Boiling Point; Art and Labor; Blue Collar News; Next Generation Carriers; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast

On This Week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Boiling Point – Grassroots democracy proves its power as Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral win in New York sparks a conversation about movement-based politics. Art and Labor – Brooklyn artists take to the streets on election night with sharp, funny commentary on culture, power, and political change. Blue Collar News – From Helena, Montana, AFGE Local 4012 President Jordan Harwell describes how the federal shutdown is hitting working families — and what unions are doing to help. Next Generation Carriers – Host Margot opens a “Women’s Roundtable” on burnout among postal workers and union activists, with candid talk about caring for ourselves and each other. SAG-AFTRA Podcast – New SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin shares his vision for the union’s future, from health and pension protections to confronting the challenges of artificial intelligence. Shows You Should Know – Tiffany Roman on the federal shutdown (El Cafecito del Día); two new Two Classes of Mail episodes on veterans and discipline; Pipe Up’s Veterans Day special with UA’s Veterans In Piping; Fight Like Hell salutes NALC veterans; We Rise Fighting breaks down labor wins and strikes; and a farewell to APWU’s Mark Dimondstein as he signs off from Communicating With You, The Member. Listen to all these and 200+ more shows at laborradionetwork.org Follow #LaborRadioPod on Bluesky, X, Facebook, and Instagram. Support the Network with union-made T-shirts — two colors, all sizes — at laborradionetwork.org. Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement. Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media by Harold Phillips.