Labor Express Radio

Show: Labor Express for 4-14-2024 - Erek Slater of ATU Local 241 wins his fight for free speech and labor rights and more unions join call for Gaza ceasefire

April 16, 2024 19:39 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 4-14-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, wins his court fight for free speech and labor rights for transit workers. Carl Rosen of UE, Jackson Potter of CTU and others discuss the growing movement for a ceasefire in Gaza in the U.S. labor movement. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current af...

Show: Labor Express for 3-17-2024 - Les Leopold discusses his book Wall Street's War on Workers and Erek Slater, ATU Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police.

April 02, 2024 00:26 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 3-31-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police. Les Leopold discusses his new book Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news ...

Show: Labor Express for 3-17-2024 - Oscar Chacon of Alianza Americas on “migrant crisis”.

March 23, 2024 00:21 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 3-17-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Oscar Chacon, Executive Director of Alianza Americas, discusses the so-called “migrant crisis”. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archiv...

Labor Express Radio 20th/30th Anniversary Special!

March 06, 2024 21:06 - 2 hours - 307 MB

This is the full 3-3-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Our 20th / 30th Anniversary special! Labor Express Radio started in Fall 1993, so the program actually had its 30th birthday some months ago. February marked the 20th anniversary of current host producer Jerry Mead-Lucero at the helm. This 2 hour + special features a panel discussion with Scott Houldieson UAWD Steering Cmte Chair, and former VP UAW L551- Richard Berg organizer with Chicago Teachers Union (specifically c...

Show: Labor Express for 2-11-2024 - Instituto schools on strike and Sean O’Brien of the Teamsters flirts with Trump

February 13, 2024 02:37 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

This is the full 2-11-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, teachers strike at Instituto Schools - Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA) and Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy (IJLA), also known as the Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy! And why is Teamster’s President Sean O’Brien meeting with Trump, publicly and privately? Reactions from other Teamsters leaders to this concerning development. Labor Express Radio is Chicago...

Show: Labor Express for 1-21-2023 - SAG-AFTRA contract on AI and workers centers demand “DALE” renewal.

January 28, 2024 19:08 - 1 hour - 138 MB

This is the full 1-21-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Contract Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett discuss AI protections in the new union contract. Plus, workers centers and immigrant rights groups in Chicago demand DHS renew deferred action for labor enforcement (“DALE”) workplace protections for immigrant workers. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current af...

Show: Labor Express for 1-21-2024 - SAG-AFTRA contract on AI and workers centers demand “DALE” renewal.

January 28, 2024 19:08 - 1 hour - 138 MB

This is the full 1-21-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Contract Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett discuss AI protections in the new union contract. Plus, workers centers and immigrant rights groups in Chicago demand DHS renew deferred action for labor enforcement (“DALE”) workplace protections for immigrant workers. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current af...

Show: Labor Express for 12-31-2023 - Instituto schools teachers vote to strike. Economist Jack Rasmus discuses the year in labor 2023.

January 06, 2024 02:55 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 12-31-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Instituto schools (IJLA and IHSCA) teachers vote to strike as contract negotiations pass the 1.5 year mark. Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus provides an analysis of the events in the labor U.S. labor movement of the past year. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105...

Show: Labor Express for 12-3-2023 - UAW, APWU, and UE call for Gaza ceasefire, Jasmin Cardenas on WorkersTEATRO

December 06, 2023 01:26 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 12-3-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, UAW, UE and Postal Workers call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Actor and SAG-AFTRA member Jasmin Cardenas discusses Workers TEATRO a Chicago worker's theater collective. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. F...

Show: Labor Express for 11-19-2023 - Scott Houldieson, UAW discusses the auto worker contracts, Harold Phillips and Ilyssa Fradin discuss SAG-AFTRA strike win.

November 22, 2023 04:31 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

This is the full 11-19-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, two victorious strikes! Scott Houldieson of the UAW discusses the new contracts with the big three automakers and SAG-AFTRA members Harold Phillips and Ilyssa Fradin discuss their new contracts with film and TV producers. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every ...

Show: Labor Express for 11-5-2023 - UAW wins big! Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance. Peter Hudis on war in Gaza.

November 05, 2023 05:36 - 1 hour - 168 MB

This is the full 11-5-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, auto workers and the U.S. working class win big! Some details on the UAW strike victory at the big three auto makers. The Chicago City Council considers paid time off ordinance. Peter Hudis, professor of philosophy at Oakton Community College and the author of Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades discusses the war in Gaza. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news a...

Show: Labor Express for 10-22-2023 - Voices from the UAW picket lines in Chicago and the attitude of organized labor to war in Gaza, Israel and Palestine.

October 24, 2023 01:04 - 58 minutes - 135 MB

This is the full 10-22-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, is the UAW strike nearing an end and a victory for auto workers? Voices from the picket lines. Plus, Steve Zeltzer of Work Week and Larry Goldbetter, President of the National Writers Union discuss the ongoing tragedy in Israel and the Occupied Territories of Palestine. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, b...

Show: Labor Express for 10-8-2023 - The ongoing UAW strike wins major gains! Teamster take on Amazon.

October 09, 2023 04:48 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

This is the full 10-8-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, the UAW is Winning! UAW strike expands to Chicago Ford Assembly Plant and new gains made in negotiations including GM adding electric battery production to the national labor agreement. Also, Teamsters take on Amazon at warehouses in Southern California. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people....

Show: Labor Express for 9-24-2023 - UAW 2023 auto strike expands

September 26, 2023 20:09 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 9-24-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, auto strike expands. The UAW is now on strike at 41 locations in 20 states. UAW President Shawn Fain explains the reason for adding plants to the strike and discusses progress at Ford. Strikers on the picket lines talk about the injustice of tiers. Scott Houldieson, an electrician at the Ford Chicago assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551, and current UAWD (United all Workers...

Interview: Scott Houldieson of UAW Local 551 discusses 2023 auto strike.

September 20, 2023 02:12 - 25 minutes - 59 MB

Scott Houldieson, a worker at Chicago's Ford assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551 (former VP of the local) and UAWD Steering Committee Chair discusses the current auto strike including the “stand up strike” approach and the inside/outside strategy of the union to have maximum impact on the automakers while minimizing the pain for the members. The Interview starts with Scott laying out the main demands of the union.

Show: Labor Express for 9-10-2023 - Pro and con of UPS - Teamsters contract, the possibility of UAW strike, ChiArts teachers win TA

September 13, 2023 02:29 - 1 hour - 141 MB

This is the full 9-10-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Teamsters rank-an-file vote 86% in favor of UPS contract - we look at the pros and cons of the ratified deal. UAW prepares for a possible auto strike on Sept. 15th. And ChiArts teachers suspend their planned strike and announce a tentative agreement. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Lab...

Show: Labor Express for 8-13-2023 - Scott Houldieson of the UAW and UAWD discusses the contract fight with U.S. auto makers.

August 15, 2023 02:32 - 1 hour - 140 MB

This is the full 8-13-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, I talk with Scott Houldieson, an electrician at the Ford Chicago assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551, former VP of UAW Local 551, and current UAWD (Unite all Workers for Democracy) Steering Committee Chair, about the reform movement in the UAW and the current contract negotiations with the big three U.S. automakers. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current...

Interview: UE General President Carl Rosen on the legacy of UE Hall.

August 02, 2023 02:11 - 29 minutes - 66.8 MB

This is a special Labor Express Radio Interview: UE General President Carl Rosen on the legacy of UE Hall. A few months ago UE General President Carl Rosen informed me that the union has decided to sell historic UE Hall at 37 S. Ashland. It was certainly not surprising. As Carl explains in the the interview, the Hall had begun its life in the early 20th century as a club for Chicago’s wealthy westside elite. As that elite abandoned the city mid century and South Ashland Ave. became a wor...

Show: Labor Express for 7-30-2023 - El Milagro tortillerias and Portillo’s workers favorable NLRB rulings and the legacy of UE Hall

August 01, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour - 141 MB

This is the full 7-30-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, workers for El Milagro tortillerias and for Portillo’s, with the assistance of ARISE Chicago workers center, utilize favorable NLRB rulings to advance their organizing efforts. UE General President Carl Rosen talks about the history and legacy of UE Hall. And some brief words on the tentative agreement between the Teamsters and UPS. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor n...

Show: Labor Express for 7-16-2023 - Hollywood actors on strike, largest Starbucks in the world files for union election, Joe Allen - The Package King: A Rank and File History of UPS

July 18, 2023 23:20 - 1 hour - 201 MB

This is the full 7-16-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, the Hollywood actors (SAG-AFTRA) go on strike. Workers at the largest Starbucks in the world in downtown Chicago file for a union recognition election. And from the Labor Express archive, Joe Allen, author of The Package King: A Rank and File History of UPS, discusses the history of UPS and its impact on working conditions in the U.S. PLEASE NOTE, THE WLPN BROADCAST INCLUDED O...

Show: Labor Express for 7-2-2023 - Teamsters at UPS prepare to strike, update on WGA strike and Chicago minimum wage increases.

July 05, 2023 04:38 - 58 minutes - 134 MB

This is the full 7-2-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Teamsters and the TDU prepare for a strike at UPS. Update on the Hollywood writer's strike. Chicago and Cook County minimum wages increase. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our ...

Show: Labor Express for 6-18-2023 - Will the Summer-Fall of 2023 bring a historic “strike wave”? Chicago Teachers win 12 weeks of parental leave and Chicago as a model for asylum sanctuary.

June 21, 2023 19:57 - 1 hour - 150 MB

This is the full 6-18-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, a possible Summer-Fall 2023 strike wave looks more likely with developments with Teamsters at UPS, UAW at the Automakers, Hollywood actors joining the writers and the ILWU contract yet to be voted on. Chicago teachers win 12-weeks of parental leave and Chicago becomes a model city for welcoming Asylum seekers under the leadership of Mayor Johnson. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's...

Show: Labor Express for 6-4-2023 - AI and your job, warehouse workers demand stronger truck emissions standards, Hollywood strippers unionize, dock workers hold work stoppage

June 07, 2023 03:52 - 56 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 6-4-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, will AI steal your job? Warehouse workers push for stronger truck emissions standards in Illinois. Strippers in Hollywood unionize. West Coast dock workers hold work stoppage. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. ...

Show: Labor Express for 5-14-2023 - AI and the working class, Hollywood Writers Strike, and May Day 2023 in Chicago

May 24, 2023 03:53 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

This is the full 5-14-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, AI’s impact on the working class, the Hollywood Writers Strike, and May Day 2023 in Chicago. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepag...

Show: Labor Express for 4-30-2023 - Hope Academy, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and child labor laws under attack

May 24, 2023 03:51 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 4-30-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza workplace disaster, former union organizer Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next Mayor, teachers and parents of Hope Academy Chicago fight to keep their school open and child labor laws under attack in Iowa. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Expr...

Show: Labor Express for 4-2-2023 - Teamsters gear up for possible UPS strike and France in revolt

May 24, 2023 03:50 - 57 minutes - 133 MB

This is the full 4-2-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Hong Kong unions fight for survival under government suppression, Teamsters organize for a possible strike at UPS in August and the French working class in open revolt against Macron. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 10...

Show: Labor Express for 3-19-2023 - Saket Soni’s The Great Escape, UTLA and SEIU strike LAUSD, UAW reformers win

March 23, 2023 03:58 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

This is the full 3-19-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Reformers victorious in UAW elections, teachers and staff in Los Angles schools prepare to strike and Saket Soni discusses his new book The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, about hundreds of Indian guest workers escaping a forced labor camp in post-Katrina Mississippi. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, ...

Show: Labor Express for 2-26-2023 - 2022 strike surge and Railroad Workers United speaks out on East Palestine Ohio train derailment

March 11, 2023 04:26 - 1 hour - 156 MB

This is the full 2-26-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, it seems the pandemic period strike wave continues - 2022 saw a 50% increase in strike activity. And Railroad Workers United speaking out on the corporate greed behind the East Palestine Ohio train derailment. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday ...

Show: Labor Express for 2-12-2023 - U.S. Supreme court threatens right to strike and 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike and its relevance to UAW today

March 05, 2023 01:09 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 2-12-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the Feb. 12th episode of Labor Express Radio, will the U.S. Supreme Court attack the right to strike? And the 86th anniversary of the 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike and its relevance to the UAW and the labor movement today. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 10...

Show: Labor Express for 1-29-2023 - Chicago teachers demand improved parental leave, Arise Chicago demands DHS implement protections for immigrant workers, and Dr. Rasmus predicts economic conditions

March 05, 2023 01:01 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 1-29-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the Jan. 29th episode of Labor Express Radio, Chicago teachers demand Mayor Lightfoot implement improved parental leave, Arise Chicago demands DHS implement protections for immigrant workers, the war in Ukraine’s effect on seafarers and Dr. Jack Rasmus predicts economic conditions in 2023. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. L...

Show: Labor Express for 1-8-2023 - Howard Brown Health Centers strike and 2023 predications for the working class

January 29, 2023 21:09 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

This is the full 1-8-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. What does 2023 have in store for working people and the labor movement? Forecasts and predictions for the new year. Also, workers at the Howard Brown Health Centers carry out a 3-day strike to protest layoffs. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For mo...

Show: Labor Express for 12-18-2022 - Twitter, domestic workers' rights, incarcerated workers, and labor journalist Kim Kelly

December 31, 2022 04:44 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

Labor Express for 12-18-2022 This is the full 12-18-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, what does chaos at Twitter mean for unions, domestic worker's rights in Illinois, labor journalist Kim Kelly on incarcerated workers, and much more. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicag...

Show: Labor Express for 12-4-2022 - Government imposes railway labor agreement, World Cup 2022, UAW strike at UC

December 06, 2022 18:14 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 12-4-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, the federal government uses the arcane Railway Labor Act to cram an unjust contract agreement down the throats of union rail workers, World Cup 2022 comes at the cost of the deaths of hundreds of migrant workers, and the largest strike of graduate student workers in the nation’s history nears the third week mark. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current ...

Show: Labor Express for 11-13-2022 - CTU fights for bilingual ed and railroad workers on the verge of striking.

December 04, 2022 23:42 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 11-13-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, the Chicago Teachers Union holds a Dia de los Muertos press conference to highlight CPS’s broken promises on bilingual ed in Chicago’s public schools and, is a railroad strike still likely? Members of Railroad Workers United discuss the ongoing vote on the rail worker's tentative agreement and its rejection by several of the 12 rail worker's unions. Labor Express Radio is ...

Show: Labor Express for 10-30-2022 - Minimum wage laws, Chicago charter school contract fight, elections in Brazil.

November 15, 2022 16:26 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 10-30-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, minimum wage laws at the city, county and state level are discussed. CTU launches a citywide campaign for new charter school contracts. Brazil’s election could impact not only Latin America but the entire world. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sun...

Show: Labor Express for 10-16-2022 - Alianza Americas sues Republican xenophobes, UAW election candidates

October 30, 2022 21:50 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 10-16-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Alianza Americas and Lawyers for Civil Rights initiate a lawsuit targeting the Republican politicians responsible for the fraudulent transportation of migrants under false pretenses. Also, audio from the historic UAW Presidential Candidates Forum, the first direct election of UAW leadership in at least 70 years. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor n...

Show: Labor Express for 10-2-2022 - Illinois Worker’ Rights Amendment plus was a railroad strike averted?

October 04, 2022 05:50 - 58 minutes - 134 MB

This is the full 10-2-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, I discuss the proposed Workers' Rights Amendment that is on the 2022 general election ballot in Illinois with Robert Bruno, a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Labor and Employment Relations and as well as the Director of the Project for Middle-Class Renewal and Frank Manzo the Executive Director of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. A...

Show: Labor Express for 8-14-2022 - Ukrainian working class’s two-front war

September 29, 2022 02:35 - 1 hour - 155 MB

This is the full 9-18-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, the Ukrainian working class faces a fight on two fronts. While they organize a truly heroic resistance to Russian imperialism, they must also contend with an attack on their labor rights from within - from their own neo-liberal Parliament. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working...

Show: Labor Express for 9-4-2022 - Labor Day 2022

September 06, 2022 04:26 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

This is the full 9-4-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, we celebrate Labor Day with a little history, reflections on highlights of the labor movement in Chicago for the past year and a little music. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more in...

Show: Labor Express for 8-14-2022 - Rank-and-File Revolt in the UAW

September 06, 2022 04:13 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 8-14-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Rank-and-File Revolt in the UAW! Scott Houldieson, Chairperson of Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) discuss the historic UAW 2022 Convention. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... la...

Show: Labor Express for 7-31-2022 - Labor’s response to the attack on abortion rights.

September 06, 2022 03:55 - 56 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 7-31-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the next episode of Labor Express Radio, the U.S. Supreme Court last month stripped away bodily autonomy for women and endorsed forced pregnancy - involuntary, unpaid reproductive labor. What is the labor movement's response? Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM...

Show: Labor Express for 7-17-2022 - Part 2 of Labor Notes 2022 Coverage

September 06, 2022 03:49 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 7-17-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the next episode of Labor Express Radio, part 2 of our excerpts of presentations from Labor Notes 2022, including the voices of powerful leaders in the labor movement like Sara Nelson of the Flight Attendants Union, Marcia Howard of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, Nolan Tabb of Unite All Workers for Democracy and Chicago’s very own Stacy Davis Gates, who now takes over as president of the CTU. Labor Express R...

Show: Labor Express for 6-26-2022 - Part 1 of our coverage of Labor Notes 2022.

July 19, 2022 04:42 - 56 minutes - 129 MB

This is the full 6-26-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, excerpts of presentations from Labor Notes 2022, including voices from the organizing victories at Amazon and Starbucks and a speech on the state of the class struggle in the U.S. by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs eve...

Show: Labor Express for 6-12-2022 - Joe Burns - Reviving the Strike, Labor Notes 2022 and Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March.

June 15, 2022 03:14 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

This is the full 6-12-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Joe Burn’s has a new book out entitled Class Struggle Unionism. From the Labor Express Radio archive, we rebroadcast a presentation on his previous book, Reviving The Strike. Plus Labor Notes 2022 and Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affai...

Show: Labor Express for 5-22-2022 - WWJ Good Jobs & Clean Air study, Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh murdered, new book by Robin Alexander on the UE, FAT relationship.

May 30, 2022 21:03 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

This is the full 5-22-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Warehouse Workers for Justice releases a new Good Jobs & Clean Air study which examines the impact of warehouses in Will County and alternatives for the future. Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh murdered by the IDF in the Occupied Territories. And new book by Robin Alexander of the UE entitled International Solidarity in Action on the UE, FAT relationship. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English ...

Show: Labor Express for 5-8-2022 - May Day 2022 in Chicago and around the world.

May 15, 2022 21:12 - 1 hour - 138 MB

This is the full 5-8-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. May Day 2022 in Chicago and around the world. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org and our homepage on Archive.org at: http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio ...

Show: Labor Express for 4-17-2022 - Amazon and REI in New York go union!

April 24, 2022 00:25 - 56 minutes - 130 MB

This is the full 4-17-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, a historic union election victory at Staten Island Amazon warehouse and union election victory at Soho REI store in NYC! Are we in a period of possible labor movement resurgence? #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working peop...

Show: Labor Express for 4-3-2022 - IBEW Local 1220 goes on strike at WTTW.

April 06, 2022 03:49 - 56 minutes - 128 MB

This is the full 4-3-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, IBEW Local 1220 launches a strike at WTTW-Channel 11, Chicago’s public television channel. It's the first strike in the broadcaster's over 65-year history. Hear why the workers at WTTW see this as an existential fight. #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. ...

Show: Labor Express for 3-20-2022 - Voices from the Ukrainian Left as they fight Russia’s imperialist aggression.

March 24, 2022 00:49 - 57 minutes - 133 MB

This is the full 3-20-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, voices from the Ukrainian Left as they fight Russia’s imperialist aggression. #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information,...

Show: Labor Express for 3-6-2022 - War in Ukraine from a working-class perspective.

March 10, 2022 05:03 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

This is the full 3-6-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, one of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign’s leading spokespersons - academic, socialist activist and expert on Ukrainian history, Marko Bojcun, discusses the origins of the current crisis in Ukraine. We will also hear from a long-time Russian socialist dissident and academic, Boris Kargalitsky. He will discuss in particular what this crisis means for the Russian working class a...

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