Pittsburgh Liberation Radio

In this episode Nick sits down with Pittsburgh-based organizer Tori Tambellini to discuss the Starbucks workers' fight for unionization.

Sign the Pledge! No Contract, No Coffee!

Support Starbucks Workers! Solidarity Fund

Nick, Steph and Tayfun of Pittsburgh PSL discuss the Shuman juvenile detention center, May Day at home and abroad, and a potential UPS strike this summer.

Links to articles/documents referenced in this episode:

https://www.liberationnews.org/may-day-reason-celebration-cuba-oppression-turkey/

https://www.liberationnews.org/ups-workers-prepare-for-historic-showdown-with-corporate-giant/

http://cubasipgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Resolution-2020.pdf

In this episode, Nick with PSL Pittsburgh interviews Dr. Claire M. Cohen on the state of healthcare in Pittsburgh and across the nation. They discuss systemic racial disparities in an already abysmal, for-profit system, attacks on Medicare by venture capitalists, and what a better future looks in the realm of health and human need.

Dr. Cohen is a Pittsburgh-based child psychiatrist, and is a member of many organizations fighting for radical change on the healthcare front, including National Single Payer, Western PA Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare, and Physicians for a National Health Program.

Links:

https://protectmedicare.net/

https://nationalsinglepayer.com/

The Pittsburgh Liberation Radio crew discusses current, local events from March through a working class lens. Topics include the Pittsburgh "Plan for Peace" to increase police funding for Downtown, the environmental impact of the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County, and the local community's response to a recent anti-LGBTQ event at the University of Pittsburgh. We also discuss the recent Answer Coalition anti-war protest in Washington, DC and Pittsburgh's strong representation at that event.

Liberation News Article on Shell's destructive practices in Monaca:

Liberation News Article on the Invasion and Occupation of Haiti:

The Continued Silent Invasion of Haiti

Pittsburgh PSL members Kit (they/them) and Nico (he/him) describe their recent, and victorious, unionization effort at a local coffeshop, La Prima.  We discuss their path to unionization, the challenges they faced, and this effort's relationship to a resurgent labor movement in the United States.  

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Follow La Prima United:

Twitter: @LaPrimaUnited https://twitter.com/LaPrimaUnited

Instagram: @laprimaunited https://www.instagram.com/laprimaunited/

Read more about the La Prima United victory on Liberation News: https://www.liberationnews.org/union-victory-for-la-prima-united-workers-in-pittsburgh/

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https://pslweb.org/

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