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Working People

Working People

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 Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country. 世界 社会科学
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  • The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won

    The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won
    2025/12/18
    On Monday, Nov. 24, after more than 1,100 days on strike, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members were cheered on by supporters at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh before returning to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Even though strikers have returned to work, however, many issues at the center of the strike are still in legal limbo—and their fight for a fair contract is not over. In this episode of Working People, we speak with three Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members—Bob Batz. Jr, Natalie Duleba, and Steve Mellon—about where things stand now, how their lives have changed since returning to work, and what it takes to hold the picket line for over three years.

    Additional links/info:
    • Pittsburgh Union Progress website
    • Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh website, Facebook page, and Instagram
    • Bob Batz Jr. & Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "Pittsburgh journalists vote to end country's longest strike and notify the PG they are returning to work"
    • Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, "Post-Gazette strikers send company return to work offer"
    • Sara Scire, Nieman Lab, "What newsroom organizers learned from the years-long strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"

    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

    Credits:
    • Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich
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    1 時間 17 分
  • What does it mean to be a union member in these dark times?

    What does it mean to be a union member in these dark times?
    2025/11/20

    Making ends meet in today's economy is difficult enough, but with so many societal crises affecting working people's lives on and off the shop floor—from mass layoffs to untenable costs of living, from an authoritarian federal government to AI and the climate crisis—it can feel all but impossible. What does it mean to have a union job, to be a union member, and to be part of the labor movement in these overwhelming times? What role do unions and other labor organizations have to play, not just in the fight for economic justice, but in the fight for democracy, civil rights, the rule of law, and a livable planet? We posed these questions to a range of emerging labor leaders from different unions and worker centers enrolled in the 2025-26 Minnesota Union Leadership Program (MULP). Here's what they told us…

    Additional links/info:

    • Minnesota Union Leadership Program website

    • Workday Magazine website

    • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, "What good is a union in Hell?"

    Featured Music:

    • Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

    Credits:

    • Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich
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    58 分
  • 'We're done': Starbucks workers launch indefinite national strike

    'We're done': Starbucks workers launch indefinite national strike
    2025/11/13
    Four years after the first Starbucks store in the US unionized in 2021, workers across the country are still facing rampant union busting and still fighting for a first contract with the coffee giant. That is why a supermajority of unionized baristas with Starbucks Workers United recently voted to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike, which is set to begin on Thursday, Nov. 13, on "Red Cup Day," in over 25 cities around the US. "Union baristas mean business and are ready to do whatever it takes to win a fair contract and end Starbucks' unfair labor practices," says Michelle Eisen, Starbucks Workers United spokesperson and 15-year veteran barista. "If Starbucks keeps stonewalling, they should expect to see their business grind to a halt. The ball is in Starbucks' court." In this urgent episode, we speak with Eisen about the impending strike and the state of the yearslong union struggle at Starbucks.

    Additional links/info:
    • "No Contract, No Coffee!" website
    • Starbucks Workers United website, Facebook page, Bluesky page, Instagram, and TikTok
    • Starbucks Workers United press release: "With 92% 'Yes' vote, union Starbucks baristas overwhelmingly authorize ULP strike"
    • Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press, "Starbucks' union workers plan strike next week unless company agrees to a contract"
    • Alina Selyukh, NPR, "Starbucks is closing more stores and laying off 900 workers"
    • Michael Sainato, The Guardian, "A year under CEO Niccol: Starbucks workers' long fight for a union contract"

    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

    Credits:
    • Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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    53 分
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