Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Weekly Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with rotating hosts made up of network members.
Guests for March 10th, 2021 of LRPN Livestream included Yaseen Aslam (Uber BV v Aslam and President of the App Drivers & Couriers Union), Willy Solis (Gig Worker Collective), and Maria C. Figueroa (Cornell University-School of Industrial and Labor Relations).
LRPN Co-Hosts: Bama Athreya (The Gig Podcast) and Maximilian Alvarez (Working People Podcast and The Real News Network).
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Additional Credits: Produced by Chris Garlock (Union City Radio); Producer, engineer, and editor is Evan Matthew Papp (Empathy Media Lab).
Additional Links
Episode 3 of The Gig Podcast to learn more about Uber vs. Alsam in Judgement Day Overview: James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam decided to challenge the premise that they were not Uber’s workers. In the UK we follow their precedent-setting lawsuit as it rises to the UK Supreme Court. In the US we talk to drivers and organizers on the eve of their historic victory in California, the passage of Assembly Bill 5 that set a standard for all gig workers to be classified as workers.
Labor History in 2 by the Rick Smith Show: March 10, 1925 The Radium Girls
Music by DC Labor Chorus Song “None of Us Are Free" written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Brenda Russell. Album Hail to the Thieves, Volume III: Songs to Take Our Country Back! Learn more at Labor Heritage Festival.
About the Labor Radio Podcast Network
The Labor Radio Podcast Network is both a one-stop shop for audiences looking for labor content and a resource for labor broadcasters and podcasters. Resources include a weekly podcast summarizing shows produced by network members, marketing on social media, a website listing network shows and how audiences can find them, a database for contacting expert guests, access to a private listserv for Network members, and a weekly video call to increase solidarity and support amongst members.
Launched in April 2020, the Labor Radio Podcast Network focuses on working class issues that are often overlooked in the corporate-controlled media. The goal of the network is to help raise the voices of working people and strengthen organized labor to demand and achieve better treatment from workplaces and elected officials.
If you are a journalist interested in learning more or if you’re a labor radio or podcast producer and want to join the network, contact us at info@laborradionetwork.org.
Follow the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #LaborRadioPod or visit the website at: https://www.laborradionetwork.org/.
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WEEKLY PODCAST NETWORK SUMMARY: https://laborradiopodcastweekly.podbean.com/
The Activist Spirit - Toward a Radical Solidarity with Victor Narro Published by Hard Ball Press
Standing Up: Tales of Struggle with Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller - Published by Hard Ball Press
Introduction to Podcasting Workshop - Johns Hopkins University School of Education
Who’s the Fairest - The Gig Podcast - Season 2 Episode 6
Lincoln on Liberty - The Story of the Shepherd and the Wolf - PolEconProject
Who’s the Fairest? - The Gig Podcast - Season 2 Episode 6
The Labor Link - Aung Kyaw, Co-Founder of Thailand’s Migrant Worker Rights Network
The Philosophy of Political Economy Project - An Introduction
Political Economy Project - FDR Short
Climate Justice with Dr. Gael Giraud and Belynda Petrie
Democratic Values with Dr. David Crocker & Paulina Ibarra - The Center for Values in International Development
The Center for Values panel on Empowerment with Dr. Christine Koggel & Saji Prelis
Inclusive Development with Dr. Ravi Verma and Dr. Serene Khader
Introduction to Development Ethics with Jay Drydyk and Nungari Mwangi
The Blair Mountain Battle with American System TV
Montgomery College Professional Development Series with Evan Papp of Empathy Media Lab
Garment workers in Bangladesh need a living wage - Radio Labour Feature Kalpona Akter‘s Labor Link Interview
Turning the Tables - The Gig Podcast - Season 2 Episode 5
The Company You Keep - The Gig Podcast - Season 2 Episode 4
Permanent Wave - The Gig Podcast - Season 2 Episode 3
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