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Belabored
by Dissent
A podcast about labor organizing, hosted by Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen. Presented by Dissent magazine since 2013.
Episodes
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Belabored: How Workers Escape, with Saket Soni
Subscribe to the Belabored RSS feed here. Support the podcast on Patreon. Subscribe and rate on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Tweet at @DissentMag with #Belabored to share your thoughts, or join the conversation on Facebook. Check out the full archive here. Belabored is produced by Casey Stone....
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Belabored: Reviving the Strike in Britain, with Morag Livingstone and Joe Rollin
Subscribe to the Belabored RSS feed here. Support the podcast on Patreon. Subscribe and rate on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Tweet at @DissentMag with #Belabored to share your thoughts, or join the conversation on Facebook. Check out the full archive here. Belabored is produced by Casey Stone....
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Belabored: Los Angeles, 1992, Revisited with Tobias Higbie and Kent Wong
Subscribe to the Belabored RSS feed here. Support the podcast on Patreon. Subscribe and rate on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Tweet at @DissentMag with #Belabored to share your thoughts, or join the conversation on Facebook. Check out the full archive here. Belabored is produced by Casey Stone....
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Belabored: How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey
Subscribe to the Belabored RSS feed here. Support the podcast on Patreon. Subscribe and rate on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Tweet at @DissentMag with #Belabored to share your thoughts, or join the conversation on Facebook. Check out the full archive here. Belabored is produced by Casey Stone....
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Belabored: Child Labor, Child Strikes, with Jack Hodgson
Subscribe to the Belabored RSS feed here. Support the podcast on Patreon. Subscribe and rate on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Tweet at @DissentMag with #Belabored to share your thoughts, or join the conversation on Facebook. Check out the full archive here. Belabored is produced by Casey Stone....
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Belabored: Essential Workers in Crisis, with Elizabeth Lalasz and Jia Lee
[contentblock id=belabored-info-ck] As we wind 2022 and our COVID-19 series to a close, our struggles around pandemic work are anything but over. We’re seeing upticks in unionization, strikes, and other forms of workplace resistance. We’re also seeing workers quitting so-called “essential” jobs…
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Belabored: When COVID Never Ends
[contentblock id=belabored-info-ck] You may not see many signs in everyday life that the pandemic is still ongoing these days; mask mandates have been removed, social gatherings have resumed, and employers are pushing workers to return to in-person work. But for several million people across the...
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Belabored: Pandemic Black Fridays are Twice as Tiring, with Cynthia Murray and Lisa Harris
[contentblock id=belabored-info-ck] This podcast is coming to you the week of Thanksgiving in the United States, and while many of you might be listening after a relaxing meal and day off work, for retail and grocery store workers, the holiday just means extra stress, crowded stores, long lines,...
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Belabored: Courier Class War
[contentblock id=belabored-info-ck] While the pandemic brought turmoil and massive job losses to many sectors of the economy, some industries flourished during the many months of lockdowns, quarantines, and remote work and schooling. We came to rely on Zoom and Amazon as basic means of...
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Belabored: Mental Health Workers’ Double Pandemic, with Kellie Benson
[contentblock id=belabored-info-ck] This week begins our new series on workers and the pandemic. While politicians and many people would like to pretend that COVID-19 is over, for so many workers the damage done by the virus and the inadequate response continues to compound. For the rest of the...
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Belabored: The Death and Life of Labor Journalism
Labor journalists discuss media coverage of the recent strike wave in Britain. The post Belabored: The Death and Life of Labor Journalism appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: The Union on the Hill, with Janae Washington and Taylor Doggett
Two congressional staffers discuss the push to unionize Capitol Hill. The post Belabored: The Union on the Hill, with Janae Washington and Taylor Doggett appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Shutting Down the Ports, with Steve Gerrard and Liverpool Dockworkers
British dockworkers join the podcast to talk about ongoing strikes in Liverpool and Felixstowe. The post Belabored: Shutting Down the Ports, with Steve Gerrard and Liverpool Dockworkers appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Strippers Seek Justice at Work, with Velveeta
A group of strippers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood hopes to break new ground in organizing their field nationwide as part of the Actors’ Equity Association. The post Belabored: Strippers Seek Justice at Work, with Velveeta appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Wildcat Oil Strikes and the Energy Crisis, with Ewan Gibbs
In Scotland, Grangemouth oil refinery workers are just the latest to realize their power after two years of pandemic, when they were deemed essential—and watched industry profits spike—while they accepted pay freezes. The post Belabored: Wildcat Oil Strikes and the Energy Crisis, with Ewan Gibbs...
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Belabored: Delivery Workers Stuck in Searing Heat
UPS workers are sharing photographs of triple-digit temperature readings inside their trucks. The Teamsters say drivers are suffering from heat-related illnesses at an alarming rate. The post Belabored: Delivery Workers Stuck in Searing Heat appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Train Strikes Revive British Unions, with Alex Gordon
The president of the RMT joins the podcast to talk about the union's recent strike and what's next for rail workers. The post Belabored: Train Strikes Revive British Unions, with Alex Gordon appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Reproductive Justice Is Labor Justice
What the fall of Roe means for workers. The post Belabored: Reproductive Justice Is Labor Justice appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Working Time Struggles, Live from Labor Notes
Donna Jo Marks, Carlos Perez, and Jessica Wender-Shubow join Belabored for a live discussion about the politics of time spent at work. The post Belabored: Working Time Struggles, Live from Labor Notes appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Game Workers Unite and Win, with Emma Kinema
Workers at a division of games conglomerate Activision Blizzard shocked the industry by becoming one of the first collective bargaining units in U.S. gaming. The post Belabored: Game Workers Unite and Win, with Emma Kinema appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Women Leading the Labor Movement
Organizers of unionization efforts at Amazon, Starbucks, and the New York Times discuss how their experiences as women shape their work. The post Belabored: Women Leading the Labor Movement appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: What’s Up With Inflation, with J.W. Mason
Economist J.W. Mason joins the podcast to talk about inflation and how to organize around price increases. The post Belabored: What’s Up With Inflation, with J.W. Mason appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Abolish Student Debt, with the Debt Collective
With a pandemic pause on student loan repayments set to expire this year, debt abolitionists have stepped up their campaign to get Washington to cancel education debt entirely. The post Belabored: Abolish Student Debt, with the Debt Collective appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Winning in Logistics Work, with Michelle Valentin Nieves and Laleh Khalili
A two-part episode on logistics labor, with Michelle Valentin Nieves of the Amazon Labor Union, and Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade. The post Belabored: Winning in Logistics Work, with Michelle Valentin Nieves and Laleh Khalili appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Retail Organizing at REI
Retail has historically been one of the hardest sectors to organize, but workers at REI are bucking that trend. The post Belabored: Retail Organizing at REI appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Teacher Strikes in the Age of COVID-19
This week teachers and education workers went on strike in Minneapolis for the the first time in fifty years. The post Belabored: Teacher Strikes in the Age of COVID-19 appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Cyborg Taylorism in the Warehouse, with Beth Gutelius
How close are we to fully automated robot logistics? The post Belabored: Cyborg Taylorism in the Warehouse, with Beth Gutelius appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Public Goods, Private Harms with Donald Cohen
Over the past several decades, the shift of public goods and services into the control of corporations has taken a toll on their quality, increased inequality, undermined labor and civil rights, and made government less accountable. How can we restore our ownership of the commons? The post...
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Belabored: Trucker Supply Crisis? With Steve Viscelli
Long-haul trucking went from being one of the best blue-collar jobs to one of the toughest in America. What does this transformation mean for the ongoing supply chain crisis? The post Belabored: Trucker Supply Crisis? With Steve Viscelli appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Dangerous Work, with Debbie Berkowitz and Xian Barrett
Workers are being asked, once again, to keep working despite a surge in COVID-19 infections. As employers push for a return to "normal," how should we deal with the risks of returning to work? The post Belabored: Dangerous Work, with Debbie Berkowitz and Xian Barrett appeared first on Dissent...
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Belabored: The Great Resignation
Rebecca Kolins Givan and C.M. Lewis look back at the year in labor. The post Belabored: The Great Resignation appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Supply Chain Chaos, with Charmaine Chua
A discussion on global shipping, just-in-time manufacturing, and why fixing the supply chain means rethinking endless growth. The post Belabored: Supply Chain Chaos, with Charmaine Chua appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Our Neglected Human Infrastructure, with Sadé Dozan
Sadé Dozan of Caring Across Generations discusses the Build Back Better bill, which would put some $150 billion into Medicaid-supported homecare services. The post Belabored: Our Neglected Human Infrastructure, with Sadé Dozan appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Work Without the Workers, with Phil Jones
How do you take industrial action when your workplace is your computer? In his new book, Phil Jones considers the millions of "microworkers" around the world who process data for digital platforms. The post Belabored: Work Without the Workers, with Phil Jones appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Can the United Auto Workers Be Democratized? With Justin Mayhugh
For decades, the United Auto Workers has been controlled by a tight-knit group of insiders. Now members are voting in a historic referendum on how the union elects its central leadership. The post Belabored: Can the United Auto Workers Be Democratized? With Justin Mayhugh appeared first on…
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Belabored: Toward a Liberatory Unionism, with Eve Livingston
Eve Livingston's new book, Make Bosses Pay, aims to get young people connected to unions and to push unions to engage more with the working class as it is today: diverse, precarious, and perhaps on the brink of rebellion. The post Belabored: Toward a Liberatory Unionism, with Eve Livingston...
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Belabored: The Legacy of Occupy Wall Street, with Ruth Milkman and Nastaran Mohit
Though the occupation didn’t last long, it shaped many subsequent campaigns and movements, including in organized labor. The post Belabored: The Legacy of Occupy Wall Street, with Ruth Milkman and Nastaran Mohit appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Occupy’s Ten-Year Anniversary, with Stephen Lerner and Jonathan Westin
How did Occupy change the labor movement? And what lessons might it still hold for unions struggling to find their footing in an ever more crisis-prone world? The post Belabored: Occupy’s Ten-Year Anniversary, with Stephen Lerner and Jonathan Westin appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Washington Retreats from a Just Transition, with Joe Uehlein
As hopes for ambitious climate policy fade, Joe Uehlein, Founding President of the Labor Network for Sustainability, talks about why we must decarbonize the economy while protecting workers. The post Belabored: Washington Retreats from a Just Transition, with Joe Uehlein appeared first on Dissent...
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Belabored: Lost in Work, with Amelia Horgan
Amelia Horgan's new book, Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism, asks what work is, why it sucks, and what we can do to change it. The post Belabored: Lost in Work, with Amelia Horgan appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Why “Corporate Social Responsibility” Fails Workers
A close look at what happens when corporations police themselves. The post Belabored: Why “Corporate Social Responsibility” Fails Workers appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Critical Race Panic in Schools, with Jesse Hagopian
A new right-wing campaign to ban "critical race theory" aims to crack down on teachers who teach honestly about racism. How can teachers protect themselves and their students? The post Belabored: Critical Race Panic in Schools, with Jesse Hagopian appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Labor Solidarity in China, with Tobita Chow and Kevin Lin
A conversation about what rising U.S.-China tensions mean for workers and the labor movement in both countries. The post Belabored: Labor Solidarity in China, with Tobita Chow and Kevin Lin appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Strike Averted at the New Yorker, with Gili Ostfield
Reflections on what The New Yorker Union won, how they did it, and what other workers can learn from their victory. The post Belabored: Strike Averted at the New Yorker, with Gili Ostfield appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Back to Work
If you're nervous about going back to work, you're not the only one. Workers and labor advocates discuss what the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions might mean for workplace safety and labor rights. The post Belabored: Back to Work appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: General Strike in Palestine
Political economy researcher Riya Al-Sanah joins us from Haifa to talk about this week's historic general strike. The post Belabored: General Strike in Palestine appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: The Value of Care, with Alyssa Battistoni
The author of A Planet to Win talks about Biden's infrastructure proposals and why care jobs are green jobs. The post Belabored: The Value of Care, with Alyssa Battistoni appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: The Power of Alt-Labor
Worker centers organize workers excluded from labor regulations and disconnected from mainstream unions. They have brought fresh energy to the labor movement. The post Belabored: The Power of Alt-Labor appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Black Against Amazon, with Steven Pitts and Robin D.G. Kelley
Steven Pitts and Robin D.G. Kelley discuss Amazon and the state of the Black working class. The post Belabored: Black Against Amazon, with Steven Pitts and Robin D.G. Kelley appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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Belabored: Women on Labor’s Frontline, with Jo Grady
Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union in the United Kingdom, talks about the prospects for a truly feminist labor movement. The post Belabored: Women on Labor’s Frontline, with Jo Grady appeared first on Dissent Magazine.
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