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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Minnesota Women in the Building Trades
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The first week in March is Women in Construction Week!
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Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
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As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — and how to rein in Bezos’ power — FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.
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Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26
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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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#UnionsForAll Rally Against Corporate Greed
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In the coming weeks the union contracts will expire for over 8,000 members of SEIU Local 26 in the Twin Cities who clean and protect the buildings housing some of the richest corporations in the world.
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St. Paul Rallies for Stronger Public Schools
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Hundreds of Saint Paul educators and community members rallied Tuesday, urging school district leaders to support the public schools students deserve by increasing staffing and mental health supports.
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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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Frontline: Poor Kids
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A unique FRONTLINE documentary that explores poverty as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of kids.
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‘Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow’
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SEIU 26 members and allies went to the St Paul Skyways uniting union and non-union workers in a push for good jobs.
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How poor people survive in the USA
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Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.