Show: Labor Express for 12-22-2024 - Jorge Mujica on resisting Trump’s planned mass deportations and voices from the Amazon picket lines

This is the full 12-22-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> Jorge Mujica of ARISE Chicago Workers Center discusses resisting Trump’s planned mass deportations. Also voices from the Amazon picket lines and info on the Starbucks nationwide strike.</p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   <a href="http://www.laborexpress.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laborexpress.org</a></p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</a></p> Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laborradionetwork.org</a>  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong </p>

00:54:40

Show: Labor Express for 12-8-2024 - Jimmy Williams Jr., Mark Dimondstein, and Adolph Reed Jr. discuss the aftermath of the 2024 election

This is the full 12-8-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> <br /></p> Jimmy Williams Jr., President of the International Union of Painters, Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union and professor Adolph Reed Jr. all discuss the aftermath of the 2024 election and what it means for the working class.</p> <br /></p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org</p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</p> Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong</p>

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Show: Labor Express for 11-24-2024 - CTU ties contract fight to fight against Trump’s Project 2025, we also examine xenophobia and fascism post-Trump’s re-election

This is the full 11-24-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> <br /></p> Trump’s re-election will bring massive, sustained attacks on the working class, unions, and especially immigrant workers. The labor movement must begin now to build a fightback strategy. The Chicago Teachers Union leads the way with a march and rally tying their contract fight to the fight against Project 2025. Historian Carol Lang discusses the history of fascism and its relevance to the current moment. Immigration attorney Steven Sacco examines xenophobia in our current politics.</p> <br /></p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org</p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</p> Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong </p>

00:56:04

Show: Labor Express for 10-27-2024 - Jackson Potter, CTU VP on teacher’s contract negotiations and school board elections, plus ACERO closures

This is the full 10-27-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> Jackson Potter, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union, discusses contract negotiations, the CPS budget crisis, and the first-ever elections for the Chicago Board of Education.  Plus, teachers and parents speak out on ACERO’s plan to close 7 Chicago charter schools in Latino communities.</p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   <a href="http://www.laborexpress.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laborexpress.org</a></p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</a></p> <br />Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laborradionetwork.org</a>  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong </p>

00:55:20

Interview: Jackson Potter, CTU VP on teacher’s contract negotiations

Jackson Potter, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union, discusses contract negotiations, the CPS budget crisis, and the very first elections for the Chicago Board of Education.</p>

00:33:49

Show: Labor Express for 10-13-2024 - The ILA (Longshoremen) win their strike. UAW President Shawn Fain speaks to the CTU.

This is the full 10-13-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> The ILA (The International Longshoremen's Association) wins their 3-day strike and a 62% wage increase!  UAW President Shawn Fain speaks to the CTU (Chicago Teachers Union).</p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   <a href="http://www.laborexpress.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laborexpress.org</a></p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</a></p> Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">laborradionetwork.org</a>  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong </p>

01:00:52

Show: Labor Express for 9-22-2024 - Julian Electric workers organize, Jonas Čeika on fascism & middle classes

This is the full 9-22-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> ARISE Chicago workers center helps Julian Electric workers in Lockport organize a union, Kiefer Dunn discusses adjuncts first contract fight at the Art Institute, Peter Hudis discusses Ukraine and Palestine, and Jonas Čeika talks about fascism and the middle class.</p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   <a href="http://www.laborexpress.org/">laborexpress.org</a></p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio">http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</a></p> <br />Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/">laborradionetwork.org</a>  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong </p>

00:55:32

Show: Labor Express for 9-8-2024 - Les Leopold, author of Wall Street’s War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It

This is the full 9-8-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> <br /></p> Les Leopold, Executive Director of the Labor Institute and author of a new book entitled <em>Wall Street’s War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It</em>, talks about how mass layoffs and economic dislocation are directly related to why much of the white working class has abandoned the Democratic party and questions the value of democracy itself.</p> <br /></p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page... laborexpress.org</p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</p> Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. laborradionetwork.org #laborradionetwork #LaborRadioPod #1u #UnionStrong </p> <br /></p>

00:58:38

Show: Labor Express for 8-25-2024 - the U.S. labor movement inside and outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) 2024.

This is the full 8-25-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> The U.S. labor movement inside and outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) 2024.</p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   <a href="http://www.laborexpress.org/">laborexpress.org</a></p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio">http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</a></p> Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/">laborradionetwork.org</a>  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong </p>

00:57:07

Show: Labor Express for 8-11-2024 - ALU joins Teamsters, Pizza Nova workers, SureBuilt workers, Colombian Demand Justice

This is the full 8-11-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. </p> ARISE Chicago Workers Center assists workers at Pizza Nova and SureBuilt Concrete Forms organize.  The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) affiliates with the Teamsters.  Colombian workers win a lawsuit against Chiquita Bananas for paying death squads responsible for workers' deaths.</p> Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLPN in Chicago, 105.5 FM. For more information, see our Facebook page...   <a href="http://www.laborexpress.org/">laborexpress.org</a></p> and our homepage on Archive.org at:</p> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio">http://www.archive.org/details/LaborExpressRadio</a></p> <br />Labor Express is a member of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network, Working People's Voices – Broadcasting Worldwide 24 Hours A Day. <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/">laborradionetwork.org</a>  #laborradionetwork  #LaborRadioPod  #1u  #UnionStrong </p>

00:58:57