Labor Week

If you want to find out what happened with this week's show, Harold explains it here: patreon.com/posts/not-much…

Harold wasn't able to put together a REAL Labor Week episode this week- but he wanted to make sure you were aware of an important event happening on Sunday! laborweek.podbean.com/e/labor-week-f… #LaborRadioPod #HellNo #UnionStrong

Got a little scoop here. The next general counsel of the NLRB will be Crystal Carey, a virtually unknown lawyer at union-busting law firm Morgan Lewis, whose biggest recent client is Amazon.

Apologies, Labor Week fans - we were a little late in getting the links to the articles mentioned in this week's show posted on LaborWeek.org. That's been remedied, though... you can find them at laborweek.org/labor-week-for…

Also featured in this episode: - @atucomms workers injured on the first day of a strike - #unions react to the Dept. of Education firing 1,300 Workers - @AFGENational sues Kristi Noem And more! #LaborRadioPod @laborradionet

Starbucks workers arrested in multiple cities, Columbia University “fires” its Grad union president the day before contract negotiations, and a federal judge says to the Trump administration "NOT SO FAST" This is Labor Week For March 14, 2025! laborweek.podbean.com/e/labor-week-f…

"The emergency decision out of Maryland followed an earlier ruling Thursday from a California federal judge who extended a previous temporary order immediately reinstating probationary jobs..." newsfromthestates.com/article/second…

"U.S. District Judge William Alsup described the mass firings as a 'sham' strategy by the government’s central human resources office to sidestep legal requirements for reducing the federal workforce." politico.com/news/2025/03/1…

HAPPENING NOW: The D.C. community, healthcare organizations, and unions protest outside Congress to demand no cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

"A person came around the block speeding... And when people tried to say, 'what are you doing? Slow down!' Apparently he swerved into them and hit two or three people. " abc7news.com/post/vta-strik…

“We’re not asking for opulence... Just what’s fair: dignified work, dignified pay, a job where we receive the materials and equipment necessary to do our work.” labornotes.org/2025/03/mexico…

"ATU Local 265 President Raj Singh said the complaint is 'absurd,' because VTA’s claims are based on the contract that expired March 3." sanjosespotlight.com/vta-sues-strik…

"With just over a year to go, there is virtually no scrutiny of labour rights at Mexico’s World Cup sites, because FIFA refuses to act."

Strikes work. business.inquirer.net/511402/semicon…

"The trade union Verdi is demanding a collective wage deal for nearly 2.5 million public sector workers. Monday's strikes come after a second round of pay talks failed." dw.com/en/germany-fli…

We’ve been a little busy working on our annual report, but better late than never. Here is our December 2024 monthly report! Look out for our January report coming out this Tuesday. Looking forward to catching up!

Sorry this week's #podcast is late. Want to know what happened? Harold explains it all to Patreon supporters at patreon.com/posts/sorry-th…

Unions rally against Trump practically EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, VW Workers in New Jersey say it’s their turn, and Trump puts an anti-union “advocate” in the Department of Labor. This is Labor Week For March 8, 2025. laborweek.podbean.com/e/labor-week-f…

Strikes work!

Unfortunately, this week's edition of @LaborWeek is going to be delayed - look for the next episode of the #podcast tomorrow. #LaborRadioPod