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Belabored Podcast #194: The Coronavirus Bailout, with Mike Konczal

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 27, 2020

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the economy. Mike Konczal of the Roosevelt Institute joins us to discuss the disappointing relief bill that was signed into law today.

Belabored Podcast #193: Work in the Time of Coronavirus

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 14, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads across the world, we discuss what it means for workers in healthcare, the gig economy, and other frontline industries.

Making History at Amazon

Nelson Lichtenstein ▪ February 12, 2020

If they can disrupt the supply chain, Amazon workers could transform an industry that constitutes one of the commanding heights of the twenty-first-century economy.

Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ January 24, 2020

Why is the labor movement in Minnesota thriving? SEIU Local 26 joins us to talk about the Twin Cities’ robust network of grassroots worker centers and unions.

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.

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 #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.

What’s at Stake in the General Motors Strike

Nelson Lichtenstein ▪ September 20, 2019

Only a strong movement can put the management of capitalism on the political agenda.

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.