Belabored
268 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 183 ratingsA podcast about labor organizing, hosted by Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen. Presented by Dissent magazine since 2013.
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Belabored Podcast #68: Good Cop, Bad Cop, with Joshua Freeman
January 09, 2015 14:50 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBBelabored talked to historian Joshua Freeman about how police and their unions fit within the labor movement, and the political contradictions of uniformed officers getting organized. The post Belabored Podcast #68: Good Cop, Bad Cop, with Joshua Freeman appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #67: Bodies On the Gears
December 12, 2014 15:32 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAs protests continue to grow nationwide under the banner "Black Lives Matter," Belabored talks to two workers about how their struggle connects to today's racial justice movement. We also talk to three graduate student organizers and discuss a new retail workers' bill of rights, bad news from the Supreme Court, the secret lives of airport workers, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #67: Bodies On the Gears appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #66: Seeing Red on Black Friday
November 28, 2014 13:50 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBFor Black Friday, Belabored talks to a Walmart labor activist and learns about a recent investigation into Walmart’s tax dodging. Plus: Ferguson #NotOneDime boycott, Obama's executive action on immigration, the port truckers’ strike, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #66: Seeing Red on Black Friday appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored #65: Inside the Motor City’s Economic Crash
November 14, 2014 12:39 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBBelabored talked to Michael Mulholland, president of the utilities union AFSCME Local 207 in Detroit, about last week's financial deal, the impact on union workers, and the political forces driving what he calls a manufactured financial crisis. The post Belabored #65: Inside the Motor City’s Economic Crash appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #64: A Teacher on the Ballot, with Brian Jones
October 31, 2014 16:23 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBBelabored talks to Brian Jones, a teacher union activist running for Lieutenant Governor of New York on the Green Party ticket. The post Belabored Podcast #64: A Teacher on the Ballot, with Brian Jones appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #63: Domestic Workers on the Move, with Allison Julien
October 16, 2014 11:15 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBBelabored spoke with Allison Julien, a New York-based domestic worker and veteran campaigner with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, on the state of the movement and new challenges in organizing this unique and often overlooked workforce. The post Belabored Podcast #63: Domestic Workers on the Move, with Allison Julien appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #62: The Unfinished History of Labor Feminism
October 03, 2014 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThis week, Belabored is all about labor feminism, with Feminism Unfinished authors Dorothy Sue Cobble, Linda Gordon, and Astrid Henry. Plus: labor joins the protests in Hong Kong, college students take on Teach for America, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #62: The Unfinished History of Labor Feminism appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #61: When Climate and Labor Converge (Live!), with Nastaran Mohit and Lara Skinner
September 19, 2014 20:16 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBIs real economic and environmental sustainability still achievable? How do you tackle capitalism and climate change simultaneously? Belabored, in its first ever live recording, asks Nastaran Mohit, Lara Skinner, and guests. The post Belabored Podcast #61: When Climate and Labor Converge (Live!), with Nastaran Mohit and Lara Skinner appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #60: Whither Market Basket? with James Green
September 05, 2014 12:34 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBIs the outcome of the Market Basket strike a victory for working people, or something more complicated? Belabored asks James Green, a former professor at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and the author of several books on labor history and social movements. Plus: care workers mobilizing across the country, pre-K workers and inequality in New York, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #60: Whither Market Basket? with James Green appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #59: Labor Rights as Civil Rights, with Moshe Marvit
August 22, 2014 13:22 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBIs the right to form a union also a civil right? Belabored asks Moshe Marvit, who recently helped turn the idea into legislation now pending in Congress. Plus: "crowd work," Ferguson, unionizing Elmos, and why we need a four-hour workday. The post Belabored Podcast #59: Labor Rights as Civil Rights, with Moshe Marvit appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #58: Holding McDonald’s Responsible, with Catherine Ruckelshaus
August 08, 2014 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week, Belabored talks to Catherine Ruckelshaus, General Counsel of the National Employment Law Project, about the NLRB's McDonald's ruling, and what it means for workers facing the "Who's the Boss" problem. The post Belabored Podcast #58: Holding McDonald’s Responsible, with Catherine Ruckelshaus appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #57: Organizing the South, with Ben Speight
July 25, 2014 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThis week, Belabored talks to Ben Speight, a veteran organizer with Teamsters 728 in Georgia, about building the labor movement in the South. Plus: transgender discrimination at Hobby Lobby, teachers supporting postal workers, and why workers should have a say in who runs the company. The post Belabored Podcast #57: Organizing the South, with Ben Speight appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #56: The Post–Harris v. Quinn Future
July 11, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWhat does Harris v. Quinn mean for home care workers, for other public sector workers, and for any of us who care about labor? Belabored asks Harvard Law professor Benjamin Sachs and Minnesota care worker Sumer Spika. Plus: strikes in California and Greece, labor struggles at the opera, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #56: The Post–Harris v. Quinn Future appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #55: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game, with Dave Zirin
June 27, 2014 12:51 - 5 MBThis week, Belabored talks to sports critic Dave Zirin about the wildcat strikes, street protests, and police crackdowns on the fringes of the World Cup in Brazil. Plus: a look at the White House’s new push for “family-friendly policies,” the latest teacher-bashing crusade led by ex-Obama flacks, the economic assault on young black men, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #55: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game, with Dave Zirin appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #54: Teacher Tenure on Trial
June 13, 2014 14:26 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week brought bad news for public schools, when a California court ruled in Vergara v. California that teacher tenure laws were unconstitutional. Belabored talks to California teacher Frank Wells about the implications of the lawsuit, the motivations behind it, and why tech companies are so interested in changing schools. Plus: World Cup unrest in Brazil, a win for child care workers in Vermont, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #54: Teacher Tenure on Trial appeared first on Dissent...
Belabored Podcast #53: Art, Academia, and Labor Struggles in Abu Dhabi, with Andrew Ross
May 30, 2014 13:55 - 20 minutes - 19 MBAs activists shine a spotlight on labor abuses surrounding the Guggenheim and NYU's expansion to Abu Dhabi, Belabored speaks with Andrew Ross about global labor struggles and the role that the arts and academic communities can play in transnational movements for social justice. Plus: Sheryl Sandberg's latest "Lean In" fail, Jeff Bezos as the World's Worst Boss, Uber organizing, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #53: Art, Academia, and Labor Struggles in Abu Dhabi, with Andrew Ross appea...
Belabored Podcast #52: Fast Food Local, with Tsedeye Gebreselassie
May 16, 2014 15:06 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn the latest escalation of the low-wage workers' movement, fast food workers went out on strike this week in hundreds of cities around the globe. Sarah and Michelle speak with Tsedeye Gebreselassie of the National Employment Law Project about the importance of local victories in this global struggle, and why workers must lead the way. Plus: miners' deaths abroad and at home, teachers' ongoing resistance to high-stakes testing, Thomas Piketty, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #52: Fas...
Belabored Podcast #51: Taking on the Big Boys, with Ellen Bravo
May 02, 2014 14:26 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBEllen Bravo sits down with Belabored to discuss new challenges and milestones in the movement for gender justice and why the basic, structural struggles for women’s economic empowerment are still far from over. Plus: the port truck drivers’ latest labor action; struggles led by sherpas, cabbies, and banking sector workers; divisions in NYC charter schools; and Donald Sterling. The post Belabored Podcast #51: Taking on the Big Boys, with Ellen Bravo appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #50: The Future of Work, with Saket Soni
April 18, 2014 14:21 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBFor Belabored’s one-year anniversary, Michelle and Sarah talk to Saket Soni of the National Guestworker Alliance about how the conditions faced by guestworkers are spreading to more and more of the workforce. Plus: a victory for UPS workers in Queens and a labor uprising in China; the drug-testing of public employees; the fight for $15 in Seattle; and more. The post Belabored Podcast #50: The Future of Work, with Saket Soni appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #49: Mapping New York’s New Labor Movements, with Ruth Milkman
April 11, 2014 12:41 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBIn New Labor in New York, editors Ruth Milkman and Ed Ott of the City University of New York analyze thirteen worker centers and labor groups focused on the new "precariat": traditionally non-union sectors like street vendors, domestic workers, struggling freelance “creatives,” and restaurant workers. This week on Belabored, we speak to Milkman about what these case studies tell us about the future of labor. The post Belabored Podcast #49: Mapping New York’s New Labor Movements, with Ruth ...
Belabored Podcast #48: Athlete-Students’ Big Win
April 04, 2014 12:57 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIs the era of the student athlete over? This week on Belabored, Lee Adler joins us to discuss the groundbreaking NLRB decision that Northwestern University's football players are employees and thus eligible to form a union. Plus: a growing campaign to opt out of standardized testing, the difference between unemployment and retirement, the struggle against Amazon in Europe, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #48: Athlete-Students’ Big Win appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #47: Retail Hours, Wholesale Injustice
March 28, 2014 13:16 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week on Belabored, we speak to activists with the Retail Action Project and Women Employed about the impact of unfair scheduling on the lives of retail workers. We also discuss the Supreme Court drama over employer-sponsored health insurance and reproductive rights, "the end of jobs," labor protections for unpaid interns, Wall Street's attack on Los Angeles, TaskRabbit, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #47: Retail Hours, Wholesale Injustice appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #46: What’s Left, with Adolph Reed
March 21, 2014 14:05 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThis week, Belabored talks to political scientist Adolph Reed about his recent article in Harper's magazine, examining the broad prospects for today's left, the need to focus on inequality, why the labor movement matters, and why Democrats relying on big money donors is like keeping a Komodo dragon in your bedroom. Plus: a strike in Vermont, a lawsuit at McDonald's, a modest proposal for executive salaries, and more. The post Belabored Podcast #46: What’s Left, with Adolph Reed appeared fir...
Belabored Podcast #45: The Meaning of the Chicago Teachers’ Strike, with Micah Uetricht
March 14, 2014 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBThis week, Belabored examines the history and ongoing impact of the 2012 Chicago teachers' strike with Micah Uetricht, author of Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity. Plus: uprisings by UPS workers in New York and IBM workers in China; labor abuses by the Pentagon overseas; the White House’s plans to expand overtime pay; and more. The post Belabored Podcast #45: The Meaning of the Chicago Teachers’ Strike, with Micah Uetricht appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #44: The Work of Sex Work, with Melissa Gira Grant
March 07, 2014 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThis week, Belabored talks to Melissa Gira Grant, whose new book Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work dismantles the myths surrounding sex work and challenges us to think about sex work in the same framework in which we put other kinds of labor. At the heart is the question: should workers have to love their work in order to be able to demand rights and protections on the job? The post Belabored Podcast #44: The Work of Sex Work, with Melissa Gira Grant appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #43: Google and Gentrification, with Julia Carrie Wong
February 28, 2014 12:53 - 5 MBBelabored talks to San Francisco-based journalist Julia Carrie Wong about Silicon Valley gentrification and with Jobs with Justice organizer Kung Feng about the response of community and labor groups to the tech sector's growing presence. Plus, gender inequities in house work, the exploitation of temp workers, and updates on labor struggles across the country. The post Belabored Podcast #43: Google and Gentrification, with Julia Carrie Wong appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #42: (Almost) Striking in Portland
February 22, 2014 15:18 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBIn news: United Auto Workers' defeat in Chattanooga, Tennessee, port truckers and wage theft, minor league ballplayers suing over wage violations, the U.S. government's reliance on sweatshops, the strike by University of Illinois faculty, and why the Congressional Budget Office is wrong about the minimum wage. And Portland teacher Elizabeth Thiel on militant teacher unionism in Oregon. The post Belabored Podcast #42: (Almost) Striking in Portland appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #41: Can Postal Banking Deliver Us from Wall Street? With Dave Dayen
February 14, 2014 14:13 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBCould banking at the post office be a boon to low-income communities and a major challenge to Wall Street? Sarah and Michelle discuss with Dave Dayen. Plus the latest news on teachers and nurses organizing for workplace rights, how Wal-Mart’s anti-labor actions may be undermining its bottom line, a legal victory for immigrant guestworkers, and the crowdsourced sweatshop. The post Belabored Podcast #41: Can Postal Banking Deliver Us from Wall Street? With Dave Dayen appeared first on Dissent...
Belabored Podcast #40: Philanthrocapitalism, with Joanne Barkan
February 07, 2014 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43 MBJoanne Barkan has spent years researching and writing about the ideology of billionaire ed reformers. She joins Michelle and Sarah to talk about her work. And in labor news, London's public transit workers go on strike; Tennessee may yet see a unionized auto plant; NFL cheerleaders rise up against wage theft; and workers rise up against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. The post Belabored Podcast #40: Philanthrocapitalism, with Joanne Barkan appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #39: The Real State of the Union, with Heather McGhee of Demos
January 31, 2014 13:58 - 49 minutes - 45 MBSpecial guest Heather McGhee of Demos responds to the President's address with policy solutions that could alleviate income inequality and joblessness. Meanwhile, working people take action against inequality at the grassroots level. The post Belabored Podcast #39: The Real State of the Union, with Heather McGhee of Demos appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #38: Caring for America, with Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein
January 24, 2014 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Harris v. Quinn, a case that could break public-sector unions around the country. Sarah and Michelle talk to Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein, the authors of Caring for America: Home Health Workers in the Shadow of the Welfare State, about the case, the formation of home care workers' unions, and the potential ramifications for all public sector workers. The post Belabored Podcast #38: Caring for America, with Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein ap...
Belabored Podcast #37: The One-Day Strike, featuring Max Fraser
January 17, 2014 20:04 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBSarah and Michelle talk with Max Fraser about new tactics in labor militancy, which he explores in his new article in Dissent. Plus: standoff over unemployment benefits in Congress, changes in the ranks of the Chicago teachers’ union, expanded pre-Kindergarten in New York, and worker uprisings in Cambodia. The post Belabored Podcast #37: The One-Day Strike, featuring Max Fraser appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #36: Forever Temp
January 10, 2014 17:21 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBThis week, a special discussion of Sarah's investigation into temping in manufacturing. Plus, SeaTac's fight for $15 an hour, Portland teachers' fight for a fair contract, and Congress's fight over whether the unemployed should get their benefits, and a labor uprising in South Korea. The post Belabored Podcast #36: Forever Temp appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #35: Highs and Lows of the Year in Labor
December 20, 2013 16:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBSarah and Michelle look back over the year in labor: the good news and the grim, the under-the-radar stories and the big wins. They also look forward to next year and make some (hopeful) predictions. Sarah and Michelle also bring you up to date on the latest labor news, including unexpected unions gaining a toehold in fast food. The post Belabored Podcast #35: Highs and Lows of the Year in Labor appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #34: Communities Rise Up For Public Ed
December 13, 2013 19:50 - 40 minutes - 37 MBSarah and Michelle talk about Washington's epic fail on unemployment benefits, rampant labor violations by companies operating on federal contracts, Chris Hayes and the union drive at an NBC subsidiary, and a recap of last week's #LowPayisNotOkay protests. Plus voices from 32BJ and the Alliance for Quality Education. The post Belabored Podcast #34: Communities Rise Up For Public Ed appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #33: Pension Theft and Beating Big Brands
December 06, 2013 16:53 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBJustin Timberlake is "bringing unions back," sushi workers win a settlement for wage theft, France may be cracking down on sex work, and last week's strikes. Sarah and Michelle discuss discuss this and more, featuring interviews with Walmart worker organizer Colby Harris and Greg Jones of the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers. The post Belabored Podcast #33: Pension Theft and Beating Big Brands appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #32: Black Friday
November 22, 2013 20:21 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThis week, Michelle and Sarah share some good and bad news, including suggestions from listeners and a look forward to the Black Friday actions at Walmart next week. Journalist Liza Featherstone joins them to talk about Walmart's corporate culture and the challenges it poses to organizing. They conclude with thoughts on Seattle's new socialist city council member and the value of solidarity. The post Belabored Podcast #32: Black Friday appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #31: Relief Work
November 15, 2013 15:44 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week, Sarah and Michelle consider tough questions about academic labor, free speech, technology, and incarceration. Plus an interview with Bonnie Castillo on the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan and the role of labor in disaster relief. The post Belabored Podcast #31: Relief Work appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #30: Out (and In) Sourcing
November 08, 2013 19:11 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBThis week on Belabored: looking forward after the elections, Walmart workers on strike again, and the dangers of trading tax breaks for "job creation." Then, an in-depth look at the world of outsourcing: labor struggles in China and Bangladesh, the shady world of global temp agencies, and outsourcing right here at home. Featuring an interview with Bangladeshi labor organizer Kalpona Akter The post Belabored Podcast #30: Out (and In) Sourcing appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #29: After the Storm
November 01, 2013 16:23 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThis week on Belabored, Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen look at New York after Superstorm Sandy. Who did the work of the recovery and how has it affected them, who's out of a job, what did Sandy teach us about what a union can do? Featuring NYSNA president Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, with her thoughts on how Sandy made people look at their union--and the world--differently. They also look at some scary stuff for Halloween: a candy factory explosion, inside an anti-union captive audience meeting, a...
Belabored Podcast #28: Solidarity
October 25, 2013 17:13 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week on Belabored, Sarah and guest co-host Peter Frase discuss international solidarity campaigns with American workers and give an update on the situation in Detroit. Then, independent journalist Susie Cagle joins them to talk about labor unrest in the Bay Area, where solidarity can be hard to come by. The post Belabored Podcast #28: Solidarity appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #27: Retail Revolution?
October 18, 2013 16:48 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week, Sarah Jaffe and guest host Michelle Chen discuss retail organizing, the fallout of government shutdown, standardized test insanity, and solidarity in higher education. The post Belabored Podcast #27: Retail Revolution? appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #26: The Lockout Continues
October 11, 2013 15:52 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBThis week Sarah Jaffe is joined by Laura Clawson of Daily Kos to discuss the continuing government shutdown, the debt ceiling, and the larger Republican attack on the legacy of the New Deal. They also find some things to be optimistic about. The post Belabored Podcast #26: The Lockout Continues appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #25: Shutdown
October 04, 2013 15:15 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBThis week, Sarah Jaffe and guest host Bryce Covert round up the week's labor news and chat about work-family policy on the federal, state, and local level. They also discuss the government shutdown with Mariya Strauss, a labor journalist whose partner is a federal employee. The post Belabored Podcast #25: Shutdown appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #24: New Insurgencies
September 27, 2013 19:01 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week on Belabored: a message from departing co-host Josh Eidelson and a roundup of labor news from New York to Bangladesh. Then, Sarah Jaffe interviews longtime organizer and union strategist Stephen Lerner about fighting Wall Street, organizing around debt, and the recent fast food strikes. The post Belabored Podcast #24: New Insurgencies appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #23: A Taste of Victory
September 20, 2013 18:08 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week on #Belabored: Occupy celebrates a birthday, labor rights for domestic workers, workers centers under fire, and deep cuts for food stamps. Then, Sarah Jaffe breaks down the interplay between unions, judges, and politicians in the battles to save New York hospitals from closure. The post Belabored Podcast #23: A Taste of Victory appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #22: Resolutions
September 14, 2013 07:10 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this week's Belabored podcast, Josh and Sarah talk about a judge’s ruling against Indiana's “Right to Work,” a living wage law vetoed in DC, Chicago schools without air conditioning, and steps towards UAW union recognition in the South. Plus a report back on the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles. The post Belabored Podcast #22: Resolutions appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #21: Retaliation
September 06, 2013 08:07 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week's Belabored podcast opens with a round-up of recent news: strikes by fast food workers and port truckers, anti-retaliation rallies against Walmart, and progress on silica dust safety rules. Then Sarah and Josh are joined by Daily Kos Labor Editor Laura Clawson for a wide-ranging interview: What’s ahead at next week’s AFL-CIO convention? Can living wage laws triumph? How has the relationship between bloggers and unions changed? The post Belabored Podcast #21: Retaliation appeared ...
Belabored Podcast #20: Who’s Killing Philly Schools?
August 23, 2013 16:03 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThis week, Sarah and Josh discuss recent labor developments, including a big raise for Walmart warehouse workers, and a judge’s reversal in the fight over New York hospital closures. Then they’re joined by City Paper reporter Daniel Denvir, who breaks down the latest in the under-covered crisis in Philadelphia's public schools. The post Belabored Podcast #20: Who’s Killing Philly Schools? appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
Belabored Podcast #19: The Politics of Time
August 17, 2013 15:50 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBHow do sex, race, and class shape what counts as “work” and as “life”? Why do these conversations neglect a life for women outside productive or reproductive labor? Is it time for labor to demand the right to free time? The nineteenth episode of Belabored takes on these questions plus the latest developments in labor news. The post Belabored Podcast #19: The Politics of Time appeared first on Dissent Magazine.