Labor Heritage Power Hour

“As long as it takes”

Broadcast on May 18, 2023 on WPFW 89.3 FM in Washington, DCHosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant
TV writer Joe Webb says he and 11,500 television writers – members of the Writers Guild -- are prepared to strike for “As long as it takes” to win a fair deal and protect their livelihoods. Plus music from Charlie King; he’s performing a free online concert this Sunday, May 21 at 7p ET.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA @Charlie_K_Music

Writers walk, building worker power, May Day ‘23

Broadcast on May 11, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock
Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network, including Your Rights At Work, the Reinventing Solidarity podcast, the Workers Beat radio show, and the Green and Red podcast. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @CunySLU @KNON893FM @PodcastGreenRed

LIVE from the Writers Guild picket line

Broadcast on May 11, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock
Television writer/producer Theo Travers on the “existential threat” that’s got Hollywood writers walking picket lines.  Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WGAWest #WGAstrike #WGAStrong #WGA

The writers walk

Broadcast on May 4, 2023The American Prospect Editor At Large Harold Meyerson on The Writers Walk, plus a Writer's Guild Strike Audio Postcard. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions @WGAWest @WGAeast #WGAstrike

DC Labor Chorus concert preview

Broadcast on May 4, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
DC Labor Chorus Director Elise Bryant previews the May 6 concert featuring the Chorus performing songs from the Love Songs from the Liberation Wars jazz opera. Info/tickets here; 7:30p at the Silver Spring United Methodist Church (8900 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD); streaming also available on request.  Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @LaborHeritage1

May Day preview; I AM STORY

Broadcast on April 27, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
Labor Heritage Foundation Executive Director Elise Bryant joins us to preview next week’s events celebrating work and workers, from the May Day shows on WPFW (89.3FM) to the IWW march and rally on May Day, the Labor Heritage Foundation’s annual Solidarity Forever Award (5/2), the launch of the 2023 DC Labor FilmFest (5/1, 3 & 7), and the DC Labor Chorus concert featuring "Love Songs from the Liberation Wars" (5/6); full details here.PLUS: The trailer for the riveting Episode 2 (“I Am A Man”) of the I AM STORY podcast from AFSCME.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @AFSCME @LaborHeritage1

Georgetown Labor Spring & Workers Memorial Day Mass

Broadcast on April 20, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
Alexis Harper on the April 25 Labor Spring at Kalmanovitz (3:00 – 5:30pm, Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall, Georgetown University, 1575 Tondorf Road Washington, DC 20007) and Father Brian Jordan on the April 27 Building Trades' Workers Memorial Day Mass (5:00 – 7:00pm, Saint Camillus Church, 1600 St Camillus Dr, Silver Spring).Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @GeorgetownKILWP

Instant Delivery: Fast but not fair

Broadcast on April 20, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub, and Instacart: to most of us, these are just handy ways to get food delivered to our home or office. We talk to Katie Wells and Isabella Stratta, authors of a new report released on April 19 -- The Instant Delivery Workplace in D.C. – which finds that the instant food delivery industry in the D.C. region poses risks to worker health and safety, subjects workers to unpredictable and variable wages, and requires unpaid work. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @GeorgetownKILWP

Working Class Giant

Broadcast on April 13, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock
First published in 1981, Working Class Giant: The Life of William Z. Foster is the classic biography of the radical American labor organizer and Communist politician. A new edition includes a foreword by today’s guest, union activist and organizer Chris Townsend, who talks about how Foster’s life and legacy continues to inspire a new generation of workers.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions @IntPubNYC  

Fighting world poverty begins at home

Broadcast on April 13, 2023Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
UNITE HERE members demand a $20 per hour minimum wage for Compass workers who serve elite clients in Washington DC. Plus latest labor news headlines.Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @unitehere @unitehere23 @WorldBank