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Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help? Aug 10, 2018

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In a special panel discussion, Sarah speaks with three strike veterans about what it takes to walk off the job, build community support—and win.

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Belabored Podcast #156: Striking Amazon Jul 27, 2018

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On Amazon Prime Day warehouse workers around the world took action against the company. We hear about some of the organizing going on in fulfillment centers from Germany to New Jersey.

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Belabored Podcast #155: The Future of Collective Action Jul 13, 2018

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Organizers representing teachers, housekeepers, graduate students, and airline workers discuss union power in the wake of the Janus decision.

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Belabored Podcast #154: After Janus, with Charlotte Garden Jun 29, 2018

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The day labor has been dreading is here: the Janus v. AFSCME case was decided by the Supreme Court, and the public sector is now "right-to-work." But what does this actually mean for workers?

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Belabored Podcast #153: Workers On the Frontline Today and Tomorrow Jun 15, 2018

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We check in on worker-led activism across the country, with interviews on UPS and AT&T strikes, behind-the-scenes resistance at Google, and the public banking movement.

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Belabored Podcast #152: SCOTUS’s Epic Fail, with Celine McNicholas Jun 01, 2018

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Economist Celine McNicholas breaks down what last week's Supreme Court ruling means for workers—and why more individual arbitration is bad news.

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Belabored Podcast #151: Empowering the Souls of Poor Folk, with Rev. Liz Theoharis May 19, 2018

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Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's campaign, joins us to talk about why people are marching across the country against poverty and for economic justice.

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Belabored Podcast #150: Lessons Learned on the Picket Line May 04, 2018

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As education strikes continue to rock the country, we talk with two striking workers—Ian Bradley Perrin, a graduate employee at Columbia University, and Arizona teacher Noah Karvelis.

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Belabored Podcast #149: Voices from the Labor Notes Conference 2018 Apr 20, 2018

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In a series of interviews from Labor Notes, Sarah and Michelle talk to worker-organizers from South Korea, Puerto Rico, Minnesota, and beyond about building rank-and-file power around the globe.

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Belabored Podcast #148: Organizing Outside the Law, at Labor Notes Apr 13, 2018

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How do we advocate for workers when the rules are rigged against us? Sarah and Michelle sat down with four teacher organizers for a special panel discussion at the 2018 Labor Notes conference.

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