the Unorganizable, with Jason Moyer-Lee

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ September 20, 2019

We hear about a new union in the UK organizing everyone from foster care workers to Uber drivers. Plus: an interview with a striking General Motors worker.

Belabored Podcast #183: Troublemaking in Asia

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ September 6, 2019

A report back from Labor Notes’s first ever conference in Asia.

Belabored Podcast #182: (Slowly) Seizing the Means of Production

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ August 23, 2019

How would the workplace be different if the workers owned it?

Belabored Podcast #181: Hong Kong Pushed to the Edge

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ August 9, 2019

Following Hong Kong’s first general strike in decades, three activists talk about labor’s role in the protests.

Belabored Podcast #180: General Strike in Puerto Rico Gets the Goods, with Mercedes Martinez

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ July 26, 2019

The President of the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation talks about this week’s protests and the ongoing fight against corruption.

Belabored Podcast #179: Samsung’s Labor Abuses

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ July 12, 2019

South Korean journalist Lee Jae-yeon discusses her investigation of working conditions in Samsung factories in nine cities in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.