Labor Heritage Power Hour

DC’s first union Starbucks; Iron 5 apprentice wins big

Broadcast on October 6, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Elise Bryant
DC's P Street Starbucks votes in a union; Rebecca Hess, Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board, Workers United, SEIU, reports.
Iron Workers Local 5 member Nathan Merhige on how he won #1 in the 2022 Outstanding Ironworkers Apprenticeship Competition.
Today’s music: Paul Robeson sings “Joe Hill” on the legendary organizer/singer’s 143rd birthday.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @SBWorkersUnited @WorkersUnitedMA @TheIronworkers

Starbucks workers aren’t the only ones organizing

Broadcast on September 22, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock
Professor CHRIS MARTIN on Workers at Big Brands Like Starbucks Aren’t the Only Ones Unionizing, and Railroad Workers United’s Fritz Edler on Canadian railroaders who died on the job under circumstances where their deaths were self-investigated by private police owned and directed by their employer.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @railroadworkers

12 Weeks: Paid Family Leave expands in DC

Broadcast on September 29, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock
DC’s historic Paid Family and Medical Leave bill is expanding coverage – increasing to 12 weeks -- this Saturday, October 1; At-Large DC City Council member ELISSA SILVERMAN joins us to discuss how this affects the lives and health of working families in the District.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @tweetelissa @jufj #PaidLeave @DCPaidLeave

Pam Parker’s back!

Broadcast on September 22, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
Vocalist Pam Parker is hosting an online concert on Sunday, September 25; details/tickets at pamelaparker108@gmail.com. Pam, who recently survived a near-death experience, talks about finding her voice after a serious illness, Sunday’s concert’s theme of gratitude, and the importance of music to the labor movement. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

The Anthrax Attacks

Broadcast on September 22, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
Netflix documentary The Anthrax Attacks: In The Shadow of 9/11 with director Dan Krauss and Dena Briscoe, president of APWU, Nation’s Capital and Southern MD Local.
From Oscar-nominated director Dan Krauss (Extremis) comes the story of the 2001 anthrax attacks on the United States in the days following 9/11 and the incredible forensic investigation that followed. Briscoe is among the DC postal workers featured in the film and two of the five people killed in the anthrax attacks were members of her local.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @krauss_dan and @APWUnational

Biden’s labor scorecard

Broadcast on September 15, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
Economic Policy Institute policy analyst Margaret Poydock on President Biden’s first 18 months, including his key role in the tentative rail settlement averting a nationwide strike.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @smartunionworks @mpoydock @POTUS

Generation Union

Broadcast on September 15, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
With a 72% union approval rating among young workers, American Prospect Editor At Large Harold Meyerson has dubbed them “Generation Union”. RN Victoria Zeehandelaar reports on this week’s 3-day strike by 15,000 Minnesota nurses. Plus an update on the tentative rail agreement, averting a nationwide strike.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @smartunionworks @mnnurses @HaroldMeyerson @mpoydock @POTUS

Essential workers unite!

Broadcast on September 8, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
Last week we talked to U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh about the induction of Essential Workers of the Coronavirus Pandemic into the Labor Hall of Honor. This week we talk with Wade Rathke, Chief Organizer for ACORN about how “Essential workers are taking action” and organizing.
“Acknowledging workers' importance doesn't give employers the right to exploit them,” he says.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @ACORNunion @UnitedLabor

Play ball!

Broadcast on September 8, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
Sportswriter Dave Zirin on three major labor sports stories: the Major League Baseball Players Association affiliates with the AFL-CIO, minor league ball players organize, and U.S. Soccer signs equal pay agreements. Plus: DC has its first union bookstore! We talk with Isa Salazar, one of the Politics and Prose Workers Union organizers, about how workers there won a union and a first contract in just 10 months.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @EdgeofSports @PolProseUnion @ACORNunion @UnitedLabor

Marty Walsh with 2022 Labor Hall of Honor honorees

Broadcast on September 1, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
This week’s guests:
Rebecca Hess, Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board, Workers United, SEIU, with updates on Starbucks Labor Day Weekend Sip-Ins in the DC metro area.Margaret Poydock, Policy Analyst and Government Affairs Specialist at the Economic Policy Institute on Union approval hits highest point since 1965 (Here’s why this isn’t surprising).
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on the induction of Essential Workers of the Coronavirus Pandemic into the Labor Hall of Honor, record approval rates for unions, and a Labor Day message. Ellen Cassedy: co-founder of 9 to 5; author of the new book Working 9 to 5: A women’s movement, a labor union, and the iconic movie. MUSIC: Classic Union Yes promo.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
@wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @ellencassedy @USDOL @SecMartyWalsh @EconomicPolicy @mpoydock @WorkersUnitedMA