LabourStart; Organising for a Change; Apple Box Talks; The Workers' Mic; America's Work Force Union Podcast

This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: LabourStart talks with Serbian air traffic controllers Ranko and Igor, fired after leading a 40-day strike — part of what they describe as a growing wave of anti-union repression in Serbia. On Organising for a Change, hosts Simon Sapper and Martin Smith join Matt Collins from Hope Not Hate to discuss how unions can counter the rise of far-right politics in workplaces. Apple Box Talks welcomes Winnie Luk, Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office, to talk about accessibility, inclusion, and recognizing both visible and invisible disabilities in the film industry. The Workers’ Mic gets fired up after a Chicago business owner threatens to stab Scabby the Rat, revisiting the legal fights that made Scabby a First Amendment icon. And on America’s Workforce Union Podcast, host Ed “Flash” Ferenc talks with historian Scott Nelson about the real—and haunting—story of John Henry, the young Black convict whose tragic death inspired a legend. Plus teasers for more Shows You Should Know: Economics For The People: David Bacon on deported workers in Tijuana; The Powerline Podcast: Steve Kopp turns “safety on paper” into real jobsite innovation; School Me: Jennifer Albert Mann brings labor history to life for teens; Union Or Bust: Kickstarter United’s Dannel Jurado talks 30 days on strike; Labor Force: Mike connects the government shutdown, SNAP cuts, and Eugene Debs’ legacy; Labor Notes Podcast: A spooky look at organizing lessons from They Live, Hill House, and Nosferatu. 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.