The Monthly Labor Report

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Economist Michael Zweig and Richard HIll discuss recent developments on the labor front and delves into the history of the struggles of working people for union representation and economic justice.

  1. May 30

    Labor Against All Wars (e.g. Iran) with veteran labor leader John Braxton

    The Monthly Labor Report welcomes long-time labor leader John Braxton. co-founder of Labor Against the War, to talk about the ongoing fight against the militaristic foreign policy of the US and the systemic structures that support it.Hosts: Michael Zweig and Richard Hill

    Labor Against All Wars (e.g. Iran) with veteran labor leader John Braxton

  2. Mar 29

    Women's History Month Special: Kathy Black, Life-long Union Activist, Talks About the On-going Struggle

    The Labor Report welcomes Kathy Black, who served as the president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) for more than two decades, as well as an organizer with US Labor Against the War. Kathy speaks about the history of women in struggle, the battles won and lost, and the on-going fight for economic and social justice.Hosts: Michael Zweig and Richard Hill

    Women's History Month Special: Kathy Black, Life-long Union Activist, Talks About the On-going Struggle

  3. Feb 25

    The Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson: Pioneering Labor Solidarity

    The Labor Report talks with Gene Bruskin, veteran labor organizer, anti-war activist, and play write, known for leading one of the most significant private sector union victories of the 21st century, namely the successful effort to unionize 5000 workers at the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in North Carolina -- a victory which is documented in the film Union Time. Gene Bruskin shares the story of his long association and collaboration with Rev. Jackson focusing on Jesse's groundbreaking initiatives to forge alliances with the multi-racial working class and organized labor.Hosts: Richard Hill and Michael Zweig

    The Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson: Pioneering Labor Solidarity

  4. Jan 27

    How to Win Five Strikes in Two Years? A Conversation With Faye Guenther, President of UFCW-3000

    The Monthly Labor Report interviews Faye Guenther, president of United Food and Commercial Workers (Local 3000), who leads over 50,000 members across Washington state, northeast Oregon and northern Idaho. Faye discusses her progressive union's strategies that led to victories in five strikes in the past two years.Special guest: Michael ZweigHost: Richard Hill

    How to Win Five Strikes in Two Years? A Conversation With Faye Guenther, President of UFCW-3000

  5. 12/24/2025

    The Starbucks Workers United Strike is Nationwide--Can This Scrappy Union Win?

    The Monthly Labor Report interviews Olivia "Liv" Ryan, a Starbucks shift supervisor and a lead organizer with Starbucks Workers United (SBWU). which has mounted a national strike against the Starbucks corporation. Economist Michael Zweig talks about his trip to Vietnam and Australia where he met with labor organizations and discussed working class agendas and strategies.Host: Richard Hill

    The Starbucks Workers United Strike is Nationwide--Can This Scrappy Union Win?

  6. 11/26/2025

    The Working Class Majority -- America's Best Kept Secret

    In this edition of the Monthly Labor Report, Michael Zweig discusses his book The Working Class Majority--America's Best Kept Secretand why class consciousness/awareness is important as working people struggle for equity and justice.Prof. Zweig also offers his perspective on the Nov. 4 election and what Zohran Mamdani's victory--under the banner of Democratic Socialism--might portend for the political battles to come.Interview by Richard Hill

    The Working Class Majority -- America's Best Kept Secret

  7. 08/31/2025

    Labor Day 2025 -- Sara Nelson, President of the AFA-CWA Stares Down Full Frontal Fascism

    The Monthly Labor Report, broadcast on WPKN the 1st Tuesday of each month, presents an interview with Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants (CWA - AFL-CIO), conducted on the Friday before Labor Day.Sara Nelson, regarded by many as one the most militant, class conscious labor leaders in the country, addresses the current struggle of her union, and working people in general, against a patently fascist authoritarian Trump regime.Hosted by Richard Hill with Michael Zweig, economist, labor historian, professor emeritus at the SUNY-Stony Brook, and author of Class, Race and Gender -- Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism (published by PM Press).

    Labor Day 2025 -- Sara Nelson, President of the AFA-CWA Stares Down Full Frontal Fascism

  8. 06/10/2025

    Monthly Labor Report -- June, 2025 -- Upping the Ante on the Resistance

    The June Labor Report features Jeremy Brecher, co-founder of the Labor Network for Sustainability, and author of the iconic labor history book, Strike!; joined by economist and labor historian Michael Zweig, to discuss the latest alarming developments in the Trump regime's authoritarian putsch, and what shape and strategies an effective resistance must take to counter a free-fall into fascism.Host: Richard Hill

    Monthly Labor Report -- June, 2025 -- Upping the Ante on the Resistance
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Economist Michael Zweig and Richard HIll discuss recent developments on the labor front and delves into the history of the struggles of working people for union representation and economic justice.

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  • Creator
    Richard Hill, WPKN
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Richard Hill, WPKN