Mill workers have now been out on strike for over a month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; The Checkout Radio talks with Bakery Workers International Rep Jason Davis to find out why.
Union construction workers and members of the fire and police departments in New York City developed a strong bond working together
on New York’s 9/11 recovery mission. Years later, many of them are now retired, and they’re putting their knowledge and skills to work to help those in need. On the latest Union Strong podcast, Bill Keegan, founder and president of HEART 9/11 talks about the mission of the organization and what drives workers to pay it forward.
In June of this year, more than 100 Apple store employees in Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, making it the first Apple store to unionize. Their union is called the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (or AppleCORE), and The Empathy Media Lab podcast talks with Apple Core Union’s Billy Jarboe.
From El Cafecito del Día, “organizing while undocumented”; how undocumented workers can benefit from the higher wages, benefits and protections that come with a union contract.
Next, we go to Australia for Solidarity Breakfast’s interview with Forest Defenders against VicForests, and find out why ordinary people need to take radical action to defend nature.
Our final segment takes us to Colombia, where union activist and labor lawyer Mery Laura Perdomo told the Solidarity Center Podcast how a vibrant labor movement is the key to thriving democracies because unions reduce economic inequality, strengthen the social safety net and unite diverse groups.
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Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
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