The Valley Labor Report
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The LARGEST Union Radio Show in the South, broadcasting online and on the radio in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana, every Saturday from 9:30AM to 12:30PM Central. http://www.tvlr.fm
Christian Right-Winger & Babylon Bee editor Joel W Berry seems very fired up about hardworking Americans losing their jobs to Mexico & China... yet is oddly silent about multiple plant closures that have killed countless US jobs only made worse Trump's deals with Argentina.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Christian Right-Winger & Babylon Bee editor Joel W Berry seems very fired up about hardworking Americans losing their jobs to Mexico & China... yet is oddly silent about multiple plant closures that have killed countless US jobs only made worse Trump's deals with Argentina.
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This Tool Lets You Search Everything Our Politicians Say
Tara Bailey (@thealachannel @LWVAL) joins us to explain why government transparency matters, how searchable legislative video archives work, and how public access to hearings strengthens advocacy and accountability.
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Tara Bailey (@thealachannel @LWVAL) joins us to explain why government transparency matters, how searchable legislative video archives work, and how public access to hearings strengthens advocacy and accountability.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This Tool Lets You Search Everything Our Politicians Say
Tara Bailey (@thealachannel @LWVAL) joins us to explain why government transparency matters, how searchable legislative video archives work, and how public access to hearings strengthens advocacy and accountability.
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Tara Bailey (@thealachannel @LWVAL) joins us to explain why government transparency matters, how searchable legislative video archives work, and how public access to hearings strengthens advocacy and accountability.
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How Minneapolis Organized a Mass Response to ICE Activity
@workdaymagazine staff writer Isabella Escalona talks on the community response to ICE operations in Minneapolis, from mass protests to labor coalition strategy, and how resistance on the ground was reshaped.
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@workdaymagazine staff writer Isabella Escalona talks on the community response to ICE operations in Minneapolis, from mass protests to labor coalition strategy, and how resistance on the ground was reshaped.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How Minneapolis Organized a Mass Response to ICE Activity
@workdaymagazine staff writer Isabella Escalona talks on the community response to ICE operations in Minneapolis, from mass protests to labor coalition strategy, and how resistance on the ground was reshaped.
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@workdaymagazine staff writer Isabella Escalona talks on the community response to ICE operations in Minneapolis, from mass protests to labor coalition strategy, and how resistance on the ground was reshaped.
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How a Black Union’s 12-Year Fight Offers Lessons for the Trump Era
Labor organizer & @jacobin writer @paul_prescod discusses how the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters changed American history—and what they can teach us today as we face an anti-labor administration.
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Labor organizer & @jacobin writer @paul_prescod discusses how the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters changed American history—and what they can teach us today as we face an anti-labor administration.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How a Black Union’s 12-Year Fight Offers Lessons for the Trump Era
Labor organizer & @jacobin writer @paul_prescod discusses how the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters changed American history—and what they can teach us today as we face an anti-labor administration.
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Labor organizer & @jacobin writer @paul_prescod discusses how the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters changed American history—and what they can teach us today as we face an anti-labor administration.
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UAW Just Changed Everything at Volkswagen Chattanooga
@UAW members at Volkswagen Chattanooga have reached a tentative agreement covering over 3,000 workers. A member of the bargaining committee joins us for an inside look at how workers secured major wage increases & more.
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@UAW members at Volkswagen Chattanooga have reached a tentative agreement covering over 3,000 workers. A member of the bargaining committee joins us for an inside look at how workers secured major wage increases & more.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
UAW Just Changed Everything at Volkswagen Chattanooga
@UAW members at Volkswagen Chattanooga have reached a tentative agreement covering over 3,000 workers. A member of the bargaining committee joins us for an inside look at how workers secured major wage increases & more.
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@UAW members at Volkswagen Chattanooga have reached a tentative agreement covering over 3,000 workers. A member of the bargaining committee joins us for an inside look at how workers secured major wage increases & more.
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This Senator Didn't Even Know What His Anti-Union Bill Did
We take a look at a bill making it's way through the Florida legislature, SB 1236/HB 1387, which is yet another anti-union bill, and react to video of the bill's own sponsor being exposed in awkward real-time...
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We take a look at a bill making it's way through the Florida legislature, SB 1236/HB 1387, which is yet another anti-union bill, and react to video of the bill's own sponsor being exposed in awkward real-time...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This Senator Didn't Even Know What His Anti-Union Bill Did
We take a look at a bill making it's way through the Florida legislature, SB 1236/HB 1387, which is yet another anti-union bill, and react to video of the bill's own sponsor being exposed in awkward real-time...
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We take a look at a bill making it's way through the Florida legislature, SB 1236/HB 1387, which is yet another anti-union bill, and react to video of the bill's own sponsor being exposed in awkward real-time...
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Union Leader DESTROYS Trump-Backed Republican in Texas Election
Texas Democrats just pulled off a political shocker. Union leader @TaylorRehmetTX (@IAM_Union) flipped a deep-red Texas Senate district, defeating a Trump-backed Republican by a significant amount.
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Texas Democrats just pulled off a political shocker. Union leader @TaylorRehmetTX (@IAM_Union) flipped a deep-red Texas Senate district, defeating a Trump-backed Republican by a significant amount.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Union Leader DESTROYS Trump-Backed Republican in Texas Election
Texas Democrats just pulled off a political shocker. Union leader @TaylorRehmetTX (@IAM_Union) flipped a deep-red Texas Senate district, defeating a Trump-backed Republican by a significant amount.
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Texas Democrats just pulled off a political shocker. Union leader @TaylorRehmetTX (@IAM_Union) flipped a deep-red Texas Senate district, defeating a Trump-backed Republican by a significant amount.
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ICE in Minneapolis Sparks a Citywide Union Uprising
Minneapolis unions have been leading a citywide response to ICE. The President of @MPLSRLF explains how a decade of labor collaboration prepared the city to resist ICE & defend workers, immigrants, & constitutional rights
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Minneapolis unions have been leading a citywide response to ICE. The President of @MPLSRLF explains how a decade of labor collaboration prepared the city to resist ICE & defend workers, immigrants, & constitutional rights
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February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
ICE in Minneapolis Sparks a Citywide Union Uprising
Minneapolis unions have been leading a citywide response to ICE. The President of @MPLSRLF explains how a decade of labor collaboration prepared the city to resist ICE & defend workers, immigrants, & constitutional rights
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Minneapolis unions have been leading a citywide response to ICE. The President of @MPLSRLF explains how a decade of labor collaboration prepared the city to resist ICE & defend workers, immigrants, & constitutional rights
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Electrical Workers Stopped Pensions From Funding Genocide in Gaza
@ueunion Local 150 and a broad coalition of unions and community groups scored a major victory in North Carolina, pressuring the state pension fund to divest from Israeli government bonds.
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@ueunion Local 150 and a broad coalition of unions and community groups scored a major victory in North Carolina, pressuring the state pension fund to divest from Israeli government bonds.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Electrical Workers Stopped Pensions From Funding Genocide in Gaza
@ueunion Local 150 and a broad coalition of unions and community groups scored a major victory in North Carolina, pressuring the state pension fund to divest from Israeli government bonds.
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@ueunion Local 150 and a broad coalition of unions and community groups scored a major victory in North Carolina, pressuring the state pension fund to divest from Israeli government bonds.
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MatPat’s Game Theorists Are Unionizing (Despite Being Told Not To)
Workers at Theorist Media (Game Theory, et al) — formerly run by MatPat — are organizing with support from @WGAWest & @IATSE. After requesting voluntary recognition, workers say the company refused...
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Workers at Theorist Media (Game Theory, et al) — formerly run by MatPat — are organizing with support from @WGAWest & @IATSE. After requesting voluntary recognition, workers say the company refused...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
MatPat’s Game Theorists Are Unionizing (Despite Being Told Not To)
Workers at Theorist Media (Game Theory, et al) — formerly run by MatPat — are organizing with support from @WGAWest & @IATSE. After requesting voluntary recognition, workers say the company refused...
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Workers at Theorist Media (Game Theory, et al) — formerly run by MatPat — are organizing with support from @WGAWest & @IATSE. After requesting voluntary recognition, workers say the company refused...
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NEW REPORT: Worker Protections in Freefall Under Trump Administration
New data shows federal worker protection enforcement collapsed under Trump 2.0. A @GoodJobsFirst analyst talks steep drops in Wage & Hour and OSHA penalties and why workers more vulnerable than ever.
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New data shows federal worker protection enforcement collapsed under Trump 2.0. A @GoodJobsFirst analyst talks steep drops in Wage & Hour and OSHA penalties and why workers more vulnerable than ever.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NEW REPORT: Worker Protections in Freefall Under Trump Administration
New data shows federal worker protection enforcement collapsed under Trump 2.0. A @GoodJobsFirst analyst talks steep drops in Wage & Hour and OSHA penalties and why workers more vulnerable than ever.
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New data shows federal worker protection enforcement collapsed under Trump 2.0. A @GoodJobsFirst analyst talks steep drops in Wage & Hour and OSHA penalties and why workers more vulnerable than ever.
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INBOX: 2,200 nurses at Medstar Hospital in Washington, DC - unionized with @NationalNurses - ratified a new 3 year union contract containing:
💥 24% wage increase
💥 Improved protections
NNU notes that this DOES NOT resolve their outstanding wage theft complaint.
💥 24% wage increase
💥 Improved protections
NNU notes that this DOES NOT resolve their outstanding wage theft complaint.
February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
INBOX: 2,200 nurses at Medstar Hospital in Washington, DC - unionized with @NationalNurses - ratified a new 3 year union contract containing:
💥 24% wage increase
💥 Improved protections
NNU notes that this DOES NOT resolve their outstanding wage theft complaint.
💥 24% wage increase
💥 Improved protections
NNU notes that this DOES NOT resolve their outstanding wage theft complaint.
INBOX: 66 Mississippi casino workers unionize with the @Teamsters
Since the method of voting wasn't mentioned, presumably this was an NLRB election. A couple weeks ago nearly 300 other Mississippi casino workers organized with the Teamsters through a card check process.
Since the method of voting wasn't mentioned, presumably this was an NLRB election. A couple weeks ago nearly 300 other Mississippi casino workers organized with the Teamsters through a card check process.
February 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
INBOX: 66 Mississippi casino workers unionize with the @Teamsters
Since the method of voting wasn't mentioned, presumably this was an NLRB election. A couple weeks ago nearly 300 other Mississippi casino workers organized with the Teamsters through a card check process.
Since the method of voting wasn't mentioned, presumably this was an NLRB election. A couple weeks ago nearly 300 other Mississippi casino workers organized with the Teamsters through a card check process.
ICE Tried to Intimidate Minneapolis… It Backfired
Dr. David Kamper (@EconomicPolicy) relays his experience at the massive Anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis last weekend and the killing of Alex Pretti, plus we react to videos of ICE Agents acting like freaks.
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Dr. David Kamper (@EconomicPolicy) relays his experience at the massive Anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis last weekend and the killing of Alex Pretti, plus we react to videos of ICE Agents acting like freaks.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
ICE Tried to Intimidate Minneapolis… It Backfired
Dr. David Kamper (@EconomicPolicy) relays his experience at the massive Anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis last weekend and the killing of Alex Pretti, plus we react to videos of ICE Agents acting like freaks.
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Dr. David Kamper (@EconomicPolicy) relays his experience at the massive Anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis last weekend and the killing of Alex Pretti, plus we react to videos of ICE Agents acting like freaks.
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RFK Jr. Tried to KILL NIOSH — Workers Fought Back and WON
Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh (@AFGENational Local 3340) returns to talk on how @NIOSH employees organized and fought for 9 months, ultimately kicking RFK Jr's &Trump's asses by reversing their attempt to kill the agency.
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Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh (@AFGENational Local 3340) returns to talk on how @NIOSH employees organized and fought for 9 months, ultimately kicking RFK Jr's &Trump's asses by reversing their attempt to kill the agency.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
RFK Jr. Tried to KILL NIOSH — Workers Fought Back and WON
Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh (@AFGENational Local 3340) returns to talk on how @NIOSH employees organized and fought for 9 months, ultimately kicking RFK Jr's &Trump's asses by reversing their attempt to kill the agency.
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Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh (@AFGENational Local 3340) returns to talk on how @NIOSH employees organized and fought for 9 months, ultimately kicking RFK Jr's &Trump's asses by reversing their attempt to kill the agency.
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The Journalist Strike That Proved Labor Law Is Broken
Despite Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists unionizing with the @newsguild, the bosses continued violating the law for years, and once the NLRB finally entered the scene, the case painfully dragged on for far too long.
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Despite Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists unionizing with the @newsguild, the bosses continued violating the law for years, and once the NLRB finally entered the scene, the case painfully dragged on for far too long.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The Journalist Strike That Proved Labor Law Is Broken
Despite Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists unionizing with the @newsguild, the bosses continued violating the law for years, and once the NLRB finally entered the scene, the case painfully dragged on for far too long.
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Despite Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists unionizing with the @newsguild, the bosses continued violating the law for years, and once the NLRB finally entered the scene, the case painfully dragged on for far too long.
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What Union Stagehands Actually Do (And Why It Matters in the South)
Nicole Price (@IATSE Local 140 Chattanooga) talks union stagehand pay, standards, grievance protections, why union crews deliver higher-quality events, & why organizing matters for workers & communities.
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Nicole Price (@IATSE Local 140 Chattanooga) talks union stagehand pay, standards, grievance protections, why union crews deliver higher-quality events, & why organizing matters for workers & communities.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What Union Stagehands Actually Do (And Why It Matters in the South)
Nicole Price (@IATSE Local 140 Chattanooga) talks union stagehand pay, standards, grievance protections, why union crews deliver higher-quality events, & why organizing matters for workers & communities.
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Nicole Price (@IATSE Local 140 Chattanooga) talks union stagehand pay, standards, grievance protections, why union crews deliver higher-quality events, & why organizing matters for workers & communities.
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Huntsville Hospital’s $450M Merger and the Danger of Health Care Monopolies
Huntsville Hospital has announced a $450 million acquisition of its only remaining competitor in the metro area. Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing? What will it mean for patients in the area?
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Huntsville Hospital has announced a $450 million acquisition of its only remaining competitor in the metro area. Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing? What will it mean for patients in the area?
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January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Huntsville Hospital’s $450M Merger and the Danger of Health Care Monopolies
Huntsville Hospital has announced a $450 million acquisition of its only remaining competitor in the metro area. Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing? What will it mean for patients in the area?
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Huntsville Hospital has announced a $450 million acquisition of its only remaining competitor in the metro area. Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing? What will it mean for patients in the area?
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Kay Ivey’s Last State of the State Exposes Alabama’s Real Priorities (And They're Not Great)
Kay Ivey’s final State of the State address raises serious questions about budgets, education funding, health care, SNAP benefits, and who the legislature is really working for.
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Kay Ivey’s final State of the State address raises serious questions about budgets, education funding, health care, SNAP benefits, and who the legislature is really working for.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Kay Ivey’s Last State of the State Exposes Alabama’s Real Priorities (And They're Not Great)
Kay Ivey’s final State of the State address raises serious questions about budgets, education funding, health care, SNAP benefits, and who the legislature is really working for.
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Kay Ivey’s final State of the State address raises serious questions about budgets, education funding, health care, SNAP benefits, and who the legislature is really working for.
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MrBeast Says He Has "Less Money Than Viewers" — Let’s Talk About Billionaires
We react to an interview with MrBeast where he claims "everyone watching has more money than me," and discuss why billionaire finances are completely disconnected from everyday reality.
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We react to an interview with MrBeast where he claims "everyone watching has more money than me," and discuss why billionaire finances are completely disconnected from everyday reality.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
MrBeast Says He Has "Less Money Than Viewers" — Let’s Talk About Billionaires
We react to an interview with MrBeast where he claims "everyone watching has more money than me," and discuss why billionaire finances are completely disconnected from everyday reality.
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We react to an interview with MrBeast where he claims "everyone watching has more money than me," and discuss why billionaire finances are completely disconnected from everyday reality.
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Minnesota Labor Takes On ICE: Inside the Unprecedented Union Response
Minnesota @AFLCIO (@MNAFLCIO) President Bernie Burnham discusses ICE immigration enforcement raids, & the labor movement’s unprecedented response following the killing of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota @AFLCIO (@MNAFLCIO) President Bernie Burnham discusses ICE immigration enforcement raids, & the labor movement’s unprecedented response following the killing of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Minnesota Labor Takes On ICE: Inside the Unprecedented Union Response
Minnesota @AFLCIO (@MNAFLCIO) President Bernie Burnham discusses ICE immigration enforcement raids, & the labor movement’s unprecedented response following the killing of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota @AFLCIO (@MNAFLCIO) President Bernie Burnham discusses ICE immigration enforcement raids, & the labor movement’s unprecedented response following the killing of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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The Strategy Unions Are Using to Win Elections in Low-Union States
Labor organizer Jay Malone (@GoIUPAT) joins us to talk about how unions are rebuilding power in Houston through organizing, apprenticeships, and candidate education.
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Labor organizer Jay Malone (@GoIUPAT) joins us to talk about how unions are rebuilding power in Houston through organizing, apprenticeships, and candidate education.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The Strategy Unions Are Using to Win Elections in Low-Union States
Labor organizer Jay Malone (@GoIUPAT) joins us to talk about how unions are rebuilding power in Houston through organizing, apprenticeships, and candidate education.
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Labor organizer Jay Malone (@GoIUPAT) joins us to talk about how unions are rebuilding power in Houston through organizing, apprenticeships, and candidate education.
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Trump Melts Down After UAW Worker Calls Him "Pedophile Protector!"
We react to the viral moment from last week of a @UAW member at a Ford plant heckling Trump, Trump's response, why the worker’s union protections matter, and what this moment says about free speech.
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We react to the viral moment from last week of a @UAW member at a Ford plant heckling Trump, Trump's response, why the worker’s union protections matter, and what this moment says about free speech.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Trump Melts Down After UAW Worker Calls Him "Pedophile Protector!"
We react to the viral moment from last week of a @UAW member at a Ford plant heckling Trump, Trump's response, why the worker’s union protections matter, and what this moment says about free speech.
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We react to the viral moment from last week of a @UAW member at a Ford plant heckling Trump, Trump's response, why the worker’s union protections matter, and what this moment says about free speech.
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How 32,000 Home Care Workers Won a Historic Union Election
Michigan’s home care workers (@seiuhcmi) just won one of the largest union elections in the country. Journalist Ethan Buckley explains how they restored collective bargaining rights, and more.
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Michigan’s home care workers (@seiuhcmi) just won one of the largest union elections in the country. Journalist Ethan Buckley explains how they restored collective bargaining rights, and more.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How 32,000 Home Care Workers Won a Historic Union Election
Michigan’s home care workers (@seiuhcmi) just won one of the largest union elections in the country. Journalist Ethan Buckley explains how they restored collective bargaining rights, and more.
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Michigan’s home care workers (@seiuhcmi) just won one of the largest union elections in the country. Journalist Ethan Buckley explains how they restored collective bargaining rights, and more.
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Trump KILLED More 250,000 Construction Jobs — Here’s the Proof
Trump has canceled or threatened hundreds of construction, manufacturing, and energy projects—costing working people hundreds of thousands of jobs according to new data from @IBEW and other unions.
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Trump has canceled or threatened hundreds of construction, manufacturing, and energy projects—costing working people hundreds of thousands of jobs according to new data from @IBEW and other unions.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Trump KILLED More 250,000 Construction Jobs — Here’s the Proof
Trump has canceled or threatened hundreds of construction, manufacturing, and energy projects—costing working people hundreds of thousands of jobs according to new data from @IBEW and other unions.
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Trump has canceled or threatened hundreds of construction, manufacturing, and energy projects—costing working people hundreds of thousands of jobs according to new data from @IBEW and other unions.
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