Working People

Working People

Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country.

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They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.

They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.

On Nov. 24, 2025, in a major and hardwon victory, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members finally returned to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after more than three years on strike. Then, on Jan. 7, ...

18 Helmi 33min

NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike

NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike

The longest-running nurses strike in New York City history has come to an end—for some. Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, however, overwhelmingly voted this week to reject a tentative agreement...

13 Helmi 21min

Massive strike at Kaiser Permanente enters third week

Massive strike at Kaiser Permanente enters third week

An estimated 31,000 health care workers in California and Hawaii walked off the job on Jan. 26 in their ongoing battle with healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente to address workers' demands for safe staf...

12 Helmi 1h

America's toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today

America's toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today

Feb. 3, 2026 marked the three-year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, OH—one of the worst industrial disasters in US history. Over the last t...

6 Helmi 38min

"A hero": Nurses, federal workers honor Alex Pretti

"A hero": Nurses, federal workers honor Alex Pretti

Hundreds of union nurses, federal workers, and local residents gathered outside the Veterans Affairs central office building in Washington, DC, on Jan. 28, to hold a vigil for Alex Pretti and all who ...

1 Helmi 15min

Largest nurses union calls to abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing

Largest nurses union calls to abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing

On Friday, Jan. 23, around 50,000 people in Minneapolis, MN, engaged in a historic mass strike and day of protest to demand an end to ICE terror and President Trump's federal siege of Minnesota. Then,...

28 Tammi 24min

"Shut everything down": Minnesota calls for mass strike on Jan. 23

"Shut everything down": Minnesota calls for mass strike on Jan. 23

The state of Minnesota is under siege by our own federal government, and residents—immigrant and US-born alike—are living in fear. With the deployment of over 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota in rece...

21 Tammi 56min

The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won

The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won

On Monday, Nov. 24, after more than 1,100 days on strike, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members were cheered on by supporters at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh before returning to work at the Pittsbur...

18 Joulu 20251h 16min

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