Belabored

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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Unionized nurses are campaigning for sweeping changes to the healthcare system, including Medicare for All and safe staffing levels in hospitals.

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