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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Episoder(391)

Justin Whittaker

Justin Whittaker

Working People is excited to announce that, along with our ongoing partnership with the amazing In These Times magazine, we are now partnered with The Real News Network in Baltimore! In this episode...

27 Jan 20211h 38min

1001 days (w/ Suat Karlikaya & Burcu Ayan)

1001 days (w/ Suat Karlikaya & Burcu Ayan)

Production workers at Cargill Turkey were unfairly dismissed on April 17, 2018, while trying to unionize. Listeners will probably recognize the name Cargill: based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Cargill is...

20 Jan 20211h 15min

Mini-cast: #SafeReturnOrNoReturn (w/ Paula Ladin & Mariana Ruiz)

Mini-cast: #SafeReturnOrNoReturn (w/ Paula Ladin & Mariana Ruiz)

This week, the first wave of children, teachers, and clinicians in the Chicago Public Schools system were required to appear at their schools for the first time in nearly a year. While COVID-19 cases ...

15 Jan 202145min

2020: A Year to Remember & Forget

2020: A Year to Remember & Forget

Well, that was ... quite a year. From the COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election to mass protests against police violence and worker actions around the country, it's hard to even remember all...

13 Jan 20211h 19min

It's Time for Workers to Take Back Power

It's Time for Workers to Take Back Power

In this special episode, we talk with three representatives of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades—Jim Williams (General Vice President), Kellie Morgan (Political Director & Communit...

2 Jan 202155min

Zack Pattin & Brian Skiffington, Part II

Zack Pattin & Brian Skiffington, Part II

This is Part II of our special two-part episode with Tacoma longshore workers Zack Pattin and Brian "Skiff" Skiffington. Zack and Skiff are both members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Un...

23 Des 20201h 24min

Zack Pattin & Brian Skiffington, Part I

Zack Pattin & Brian Skiffington, Part I

We've got a Working People first! In this special two-part episode, we sit down to chat with not one but two longshore workers: Zack Pattin and Brian Skiffington from Tacoma, WA. Zack and Brian are bo...

16 Des 20201h 22min

Erek Slater

Erek Slater

We chat with Erek Slater, a bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority, where he's been working for the past 15 years. Erek is a family man, a father, and a three-term elected shop steward and exe...

9 Des 20201h 31min

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