Union members speak about why police have no place in the labor movement.
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The cost of COVID-19
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With millions of people unemployed because of the coronavirus, Reveal’s Aaron Glantz looks at how the economic fallout is affecting homeowners and renters – and whether this crisis could end with people losing the very homes they’re forced to isolate themselves in.
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ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THE REVERSE ROBIN HOOD CORONAVIRUS BAILOUT
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We hear from the fired Amazon manager Christian Smalls and talk to Jacobin magazine reporter Meagan Day about her reporting on the conditions of some essential workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
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Belabored Podcast #193: Work in the Time of Coronavirus
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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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Belabored Podcast #191: A Mass Strike Against Macron, with Colin Kinniburgh
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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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Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor
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Sarah and Michelle talk about this year’s biggest labor stories.
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Amazon: Behind the Smiles
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Shop. Click. And the next day, your purchase is on your doorstep. Amazon has changed the face of shopping, but at a surprisingly high cost to its workers
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Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won
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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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Belabored Podcast #187: After the GM Strike, Now What?
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The strike at GM is over, the deal has been ratified, and what have the workers learned? What has the country learned? We pick apart the details, the history, and what remains to fight for.
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Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”
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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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Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops
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Artificial stone used to make kitchen and bathroom countertops has been linked to cases of death and irreversible lung injury in workers who cut, grind and polish this increasingly popular material.