Both Frank and David are on strike this week, participating in the UCU industrial action protesting pension cuts. Recording off campus, they talk about the history of the labor movement in the United States, including:

What role government played in suppressing organized labor during the Gilded Age

Why the Great Depression became an unexpected high point for the US labor movement

Why unions have declined in membership over the past 50 years

What the West Virginia teachers strike says about the future of the labor movement

Last Drops

David: Upcoming SASA annual conference in St. Andrews and 2019 conference in Edinburgh

Frank: Upcoming University of Edinburgh tour of US and Canada

 

Bonus content: listen past the credits for authenic Scottish pub ambient noise.