My Labor Radio's Podcast

This episode we talk with General Holiefield Jr. and his work on an All UAW members app called Factory Social. He has been at this for awhile and has had some trials and the technoligy and timing is great for an app like this. The details are on the Factory.Social web site linked here. The conversation we have covers his families story and you learn about him and his goals with this entrepreneurial endevour, Factory Social. Follow the links and you can find the contact on the main page and be linked to answer questions from General, just by sending an email.

Special thanks to the Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. You can find them at CWA-Union.org

Thank you to UAW local 2209 for their support of My Labor Radio also.

You can find us at My Labor Radio.org and on Twitter/X we are @mgevaart

Thanks for listening, Be Wise, Organize!

Meet writer Luis Feliz Leon. He wrote an amazingly indepth article about Ultium Cells and the plant they built in Lordstown Ohio. He is an assistant editor at Labor Notes and while doing free lance Labor Journalisim, he wrote this piece for In These Times. The article is linked here Ultium Cells Inside of this article there is a link to other articles that enhance and help tell the story with great background. One piece that stood out to us was the UAW White Paper, linked here. To better understand what the workers are dealing with we have to understand the Health and Safety aspects of what these electric vehicles and batteries contain as they are assembled. Follow this link to read the entire article on Ultium Cells

On Twitter/X he is @lfelizleon

Luis also references an article he wrote for The American Prospect that you can read by following the link here, Can't See The Forest For The Trees

Let's be clear about Luis, he has pages and articles in multiple areas of Labor Journalisim:

The Real News

Jacobin

Labor Notes

The American Prospect

In These Times

Left Voice

The Baffler

Thanks for listening, you can find us at My Labor Radio and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

When you have trouble, dial three digits, 988. This Crisis and Suicide Prevention hotline will be your guide to help in your area. You can text to 988 and have a live chat anytime. This episode we talk with IUOE 825 (International Union of Operationg Engineers) MAP Coordinator Chris Lalevee. We met Chris last year in November. Follow this link to hear that show IUOE 825 MAP Member Assistance Program.

A special thank You to Chris Lalevee for his help in spreading the word on 988. He has been instrumental in helping people in his workplace and you can too. Use 988, dial it, text to it, visit the website 988Lifeline.org to find out how you can help YOU and Others.

A special Thank You to the CWA find out more about them by following the link to CWA-Union.org

Thanks to UAW 2209 for the work they do each day on behalf of over 4,000 members working in NE Indiana.

UAW 2326 in Dayton NJ - search them on the Region 9 UAW site and on FB, to see what you can do to help them. They have been on Strike since June 2023.

WGA East and WGA West standing tall for over 100 days on strike. SAG - AFTRA joined them in July.

Meet candidate Audrey Davis. She is one of three solid Democratic candidates running for the three at large seats for Fort Wayne City Council. This election cycle we have an opportunity to elect three dynamic women, check your voter registration by visiting IndianaVoters.com In this conversation you'll learn about her history, her goals for being on council and her work with the group Help Not Handcuffs Coalition follow that FB link to learn more. You can also visit Elect Audrey Davis .com to learn more about her candidacy and commitment to Fort Wayne. You can be a part of this awesome campaign as a volunteer. Consider joining in some training on August 15, 2023. This training session will help volunteers better understand the goals and mission of the Audrey Davis campaign. What a great chance to be a part of this exciting piece of Fort Wayne history. Follow the link on her website at Elect Audrey Davis .com

A special Thank You to the Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio. Want to Organize your workplace? Check into it at CWA-Union.org to learn more about organizing a Union in your workplace.

A special Thank You to UAW Local 2209 for their support of My Labor Radio. UAW 2209, representing over 4,000 members building full sized Chevy and GMC trucks in NE Indiana.

We appreciate you listening and your support for this show. Visit our website at My Labor Radio .org and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

Meet Ahmed White. We talk about his latest book Under The Iron Heel The Wobblies and The Capitalist War on Radical Workers. The story of the rise of the IWW in America and how Capital, the Judiciary, Government and more worked to crush labor unions in the early 20th century. We just scratch the surface of this well written book over the 48 minute discussion. We recommend you learn more by purchasing the book, links below can help you. Learn more about the IWW today by visiting their website IWW.org. Learn more about the work of Ahmed White by visiting his site AhmedWhite.com

Here is a link to a Union Shop Powells Books in Portland OR. Under The Iron Heel and Ahmed Whites' first book, The Last Great Strike.

Powell's Books employees are represented ILWU Local 5.

Find us at My Labor Radio and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

Special thanks to the Communications Workers of America for their support of My Labor Radio Visit their Website CWA-Union.org Also a special thank you to the support we receive from UAW Local 2209 in Fort Wayne IN.

Meet Katherine Coker. We spend the hour talking about Wage Theft in Pennsylvania, Indiana & the US. We talk about some specific cases and scenarios of Wage Theft in PA & NE IN. We also have some other labor news and some great informational links below as well. You can find Katherine on TikTok at Katherine.Coker She also has some great WAGE THEFT Schwag you can access for doing that subtle thing of posting stickers in the community. You can follow her on YouTube KatherineCoker as well. She has some great writings you can learn from at her SubStack page linked here. The Philly Department of Labor website specific to Wage Theft is linked here.

The HAll's Restaurant chain in NE Indiana has been charged in Federal Court for Wage Theft. The Department of Labor's Hour & Wage Division District Director Aaron Lewis said Luke Hall, GM of Don Hall's Factory Restaurant, agreed to change his business' practices, but he reportedly refused to pay back wages owed to his employees. Read about the DOL case from this Federal Court Filing. Here is the DOL's article detailing the Halls case.

If you are in the Service Industry check out some of the resource links we have provided below.

The Economic Policy Institute is a resource you should use as a Working Famly. They are at EPI.org Also check out this article on Wage Theft in America today. Read about the recovered Billions in Wage Theft here.

In the Union News section we talk about the Strike in Erie PA by UE Local 506 & 618 members, Follow the link for more details.

Another resource for Restaurant Workers is ROC United - ROCUnited.org

An example of a community group developed to help exploited workers, check out Chicago based ARISE Chicago.

For Indiana Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division nformation check it out here WAGE & HOUR - this is an stark example of a Republican ran state, very weak offerings if you need help. The state proves they do not support Working Families, they just provide the bare minimum required and then they underfund that.

Thanks for listening, Find us on the web at My Labor Radio and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

Meet Patti Hays. She is running to be your Fort Wayne City Council reprsentative for District 4. Covering Aboite and Waynedale Indiana. We learn about her work and family life. We talk about how close she was to winning this seat in the last election in 2019. We also talk about Union representation for city employees. Something Republicans took from our hard working city employees in 2013. You can find out more and volunteer at her website PattiHays.com you can find her on Twitter, @Hays_Patti and on Instagram she is @PattiAnnHays

We also deliver some Union news after the interview. As always you can find us at MyLaborRadio.org and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

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Meet Author, Activist, Union leader, Attorney, Political Revolutionary, Jonathan Melrod. This show is almost 90 minutes. We cover several stories from this amazing, easy and inspiring read. We talk about some UAW history and you're gonna learn about the work a Union leader should be doing with thier membership to inspire the next generation of leaders. Follow the link here to his website JonathanMelrod.com and the publishers web site PMPress.org to purchase the book at a 40% discount. To get the discount use the word FIGHTING (all caps) at checkout. You can find Jonathan on Twitter, IG and more @JonathanMelrod

You can also purchase the book from a Union Shop at Powell's Books in Portland ILWU Local 5

As always you can find us at My Labor Radio.org and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

Thanks for listening.

This episode we meet author Rob McKenzie. A long time UAW Region 4 member of Local 879. We talk about his most recent book on the Coup in a Ford Assembly plant in Mexico. So many tenticales from our government and organized labor to the CIA a lot to pack into an hour. We get into a multitude of things with Rob as Mark the host and Rob are both long time followers of all things organized labor in America. The book is amazing and we can guarantee there are things you never knew printed on these pages. Rob working with multiple sources brings so much to the table, you"ll want to own a copy of El Golpe US Labor, The CIA & The Coup at Ford in Mexico. The link loaded here is to Powell's Books in Portland so you can purchase from a Union Shop represented by ILWU Local 5.

In addition to the amazing pages in this fantastic book we also recommend you follow the link we have here to read an archive of a paper printed in 1974 by Fred Hirsch. This is An Analysis of Our AFL-CIO's Role In Latin America or Under The Covers With The CIA.

You can find Author Rob McKenzie on Twitter @rbenmac or his web site has interesting links & information too visit RobMcKenzie.org for more.

As always you can find us at My Labor Radio and on Twitter we are @mgevaart

Thanks for listening!

This episode we go into our collective history and share what we have learned about change in the UAW. We speak with UAWD member Scott Houldieson. We talk through the changes that UAWD brought to the One Member One Vote election in 2022. Previous Constitutional Conventions, our shared roles as UAW communicators and a lot of other cool things. You can find Scott on Twitter @workerUAW

Find out more on UAWD here

FInd out about Labor Notes Troublemakers School in Indianapolis Indiana on 6/4/2023.

Thank You to Organized Labor in NEIN for asisting with the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 13 supported by the Postal Workers of America.

Young Adults interested in joining an Apprenticeship can find out more on May 26 from 10:00am - 2:00pm at the ACPL Plaza in downtown Fort Wayne.

As always you can find more on us at My Labor Radio.org and on Twitter we are @mgevaart and on FB we are MY LABOR RADIO