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In a tangled global economy, how can international labor solidarity go beyond symbolic support?
Winter 2023
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Belabored: Shutting Down the Ports, with Steve Gerrard and Liverpool Dockworkers
British dockworkers join the podcast to talk about ongoing strikes in Liverpool and Felixstowe.
Starbucks Workers Take on the South
How have organizers claimed victories in a more hostile legal and political climate?
Belabored: Strippers Seek Justice at Work, with Velveeta
A group of strippers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood hopes to break new ground in organizing their field nationwide as part of the Actors’ Equity Association.
Belabored: Wildcat Oil Strikes and the Energy Crisis, with Ewan Gibbs
In Scotland, Grangemouth oil refinery workers are just the latest to realize their power after two years of pandemic, when they were deemed essential—and watched industry profits spike—while they accepted pay freezes.
Belabored: Delivery Workers Stuck in Searing Heat
UPS workers are sharing photographs of triple-digit temperature readings inside their trucks. The Teamsters say drivers are suffering from heat-related illnesses at an alarming rate.
Belabored: Train Strikes Revive British Unions, with Alex Gordon
The president of the RMT joins the podcast to talk about the union’s recent strike and what’s next for rail workers.
Belabored: Reproductive Justice Is Labor Justice
What the fall of Roe means for workers.
Belabored: Working Time Struggles, Live from Labor Notes
Donna Jo Marks, Carlos Perez, and Jessica Wender-Shubow join Belabored for a live discussion about the politics of time spent at work.
Left Internationalism in the Heart of Empire
American leftists need an internationalist vision that universally and effectively joins anti-imperial and anti-authoritarian ethics.
Belabored: Women Leading the Labor Movement
Organizers of unionization efforts at Amazon, Starbucks, and the New York Times discuss how their experiences as women shape their work.
Belabored: What’s Up With Inflation, with J.W. Mason
Economist J.W. Mason joins the podcast to talk about inflation and how to organize around price increases.
