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Meet Les Leopold. We talk about his latest book Wall Streets War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What To Do About It. He was on earlier in the year but it was a short we picked up from his time with the Labor Radio Podcast Network. This time we spend a solid 45 plus minutes talking about his amazing perspective on this important Working Families issue; Mass Layoffs! Les also has some great dispatches and writings on his Substack Page You can also find him on some links below and he has several previously published books, we link them here as well.. We talk about Mike Lux and his writing "Factory Towns" which can be found at this link from the website Amarican Family Voices.org

On SubStack find him as Les Leopold

On Twitter Les can be found as @Les_Leopold

The Book is published by Chelsea Green Publishing in The UK

The links to his book, and others he has published are from Powell"s Books in OR. It is a Union Shop and the employees handeling your book order are represented by ILUW Local 5 in Portland OR. Listed here are the Les Leopold books they carry for sale.

Wall Streets War On Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed are Destroying The Working Class and What To Do About It.

Runaway Inequality: An Activists Guide to Economic Justice

The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor The Life and Times of Tony Mazzochi

How To Make A Million Dollars An Hour: Why Hedge Funds Get Away With Siphoning Off America's Wealth

The Looting Of America: How Wall Street's Game of Fantasy Finance Destroyed Our Jobs, Pensions, and Prosperity-And What We Can Do About It.

Defiant German, Defiant Jew: A Holocost Memoir from Inside the Third Reich

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Special thank you to UAW Local 2209 for their support of My Labor Radio. You can find out more about the work they do in the community and for their over 4,000 members in NE Indiana. Check out the link at UAWLocal2209.org

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Meet author, organizer and activist Ken Grossinger His first book Art Works talks about the melding of Art and Movements. This is an easy and quick read and brings together the ideas of joining Arts and Culture. It is all around us and growing as we win with the power of Art joining Movements in this world. Learn more about the Art Works publisher and Fearless Reading by visiting their website The New Press. We talk for about 40 minutes and cover several campaigns and the genesis for writing this book.

Follow the link here to immerse yourself in the Spotify Art Works music. This playlist is a companion to the book.

On Twitter you can find Ken and his book @ArtWorksBook

The book is detailed at his website ArtWorksBook.com

As always we have a link to Powell's Books in OR. You can purchase the book from a Union Shop, represented by ILWU Local 5. The link is here Art Works Book at Powell's Books

Special thanks to CWA-Union.org for their support of My Labor Radio You have questions about organizing your workplace? contact an organizer at the Communications Workers of America to find out the steps you can take to Be Wise and Organize.

Special thanks to the membership of UAW Local 2209.org for their support of My Labor Radio

Thanks for listening, You can find us at My Labor Radio.org - All our shows are in a directory you can easily roll through, @MyLaborRadio

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This episode we talk with APFA Government Affairs team member Allie Malis We talk about the importance of passenger support in their quest to get a contract done. Five years without a raise. It is outrageous the fight they are in. It is our fight too. They need our help and support. Learn more by visiting the APFA.org website and follow them on all the socials too. Allie and I talk for about forty minutes and you will learn more about why they do NOT have a simple operation and can just withold their labor like so many can. They fall under the Railway Labor Act which is an interesting thing to learn about too. It only benefits the company in all cases, ask the Railrod Union members.

Here is a link to the the Julie Hedrick video on Twitter Allie and I speak about.

Here is a link to the APFA TikTok we made while in Chicago on 4/18/24 prior to Labor Notes.

Here is a link to the AFA-CWA who also represent Flight Attendants.

Thanks to CWA for their support of My Labor Radio - You want to organize a Union in your workplace? talk to a CWA Organizer to find out more. Thanks to The Communications Workers of America.

Thanks also to UAW2209 for the support we recieve Go to UAW 2209.org to learn more about the 4,000 members working in NE Indiana.

Thanks for listening, find us at My Labor Radio.org or on all the socials search @MyLaborRadio

Interviews from Chicago in April. Labor Notes 2024. On Saturday of the weekend we spoke with UAW Region 9 director Daniel Vicente about his election and what he had experianced so far in Labor Notes 2024. Director Vicente has a page dedicated to his story here Dan Vicente Dir. UAW Region 9 - Dan is a member of the UAW reform caucus UAWD - Uniting All Workers for Democracy. His details as a member of Members United are here. We also have interviews from rank and file participants from Labor Notes 2024. We have some links below that get you to some great information and other Podcasts on the Network.

The Labor Radio Podcast Network can be found at LaborRadioNetwork.org

To find out more about UAW Region 9 visit Region9.uaw.org

Follow Lynn Fields, her Podcast is Resolved Labor Pocdcast on Spotify

Find Harold Phillips and his show Labor Week on Spotify at this link

Follow the link here to find out more about Labor Notes. A group of like minded Union members that has been advocating for all workers since 1979.

Special Thank You to UAW 2209 for their support of this programing. Special Thank You to the Communications Workers of America they are at CWA_Union.org Find out how they can help you organize you workplace CWA-Union/Organize

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This episode we talk with Kiley Adolph who is one of the two people running for the open seat in Indiana's Third Congressional District. The winner of the May 7, 2024 Indiana primary, will be on the ballot to face a Republican challenger in November 2024. We spent about an hour talking on a number of important issues and her birth as a candidate from the support of friends and family. You can find more about her on the website KileyforCongress.org and you can also follow her on the socials as well.

Her web address is KileyForCongress.org

On Instagram she is @KileyIndiana

On Facebook she is KileyAdolphForCongress

On Twitter she is @KileyMAdolph

Thanks to the Communications Workers of America CWA-Union.org for their continued support of My Labor radio. When you are ready to organize in your workplace, contact an organizer here CWA Union/Organize

Also thank you to UAW 2209 for their support of the work we do. They are an amalgamated Union in NE Indiana with over 4,000 members working and making a difference in the tri state area.

Thanks for listening, visit our website for more on us and links to some things too. MyLaborRadio.org

Meet Indiana's Third Congressional District Candidate; Phil Goss. In a previous episode he and candidate Kiley Adolf answered questions. This episode is a one on one interview with Phil Goss. We cover a lot of topics and background on Phil with the show going a full 50 minuets of interview. Listen to the previous episode with both candidates too, it's the next one in the feed.

You can visit Phil's Website by following this link Phil Goss For Indiana.

On Twitter he is @PhilGossForIN03

On Instagram he is @PhilGossForCongress

On Facebook he is PhilGossForCongress

Special thanks for the support we recieve from CWA the Communications Workers of America. Find out more about organizing in your workplace by visiting CWA_Union.org

Special thanks to UAW 2209 serving over 4,000 members in NE Indiana and the tri-state area.

Thanks for listening

Meet The Candidates for the open seat in the US Congress representing NE Indiana's Third Congressional District #IN03. We hear from Phil Goss and Kiley Adolph. The Fort Wayne Media Collaborative & The Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics working with the Purdue Fort Wayne campus Department of Political Sciences sponsored and coordinated this event. Held on April 6th at the main library in downtown Fort Wayne, two Democratic candidates answered questions and gave their positions on a number of important voter issues. Both candidates are running on the democratic ticket and are looking for voter support in the primary, May 7th. The winner of the primary will be on the ballot facing the Republican challenger in November 2024.

To find out more on Kiley Adolph click here

To find out more on Phil Goss click here

Follow the links above, for more information on the event sponsors.

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Three Democrats running for the three seats as County Council At Large in Allen County Indiana. They need our support in the primary this May 7th. This is a team effort by these three to bring their expertise and background to the Allen County Council. They need your support in the primary and of course your vote in November 2024. We find out their backgrounds and the latest news on their respective journeys in life that has brought them to this election cycle. We also have them share a Tom Henry story since we recorded this just two days after his passing in March 2024.

Find out more on each candidate you listened to in this episode. You can visit their website or email them with any questions you have at the links below.

Nate Cardelli - email Nate at [email protected] - NateCardelli.com

Nena Bailey - email Nena at [email protected] - NenaBailey4Council.com

Kevin Hunter - email Kevin at [email protected] - Hunter4Coucil.com

Special thanks to The Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. You can find out more about them at CWA_Union.org You can also get details on how to connect with an organizer at CWA_Union.org by following that link.

Special thanks to UAW Local 2209 for their continued support of the work we do at My Labor Radio. They are an amalgamated Union in NE Indiana with over 4,000 members in multiple industries. Find out more at UAW2209.org

Thanks for listening. Find us all over the web doing more to promote good candidates who support Labor Unions, or Unions doing good work for their membership. We interview Labor Union members and their supporters, contact us at [email protected]

This episode is brought to you with the help of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. When scheduled guests canceld interviews, I turned to them for content help for this episode. They brought us interviews with two titans of Labor writing. Follow the network at the link above and learn more about the voices of Labor around the world today. Special thanks to Chris Garlock!

First we hear from Les Leopold a co-founder of The Labor Institute.org. A non-profit organization that designs research & educational programs on ocupational safety & health, the enviornment & economics for Unions. Among a host of other great stuff, check out the link above for more. In his latest book Wall Street's War On Workers: How Mass Layoffs & Greed Are Destrying The Working Class & What To Do About It. Les gives us the top five reasons Labor is under attack and the research they have done proves it. Chris Garlock spoke with Les, that is the interview you hear. The music in that piece is from the legendary Anne Feeney she wrote the song in 1969 War On Workers - She can be found at Anne Feeney.com

On Twitter find Les Leopold @Les_Leopold

Les Leopold has writings regularly available to read between books. He can be found on Substack by following this link Les Leopold Substack

Order his latest book from a Union represented staff bookstore, Powell's Books in Oregon. Follow this link to find his latest writing Wall Street's War on Workers He is the author of five books on Working Americans. Powell's Books employees are represented by ILWU Local 5.

Next we hear from Labor writer and Author Hamilton Nolan. His most recent book is The Hammer: Power, Inequality & The Struggle For The Soul of Labor - we here him check in last week with the Labor Radio Podcast Network & Chris Garlock interviews him for the team. We also hear from other Network members and their questions for Hamilton.

You can find Hamilton Nolan's writings on Substack, by following this link Hamilton Nolan Substack @howthingswork.

On Twitter he is @hamiltonnolan

He can be found writing for The Guardian and In These Times respectively. You can also order his latest book from the team at Powell's Books, Follow the link here - The Hammer Power, Inequality & The Struggle For The Soul of Labor

Special Thanks to the Communications Workers of America CWA-Unions.org for their support of My Labor Radio. Find out more about organizing in your workplace by visiting the link we have here, CWA-Unions.org/Organize Union Workplace.

A Special Thank You to UAW Local 2209 in NE Indiana for their support of this programming also. They help over 4,000 UAW members with representation and support of an amalgemated membership full of diverse people working in varied industries in NE Indiana.

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This episode we meet Mark Mori who is working to complete The Baristas Vs The Billionaire a documentary about Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) in their quest to unionize the over 15,000 Starbucks stores nationwide. We have a great talk about the process of making a documentary film like this and the work he has done in the past.

A trailer and information about the film is linked here The Baristas Vs The Billionaire

There is also a Kickstarter Campaign to help fund this film follow the link for more The Baristas Vs The Billionaire Movie

The link for the International Uranium Film Festival to learn more about the Mark Mori production Building Bombs. This tour of the US includes the re-Release of Building Bombs.

We also talked about his TV Emmy Winner Kent State The Day The War Came Home.

Also we include an overview of the Eric Blanc article from Jacobin on SBWU and why their victories are so important to the labor movement as a whole in 2024. Follow this link to read the article; Seven Lessons From Starbucks Uniteds Historic Victories.

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UAW Local 2209 an amalgamated union with over 4,000 members in NE Indiana.

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