We Rise Fighting - Labor Podcast

In this episode we speak to Michael Jones, president of Madison Teachers Inc. We talk about the recent reversal of Act 10 in Wisconsin. Act 10 is a piece of anti-labor legislation that was pushed by the-governor Scott Walker. The measure passed in 2011 and last week it was reversed.

We interview Madeline Topf, co-president of the graduate workers union in Madison, Wisconsin. She speaks to us about Act 10 and its reversal last week.

In this episode we speak with Heba Mohammad from Milwaukee for Palestine.

We cover:
-Milwaukee for Palestine
-Speaking to an anti-war Trump supporter
-Intersectionality and class struggle
-Inspiring struggles in solidarity with Palestine
-Arab countries and Palestine
-Culture & Struggle
-Boycott, Divesment, Sanctions Movement (BDS) campaign to Disarm Derco
-General strikes in Palestine
-Hope for the direction of the movement

The Democratic Party suffered a colassal loss in the 2024 presidential elections. Kamala Harris conceded the election and left the stage with no Plan B for party supporters. So... what now? This episode is for people who are asking themselves that same quesion and are open to new ideas. Ideas that don't involve voting for the lesser of two evils every four years. Ideas taken from labor history in the late 1800s all the way through today.

In this episode we talk to James C, a student activist in Milwaukee who recently pressed presidential candidate Kamala Harris on the issue of genocide while she campaigned at his university. James C. shares the experience at the event along with his thoughts on Zionism vs. Judaism, the 2024 electioms, socialism, and the cultural influences which helped shape his political understandings.

In this special episode Bryan brings us some history and research from Wisconsin as it relates to the Bradley Foundation, Act 10, Project 2025 and more.