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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2026 · 52 MIN

Meatpacking Strike, Movement Truths, and Solidarity on the Field

from Labor Radio-Podcast Weekly · host laborradiopodcastweekly

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Working People – JBS meatpacking workers launch one of the largest strikes in decades, demanding safer conditions, fair pay, and dignity on the job amid growing corporate consolidation. CWA Hour of Power – A powerful Women’s History Month segment on Dolores Huerta that honors her legacy while confronting difficult truths about power, accountability, and survivor courage within movements. The Workers Mic – A lively discussion on labor and sports, exploring solidarity through the lens of NFL referees, WNBA gains, and the importance of honoring picket lines. Re:Work – The story of a woman in India challenging gender norms and carving out space in a male-dominated transport industry. PLUS this week’s “Shows You Should Know”: Engage – Contract negotiations, strategy, and why labor history matters at the bargaining table; The Valley Labor Report – Hospital consolidation, prison reform, and new union organizing drives; Reinventing Solidarity – Rethinking economic policy and a worker-centered “abundance agenda”; Labor Radio on KBOO – Voices from the Portland Community College strike line; Powerline Podcast – What rodeo culture can teach about teamwork, communication, and job site safety; El Cafecito del Día (en Español) – Latina union leaders building power in communities and local government. 👉 Subscribe, listen, and follow us at laborradionetwork.org @WorkingPod @coalition_labor @rework_radio #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong #WorkersVoices #SolidarityMedia @AFLCIO Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips.

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