This week, nursing home workers narrowly avoided a statewide strike and won historic pay raises in Pennsylvania. A stunning 13,000+ nursing home residents and workers died from the coronavirus in the state. Meanwhile, workers endured poverty wa

Workers Demand the PRO Act

Jul 21st, 2021 17m 11s

Today, thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers are on strike across the country demanding fair pay and calling for the PRO Act. Host Monica Cruz speaks with Daniel and Esterphanie, Uber drivers and organizers with Rideshare Workers United. And while

Workers Strike Over "Suicide" Shifts

Jul 14th, 2021 11m 50s

Workers at a Frito-Lay facility in Topeka, Kansas are on strike after being forced to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for stagnant wages. Workers report being forced to continue working after a coworker died on the production line and manage

Teamsters Take On Amazon

Jul 7th, 2021 19m 9s

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has thrown down the gauntlet in the fight to unionize Amazon. Delegates to the Teamsters’ 30th International Convention voted to approve a resolution calling for an all-encompassing campaign to mobiliz

Striking Alabama Miners Bring Fight to Wall Street

Jun 25th, 2021 12m 56s

Striking mine workers at the Warrior Met Mines in Alabama took their picket line to the New York City office of BlackRock this week. The multi-trillion dollar investment management service is the biggest investor in the Mines, where 1,1000 coal

The Workers Left Unprotected

Jun 18th, 2021 23m 7s

OSHA finally issued guidelines to set stronger workplace protections as the pandemic continues… but only employers in the healthcare industry will be required to adhere to them. PLUS as the effects of climate change worsen, workers who toil out

Is There A Worker Shortage?

Jun 11th, 2021 17m 4s

Employers in the service industry are panicking over fears of a “worker shortage” and some have responded by offering minuscule pay raises. At the same time, Republican lawmakers are claiming that unemployment benefits are discouraging these wo

Educators Build Union Power

Jun 4th, 2021 19m 48s

Graduate student researchers at the University of California are set to form the largest new union in decades, representing over 17,000 workers. Last week, organizers submitted over 10,000 signed union cards to the state’s Public Employee Relat

Is Local News Dying? “Newspaper Destroyer” Buys Tribune Publishing

May 28th, 2021 21m 43s

This week, the billionaire hedge fund Alden Global Capital announced that it had purchased Tribune Publishing, which owns the well-known Chicago Tribune and host of other local newspapers across the East Coast. Nicknamed the “Destroyer of Newsp

Palestine Strikes & Workers Everywhere Rise in Solidarity

May 21st, 2021 27m 48s

The people of Palestine join together in a historic general strike following 12+ days of escalated terror from the settler-colonial Israeli regime. Organized workers across the globe rise up in solidarity with Palestine, while some in the US la

‘We Were Abandoned’ Nurses Organize for Their Lives

May 14th, 2021 22m 39s

3,400 nursing home workers in Connecticut narrowly avoid a strike and win their demands for better wages and healthcare. Meanwhile, another 4,000 nursing home workers are set to strike over similar demands in the next month. And this week, nurs

“The Last Straw” Energy Workers Fired During Strike

May 7th, 2021 19m 4s

Three energy workers are fired for striking over terrible conditions at a gas company in Brooklyn. Hear workers expose billionaire management’s cruel actions against them and speak on why they are so adamant in their fight. Monica breaks down B

“No Contract, No Coal!” Mineworkers On Strike in Alabama

Apr 30th, 2021 21m 4s

1,100 miners are on strike at the Warrior Met Mines in Alabama, the first strike at the company in 40 years. Host Monica Cruz joins workers at the picket lines and speaks with author of The Southern Key Mike Goldfield on the fascinating history

“We’re Not Backing Down!” Amazon Union Fights Election Loss

Apr 22nd, 2021 11m 45s

In the first podcast edition of On the Picket Line, labor reporter and host Monica Cruz walks us through the aftermath of the union election loss at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama. As told by the lead union organizer and workers thems

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