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Belabored

A podcast about labor organizing, hosted by Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen. Presented by Dissent magazine since 2013.

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Belabored Podcast #49: Mapping New York’s New Labor Movements, with Ruth Milkman

Belabored Podcast #49: Mapping New York’s New Labor Movements, with Ruth Milkman

In New Labor in New York, editors Ruth Milkman and Ed Ott of the City University of New York analyze thirteen worker cen... Read more

11 Apr 2014

59mins

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Belabored Podcast #78: The Union and the University

Belabored Podcast #78: The Union and the University

Organizers from five private universities discuss what's next for grad student unionism. The post Belabored Podcast #78... Read more

29 May 2015

1hr 22mins

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Ranked #3

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Belabored Podcast #68: Good Cop, Bad Cop, with Joshua Freeman

Belabored Podcast #68: Good Cop, Bad Cop, with Joshua Freeman

Belabored talked to historian Joshua Freeman about how police and their unions fit within the labor movement, and the p... Read more

9 Jan 2015

49mins

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Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shiba... Read more

18 Oct 2019

1hr 5mins

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Ranked #5

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Belabored Podcast #130: Retail Warriors

Belabored Podcast #130: Retail Warriors

In this special episode on the retail industry, organizers and workers from around the country talk about their fights t... Read more

2 Jul 2017

1hr 7mins

Ranked #6

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Belabored Podcast #100: How Uprisings Happen, with Mark Engler

Belabored Podcast #100: How Uprisings Happen, with Mark Engler

For the 100th episode of Belabored, a special live-recorded discussion with Mark Engler, about his new book This Is an U... Read more

8 Apr 2016

1hr 27mins

Ranked #7

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Belabored Podcast #148: Organizing Outside the Law, at Labor Notes

Belabored Podcast #148: Organizing Outside the Law, at Labor Notes

How do we advocate for workers when the rules are rigged against us? Sarah and Michelle sat down with four teacher organ... Read more

13 Apr 2018

1hr 33mins

Ranked #8

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Belabored Podcast #3: “Strike.”

Belabored Podcast #3: “Strike.”

Sarah and Josh talk strikes: the latest wave of one-day, low-wage, non-union work stoppages and, hypothetically, what mi... Read more

26 Apr 2013

31mins

Ranked #9

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Belabored Podcast #152: SCOTUS’s Epic Fail, with Celine McNicholas

Belabored Podcast #152: SCOTUS’s Epic Fail, with Celine McNicholas

Economist Celine McNicholas breaks down what last week's Supreme Court ruling means for workers—and why more individual ... Read more

1 Jun 2018

55mins

Ranked #10

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Belabored Podcast #138: Wobblies of the World, Then and Now, with Peter Cole

Belabored Podcast #138: Wobblies of the World, Then and Now, with Peter Cole

The history of the IWW—and its concept of "One Big Union"—holds lessons for the labor movement today. The post Belabored... Read more

3 Nov 2017

53mins

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Belabored Podcast #146: West Virginia Teachers Win

Belabored Podcast #146: West Virginia Teachers Win

We talk to three West Virginia teachers about why they went on strike, how they won, and how the labor movement can carr... Read more

10 Mar 2018

1hr 20mins

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Belabored Podcast #115: Organizing for Power, with Jane McAlevey

Belabored Podcast #115: Organizing for Power, with Jane McAlevey

Jane McAlevey joins us to talk about her new book, No Shortcuts, strategies for workplace organizing, and what's wrong w... Read more

28 Oct 2016

58mins

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Belabored Podcast #39: The Real State of the Union, with Heather McGhee of Demos

Belabored Podcast #39: The Real State of the Union, with Heather McGhee of Demos

Special guest Heather McGhee of Demos responds to the President's address with policy solutions that could alleviate inc... Read more

31 Jan 2014

49mins

Ranked #14

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Belabored Podcast #102: A Left Turn on the Campaign Trail, with Eric Fink

Belabored Podcast #102: A Left Turn on the Campaign Trail, with Eric Fink

An interview with Eric Fink, a democratic socialist candidate for State Senate in North Carolina, who is challenging one... Read more

29 Apr 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #15

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Belabored Podcast #126: Voices from the Rust Belt, with Chuck Jones

Belabored Podcast #126: Voices from the Rust Belt, with Chuck Jones

Trump's promises notwithstanding, many factory workers in the Rust Belt are just as frustrated after the election as the... Read more

21 Apr 2017

1hr 16mins

Ranked #16

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Belabored Podcast #116: Facing Labor and Politics Under Trump

Belabored Podcast #116: Facing Labor and Politics Under Trump

We look at some bright spots from the election, including the story of how a unique labor-community coalition in Arizona... Read more

11 Nov 2016

1hr 9mins

Ranked #17

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Belabored Podcast #144: Thinking Outside the Box

Belabored Podcast #144: Thinking Outside the Box

Two labor groups are waging creative challenges against corporate America—and for the rights of immigrant workers. The p... Read more

9 Feb 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #18

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Belabored Podcast #69: Laborers and Lovers, with Andrew Cherlin

Belabored Podcast #69: Laborers and Lovers, with Andrew Cherlin

What does the decline of stable working-class jobs mean for the working-class family? Belabored asks Andrew Cherlin, aut... Read more

23 Jan 2015

52mins

Ranked #19

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Belabored Podcast #6: “That Can Get You Fired”

Belabored Podcast #6: “That Can Get You Fired”

Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board rejected, new strike authorizations, and Sarah and Josh discu... Read more

17 May 2013

45mins

Ranked #20

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Belabored Podcast #101: Ireland Rising, with Ronan Burtenshaw

Belabored Podcast #101: Ireland Rising, with Ronan Burtenshaw

A conversation with Irish journalist Ronan Burtenshaw about the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, its legacy, and ... Read more

15 Apr 2016

1hr 4mins

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