My Labor Radio's Podcast

This episode we talk with elected and soon to be elected leaders in audio clips from the 2024 Organized Labor Annual Picnic in NE Indiana. Held each year, on Labor Day, this picnic is held at Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne. Wayne Township Trustee Austin Knox did a nice write up prior to the picnic in the Waynedale News.

This episode we hear from Indiana HD 80 Representative Phil GiaQuinta.

Followed by a quick interview with Indiana HD 82 Representative Kyle Miller.

We talk with Allen County Council at Large candidate Nena Bailey.

We talk with Fort Wayne City Council District 5 Representative Geoff Paddock. While talking with Geoff, Mayor Sharon Tucker drops in for a minute, before going back out to visit and talk with constituants.

We wrap up this episode with a conversation with picnic committiee Co-Chair Andy McKeeman member of SMART-TD Local 1202. He is the Co-Chair with USW Local Herb Anderson.

Local Unions from NE Indiana who supported in donations and volunteers are listed here. (Not a Complete List)

USW Local 903 Sprinkler Fitters UA Local 669 RWDSU

NALC Letter Carriers Summit City Branch IBEW 305 IBEW 1393 IBEW 723

UA Plumber Steamfitters Local 166 Teamsters Local 414

American Federation of Musicians Local 58 NEIN Building Trades Smart-TD Local 1202

UAW 2209 IronWorkers Local 147 Bricklayers Local 4 Indiana & Kentucky USW 12775

Laborers Local 213 LIUNA FW Firefighters Local 124 SMART Local 20

Cement Masons Local 692 IUOE Local 399

We also need to thank the local businesses who stepped up to donate to this years event. (Not a Complete List) Victory Trucking, UNFI, Speedway, G&L Corp.

Special THANK YOU to CWA the Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. When you are ready to organize your workplace, talk with a CWA Organizer by following this link.

Special THANK YOU to UAW Local 2209 for their support of this show.

IndianaVoters.IN.gov

BallotPedia.org

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Meet candidate Josh Lowry. He is running for Indiana House District 24 just north of Indianapolis the link for the district map is here Indiana House District 24. We talk about a number of topics but key among them is the response he is getting from constituents who are fed up with the GOP supermajority that has had a strangelhold on Indiana for 20 years. You may not like the policies enacted in the State House, but you have to participate and vote to change that.

Find out who is on your Ballot by visiting BallotPedia.org

Check your Indiana Voter Registration by following that link in bold.

On the Socials find Josh Lowry this is his website link.

On TikTok he is @LowryforIndiana

On Facebook he is @LowryforIndiana

On Instagram he is @LowryforIndiana

On Twitter he is @LowryforIndiana

Special thanks to UAW 2209 for their continued support of the work we do each episode. Find out more about this amalgamated Union by following the link to go to UAW2209.org

Special Thanks to the CWA The Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. You can find out more about Organizing a Union in your workplace by visiting CWA-Union.org/Organize to speak with a Union organizer who will listen to your concerns and provide you with options and ideas for your workplace.

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Meet the candidate, Kevin Hunter is your choice for Allen County Council at Large in NE Indiana. We spend a half hour talking about his experience and plan for working with the Allen County Council. He is coming from a law enforcement background that enables him to build coalitions of people who can get things done. As we still are working with the new Jail facility in Allen county his background will be a much needed addition to the council.

For more information visit his website at Hunter4Council.com

On Instagram he is @Hunter4Council

On YouTube he is @Hunter4Council

On FaceBook he is @HunterForCountyCouncilatLarge

On Twitter he is @Hunter4Council

We talked about the MADVoters website, linked here

Check who is running on your ballot this November check it at BallotPedia.org/Indiana

Check your registration and more at IndianaVoters.IN.gov

Special thanks to CWA - The Communications Workers of America for their support of this show. Thanks to UAW2209.org for their continued support as well.

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Meet the candidate. This episode we talk with Roxanna Lucas Murray who is running for Huntington County Council at Large in the 2024 election cycle. We have a well rounded conversation that covers her history and the things she wants to do for constituants. Transparency and open communications are the key. Take time to learn more about the candidate as you listen to this show.

Her Facebook page Roxanna Lucas Murray for County Council is linked here.

Her LINKEDIN profile is linked here.

To make a donation follow this Link - Roxanna Lucas Murry for County Council.

The link we spoke about to the Rachel Maddow Prequal Book Talk is here.

Find out more on Voting by visiting IndianaCitizen.org

As Always we recomend you visit Indiana's Awesome MADVoters.org website. Great information and details you will not find elswhere.

Special thanks to the Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. When you are ready to learn more about organizing a Union in your workplace check in with a CWA Organizer.

Special thanks go to UAW2209 for their support of this programming for over 5 years now. Thanks to the membership of UAW Local 2209 for their work in NE Indiana. Labor Strong and Labor Proud!

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This Episode we we talk about Project 2025 and it's impact on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for Indiana Residents.

Welcome to Let's Talk Indiana a Limited Edition Podcast done by three Indiana residents who take all aspects of Project 2025 and peel back the layers to dig deep into what this will do to Indiana. We also talk about Project 2025's cousins the Republican Study Committee Budgets and Agenda 47.

The three co-hosts are Indiana's Own Dana Black from the Turn Left Podcast and Video series. She joins co-host Mary Noone and her Company Campaign Strategy. The third co-host is Union Labor Advocate Mark Gevaart from the My Labor Radio Podcast in NE Indiana. This well rounded trio bring you details and perspectives you will not hear or find in other media outlets. We want to help you better understand Project 2025 and how it will impact all of us in Indiana.

This Episode we talk about Project 2025 and it's impact on Education in Indiana.

Welcome to Let's Talk Indiana a Limited Edition Podcast done by three Indiana residents who take all aspects of Project 2025 and peel back the layers to dig deep into what this will do to Indiana. We also talk about it's cousins, Agenda 47 and the Republican Study Committiee Fiscal Budgets.

The three co-hosts are Indiana's Own Dana Black from the Turn Left Podcast and Video series. She joins co-host Mary Noone and her company Campaign Strategy. The third co-host is Union labor advocate Mark Gevaart from the My Labor Radio Podcast in NE Indiana. This well rounded trio bring you details and perspectives you will not find in other media outlets. We are here to help you understand Project 2025 and how it will impact all of us in Indiana.

This episode is part two of my discussion with Michael Zweig who is the emeritus professor of economics and founding director of the Center for Study of Working Class Life at SUNY StoneyBrook in NY. We spoke with Michael in early February of 2024 about his most recent book Class, Race, And Gender Challenging The Injuries And Divisions of Capitalisim.

That first interview is linked here Michael Zweig My Labor Radio 2 4 2024.

In April of 2024 I met up with Michael Zweig in Chicago IL at the Labor Notes Conference 2024. On Saturday 4/20/24 we had a chance to sit down and talk further about his book and gain additional insight into the work he put into the pages of this amazingly informational book.

As always we provide links to our guests works for purchase from a Union Shop. Specifically Powell's Books in Portland OR.

The members who will process your order are represented by ILWU Local 5 in Portland.

Michael Zweig's Printed Works are listed and linked here. You can also find his most recent work at his publishers website PM Press.

2023 - Class, Race, & Gender Challenging The Injuries And Divisions of Capitalisim

2011 - Working Class Majority America's Best Kept Secret (There are 2 editions of this book)

2004 - What's Class Got To Do With It? American Society in The 21st Century

1991 - Religon And Economic Justice

Special THANK YOU to the CWA -The Communications Workers Of America for their support of My Labor Radio. When you need more information about organizing in your workplace, check into what the CWA has to offer and talk directly to an organizer in the CWA.org/Organize

Special THANK YOU to UAW Local 2209 for their support of My Labor Radio. They are an over 4,000 member Union in NE Indiana serving multiple industries and communities in the Tri-State area.

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Indiana House District 5 is in north west IN. Heidi Beidinger is the candidate who will bring change to the District at the State House. We talked with Dr. Beidinger on Monday July 8th to review her plans for work to be done on behalf of constituents in HD-5. This conversation includes her positions on important topics and we also talk about her 2022 run for this same seat. She has doubled down this election cycle and is in it to win it. Heidi wants to remind voters she is in this race for all the right reasons. We appreciate her tenacity as she stays consisteant to her values and putting the people of HD-5 in the forefront of her campaign.

Visit Heidi on all the links we have here;

Her website is HeidiForIndiana

On Twitter she is @HeidiForIndiana

On Facebook she is Heidi For Indiana

on Instagram she is @HeidiForIndiana

On TikTok she is @HeidiForIndiana

Thanks for listening. You can find us at our LinkTree My Labor Radio

Special thanks to the CWA The Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio.

Special thanks to UAW Local2209 for their support of My Labor Radio

This episode we want you to meet Kyle Thele. (His last name is pronounced Tee-Lee) He is running for Indiana House District 83 in NE Indiana. You can hear the interview to learn more. You do need to know that we have an alternative to the hatefull attitude that the so called Christian who occupies the seat now holds. This is a great chance for change and Kyle does not hold back in this interview. Also you'll learn why he wants to run and the fact is clear he wants to hear from you. The Constituant. Visit his website read more and learn why this election year, a time for change is happening at IN House District 83.

Kyle is a Union member of WGAEast The Writers Guild of America East.org - Kyle is working for VOX Media.

On Twitter he is @Kyle4IN83

On Instagram he is @KyleINStateRep

On Facebook he is Kyle Thele For Indiana State Rep

As always you can find out more at KyleForStateRep.com

Special Thank You to the CWA Union. The Communications Workers of America. You have been thinking about organizing a Union in your workplace and the best step forward is by clicking this link here CWA-Union/Organizing to contact an organizer and make that change in your workplace.

Special thanks to UAW 2209 for their support of My Labor Radio they are an over 4,000 member amalgamated union serving their membership and communities at large in NE Indiana.

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This episode we learn about EWOC - Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee - To learn more we talk with volunteer and activist Nate Wendt. Nate is the Media Lead for EWOC. We talk about the process, how to contact and start working with them. We also talk about his origins and what the support and wins in organizing is doing for EWOC and so many Unions in America. ,

Learn more about EWOC by visiting this website WorkerOrganizing.org

Learn more about UE Union - The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America

To get your hands on the Haymarket Books printed booklet Nate spoke of Unite And Win follow the link to learn more about this valuable tool

Learn more about DSA Labor by visiting that italicized link

The EWOC You Tube channel is linked here

On Instagram they are @OrganizeWorkers

On TikTok they are @OrganizeWorkers

On Twitter they are @OrganizeWorkers

On BlueSkySocial they are @OrganizeWorkers.BSKY.Social

You can find Nate on Twitter @NateWendt

Find out more about Starbucks Workers United SBWU

Special thank you for the support we receive from The Communications Workers of America find them at CWA-Unions.org When you are ready to talk with an Organizer through the CWA just follow this link CWA-Union/Organizing

Special thank you also goes to UAW2209.org for their support of My Labor Radio. Find out more about this 4,000 member local in NE Indiana. A UAW local supporting their members and serving the Tri-State area and their communities.

Thanks for listening; You can find us at My Labor Radio.org and on the Socials we are;

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