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Belabored Podcast #191: A Mass Strike Against Macron, with Colin Kinniburgh

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ January 11, 2020

Workers across France have been on strike over pension reforms for six weeks. Dissent editor at large Colin Kinniburgh joins us from Paris.

Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ December 20, 2019

Sarah and Michelle talk about this year’s biggest labor stories.

Belabored Podcast #189: International Solidarity

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ December 6, 2019

How do we reach across borders to build a truly international labor movement?

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.

The GM Strike and the Future of the UAW

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 8, 2019

“We need to start acting as a class-conscious organization.”

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.