“We Are Not Slaves”

Broadcast on March 10, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith

On Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an agreement with unions that represent more than 11,000 DC government employees; we find out more from AFSCME Council 20 Executive Director Robert Hollingsworth.
Then, We Are Not Slaves: State Violence, Coerced Labor and Prisoners' Rights in Postwar America; this book, first published in 2020, is now out in paperback and we’re joined by author Robert Chase and prisoner rights advocate Kurt Stand. Plus: music by Odetta.
Labor news headlines: 20,000 Longshore Workers Refuse to Unload Russian Ships; Starbucks Workers Unionizing in Virginia; USW Local 8888 ratifies 5-year contract with Newport News Shipbuilding; New York Times Tech Workers Win a Union; Mpls. school, union leaders return to bargaining table on 2nd day of teachers strike; Grocery workers contract with Southern California supermarkets expires; Howard Nurses Face Sunday Deadline.

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella.

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