Belabored

Latest Episodes:

Belabored: Women Leading the Labor Movement May 20, 2022

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Organizers of unionization efforts at Amazon, Starbucks, and the New York Times discuss how their experiences as women shape their work.

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Belabored: What’s Up With Inflation, with J.W. Mason May 06, 2022

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Economist J.W. Mason joins the podcast to talk about inflation and how to organize around price increases.

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Belabored: Abolish Student Debt, with the Debt Collective Apr 22, 2022

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With a pandemic pause on student loan repayments set to expire this year, debt abolitionists have stepped up their campaign to get Washington to cancel education debt entirely.

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Belabored: Winning in Logistics Work, with Michelle Valentin Nieves and Laleh Khalili Apr 08, 2022

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A two-part episode on logistics labor, with Michelle Valentin Nieves of the Amazon Labor Union, and Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade.

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Belabored: Retail Organizing at REI Mar 25, 2022

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Retail has historically been one of the hardest sectors to organize, but workers at REI are bucking that trend.

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Belabored: Teacher Strikes in the Age of COVID-19 Mar 11, 2022

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This week teachers and education workers went on strike in Minneapolis for the the first time in fifty years.

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Belabored: Cyborg Taylorism in the Warehouse, with Beth Gutelius Feb 25, 2022

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How close are we to fully automated robot logistics?

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Belabored: Public Goods, Private Harms with Donald Cohen Feb 11, 2022

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Over the past several decades, the shift of public goods and services into the control of corporations has taken a toll on their quality, increased inequality, undermined labor and civil rights, and made government less accountable. How can we restore our ownership of the commons?

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Belabored: Trucker Supply Crisis? With Steve Viscelli Jan 28, 2022

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Long-haul trucking went from being one of the best blue-collar jobs to one of the toughest in America. What does this transformation mean for the ongoing supply chain crisis?

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Belabored: Dangerous Work, with Debbie Berkowitz and Xian Barrett Jan 14, 2022

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Workers are being asked, once again, to keep working despite a surge in COVID-19 infections. As employers push for a return to "normal," how should we deal with the risks of returning to work?

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