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Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates

Belabored Podcast #200: Back to the Streets of Chicago

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | June 22, 2020

For the 200th episode of Belabored, Sarah and Michelle speak to Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates about what it’s like to be an educator and an organizer during a pandemic and an uprising against police brutality.

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Worker Disinfecting

Belabored Podcast #193: Work in the Time of Coronavirus

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | March 17, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads across the world, we discuss what it means for workers in healthcare, the gig economy, and other frontline industries.

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SEIU and Ilhan

Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | February 6, 2020

Why is the labor movement in Minnesota thriving? SEIU Local 26 joins us to talk about the Twin Cities’ robust network of grassroots worker centers and unions.

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France Protestor

Belabored Podcast #191: A Mass Strike Against Macron, with Colin Kinniburgh

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | January 14, 2020

Workers across France have been on strike over pension reforms for six weeks. Dissent editor at large Colin Kinniburgh joins us from Paris.

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Chicago Teacher

Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | January 6, 2020

Sarah and Michelle talk about this year’s biggest labor stories.

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Protesting Workers

Bosses Are Charged with Breaking the Law in Over 40% of Union Campaigns

By Michelle Chen | December 16, 2019

In a new report, the progressive think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found evidence that employers are increasingly brazen in seeking to obstruct workers’ attempts to unionize.

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Chicago Teacehrs

Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | November 18, 2019

After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains.

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Neera Tanden

Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | October 21, 2019

Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shibata about the first day on the picket line.

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Dockers Strike

Belabored Podcast #183: Troublemaking in Asia

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | September 16, 2019

‘There’s a whole world of labor activism outside the confines of the United States, so we’re devoting this episode to a breakthrough event in Asia last month.’

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Belabored Podcast #182: (Slowly) Seizing the Means of Production

By Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen | August 27, 2019

How would the workplace be different if the workers owned it?

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