Belabored

Dissent
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Belabored

A podcast about labor organizing, hosted by Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen. Presented by Dissent magazine since 2013.

  1. 06/02/2023

    How Workers Escape, with Saket Soni

    In The Great Escape, Saket Soni recounts how he organized a group of Indian migrant workers to free themselves from a human trafficking scam and hold their captors accountable. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-how-workers-escape-with-saket-soni

    1h 29m

  2. 05/19/2023

    Reviving the Strike in Britain, with Morag Livingstone and Joe Rollin

    The strike is back in Britain but the Conservative government is out to crush the unions. What lessons should labor learn from the 1980s? For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-reviving-strike-britain-morag-livingstone-joe-rollin

    1h 13m

  3. 05/05/2023

    Los Angeles, 1992, Revisited with Tobias Higbie and Kent Wong

    On working-class Los Angeles before and after the civil unrest of 1992—and how structural inequities continue to shape the city's labor struggles from the classrooms to the docks. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-la-1992-higbie-wong

    1h 27m

  4. 04/21/2023

    How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey

    The longtime organizer and theorist discusses tactics that unions can use to win major gains at the table and in the contract. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-how-to-bargain-for-power-with-jane-mcalevey

    1h 24m

  5. 04/10/2023

    Child Labor, Child Strikes, with Jack Hodgson

    Healthcare and education have been at the center of pandemic labor struggles. Two rank-and-file leaders from these fields join the podcast for a live episode. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-essential-workers-in-crisis-with-elizabeth-lalasz-and-jia-lee

    1h 13m

  6. 12/23/2022

    Essential Workers in Crisis, with Elizabeth Lalasz and Jia Lee

    Healthcare and education have been at the center of pandemic labor struggles. Two rank-and-file leaders from these fields join the podcast for a live episode. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-essential-workers-in-crisis-with-elizabeth-lalasz-and-jia-lee

    1h 22m

  7. 12/09/2022

    When COVID Never Ends

    Long COVID is a labor rights issue. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-when-covid-never-ends

    1h 45m

  8. 11/25/2022

    Pandemic Black Fridays are Twice as Tiring, with Cynthia Murray and Lisa Harris

    Delivery workers from New York and London join the podcast to talk about organizing during the pandemic. For links and articles mentioned in this episode, visit https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-courier-class-war

    1h 7m
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A podcast about labor organizing, hosted by Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen. Presented by Dissent magazine since 2013.

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  • Creator
    Dissent
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2023
  • Episodes
    266
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Belabored

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