This week on Belabored, Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen look at New York after Superstorm Sandy through the lens of labor. Who did the work of the recovery and how has it affected them, who’s out of a job, what did Sandy teach us about what a union can do? Featuring NYSNA president Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, with her thoughts on how Sandy made people look at their union–and the world–differently. They also look at some scary stuff for Halloween: a candy factory explosion, inside an anti-union captive audience meeting, and more.

Sarah on Sandy recovery, one year later.

Michelle on labor and Sandy

Michelle on Sandy and inequality

Sarah on Sandy and healthcare

Immigrant construction workers after Sandy, from Al Jazeera America

Home care aides discuss Sandy

Michelle on candy factory explosion in Juarez

Leaked audio of an anti-union captive audience meeting (more here)

Joe Lhota, union-buster?

Michelle: Sadibh Walshe at the Guardian on McDonald’s and food stamps

Sarah: Alan Pyke at ThinkProgress talks to Detroit workers who might lose

their pensions