Columbia Is Still a Bully (w/ Joanna Lee, Tamara Hache, & Caroline Smith)
Back in the spring, we spoke with three graduate student workers at Columbia University who were on strike with other members of the Student Workers of Columbia union, UAW Local 2110. After rank-and-f...
30 Nov 202137min
Fiction is a beautiful weapon in the class war - we should use it (w/ Sarah Lazare)
What role does fiction have to play in the class struggle? Should the left be making a stronger case for the political importance of reading literature? In this special Working People episode, which h...
23 Nov 20211h 51min
(Unlocked) BONUS EPISODE - A Pivotal Moment for the Teamsters (w/ Indigo Olivier)
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is having a pivotal leadership election right now, and the results will set the future course for one of the most storied unions in existence. This election ...
18 Nov 202158min
35,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Are Set to Strike (w/ Hannah Winchester & Nick Eng)
35,000 members of the Alliance of Health Care Unions, a coalition of 21 local unions representing over 52,000 workers at the healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente in states around the country, have set a...
10 Nov 202159min
Michael Francis McCarthy
In this special episode, Working People producer Jules Taylor (@realjulestaylor) speaks with working musician and farm laborer Michael Francis McCarthy. Jules and Michael have known each other for a ...
9 Nov 20211h 10min
We're All We've Got (w/ Adam Johnson, Luis Feliz Leon, Brian "BZ" Douglas, & Jules Taylor)
We hosted our first ever Working People livestream this week! We got to chat with some special friends about Spooky Season and #Striketober, and we had a sprawling, heartfelt discussion about solidari...
29 Okt 20212h 27min
Justin Mayhugh
A lot of important history is being made right now, and something potentially game-changing is unfolding among the American workforce. At this very moment, 10,000 UAW members at John Deere are on str...
20 Okt 20211h 30min
Breakfast of Champions (w/ Dan Osborn)
Like Frito-Lay, Nabisco, John Deere, and Heaven Hill Distillery, cereal giant Kellogg's has seen consumer demand skyrocket during the pandemic, reporting profits of $1.25 billion in 2020. To meet ...
18 Okt 202140min
