Episode #372
Something’s Cooking on the Shop Floor
On The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Grocery stores, warehouses and auto parts counters—different workplaces, familiar frustrations, and workers organizing for a say. On Grocery Nerds, a worker and a union organizer describe the fight at California’s Mother’s Market, where the company’s feel-good image clashes with workers’ experiences. The Garage Mind hears from a slot-machine technician organizing with Teamsters Local 710 over low wages, costly healthcare, safety concerns and expanding duties. And Labor & Healthcare Confidential reports on AutoZone workers in White Plains, New York, winning representation with UAW Local 259.Then, We Work Europe explores the complications of living in one country and working in another. On the Labor Heritage Power Hour, Mark Strolle introduces “Assembled in Lansing,” an exhibit putting the autoworkers behind the cars into the picture. Plus, Labor History in 2:00 remembers the 1851 Jerry Rescue and a 2007 victory for Starbucks workers organizing with the IWW. Shows You Should Know: The ALPA Canada Podcast : Bill C-39 and proposed changes to Canada’s Labour Code. Blue Collar News : Who speaks for working-class voters? TWU Local 513 Podcast : Getting off the sidelines and building solidarity face to face. Roswell Hub : Logistics expert Ben Fong on what’s happening at UPS. The Worker Power Hour : Chris Garlock joins Randy to discuss AI—and why workers deserve a voice in its use. Find these shows and more at laborradionetwork.org . Produced by Chris Garlock, Harold Phillips and Patrick Dixon. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Follow #laborradiopod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram and X. Send feedback to info@laborradionetwork.org , and support the Network with a union-made T-shirt at laborradionetwork.org. Stay active. Stay tuned. Solidarity works.
