Labor Jawn
@laborjawn.bsky.social
Philly's self proclaimed official labor history podcast. Join historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James as they explore the workingclass history of the region.
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TONIGHT! 👇See you on TikTok!
AMA: Union organizers to help you ACTUALLY start organizing your workplace! 🙌
Bring your questions to Zack Frink and Lindsay Sanders this Friday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET to get all the insight you need to know into how to make tangible change at your job.
TikTok: @genzforchange
Bring your questions to Zack Frink and Lindsay Sanders this Friday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET to get all the insight you need to know into how to make tangible change at your job.
TikTok: @genzforchange
September 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
TONIGHT! 👇See you on TikTok!
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"Employees report working between 55 and 75 hours per week... Neptune’s economic contributions to distant cities are not matched by equivalent benefits to its own community."
Read about @JobsMoveAmerica's critical report of an AL-based company & how they're taking action.
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Read about @JobsMoveAmerica's critical report of an AL-based company & how they're taking action.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Employees report working between 55 and 75 hours per week... Neptune’s economic contributions to distant cities are not matched by equivalent benefits to its own community."
Read about @JobsMoveAmerica's critical report of an AL-based company & how they're taking action.
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Read about @JobsMoveAmerica's critical report of an AL-based company & how they're taking action.
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the US if Tylenol actually caused autism
September 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
the US if Tylenol actually caused autism
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4.2 million families will be kicked off their health insurance unless Congress acts fast to extend ACA tax credits.
Join your fellow AFSCME members in telling Congress to lower health care costs. act.afscme.org/forms/tell-c...
Join your fellow AFSCME members in telling Congress to lower health care costs. act.afscme.org/forms/tell-c...
September 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
4.2 million families will be kicked off their health insurance unless Congress acts fast to extend ACA tax credits.
Join your fellow AFSCME members in telling Congress to lower health care costs. act.afscme.org/forms/tell-c...
Join your fellow AFSCME members in telling Congress to lower health care costs. act.afscme.org/forms/tell-c...
Hey.
You.
Yes, you.
You should learn labor history.
You.
Yes, you.
You should learn labor history.
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hey.
You.
Yes, you.
You should learn labor history.
You.
Yes, you.
You should learn labor history.
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@laborjawn.bsky.social happy to have been featured on the podcast to talk my book. These guys are a class act. open.spotify.com/episode/63od...
Tinicum & Eastwick - Interview with Will Caverly
Labor Jawn · Episode
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January 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
@laborjawn.bsky.social happy to have been featured on the podcast to talk my book. These guys are a class act. open.spotify.com/episode/63od...
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USA: What the Longshore Union Deal Means for Workers jacobin.com/2025/01/ila-...
What the Longshore Union Deal Means for Workers
The longshore strike that paralyzed East and Gulf Coast ports for three days last year produced big wage gains and expanded protections in an industry where jobs are constantly under threat of automat...
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January 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
USA: What the Longshore Union Deal Means for Workers jacobin.com/2025/01/ila-...
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Blue Oval battery plant workers organized in part over workplace hazards like exposure to dangerous solvents that may cause respiratory problems and birth defects. “If we don’t get the UAW in here, I don't know if I can stay,” one worker told @lfelizleon.bsky.social: labornotes.org/2024/11/kent...
Kentucky Battery Plant Workers Launch Union Drive with UAW
A majority of the 1,000 auto workers at the car battery park Blue Oval in Glendale, Kentucky, have signed union cards to join the United Auto Workers. The battery park, a joint venture between Ford an...
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December 9, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Blue Oval battery plant workers organized in part over workplace hazards like exposure to dangerous solvents that may cause respiratory problems and birth defects. “If we don’t get the UAW in here, I don't know if I can stay,” one worker told @lfelizleon.bsky.social: labornotes.org/2024/11/kent...
Ayyyyyy, a local boy
An ex-Penn student is a person of interest in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was taken in for questioning in an Altoona, Pa. McDonald’s earlier in the day.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was taken in for questioning in an Altoona, Pa. McDonald’s earlier in the day.
Ex-Penn student is person of interest in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO; was taken into custody in Altoona
The man was detained at a McDonald's in Altoona. Police have been searching for a suspect since Brian Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan last week.
www.inquirer.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Ayyyyyy, a local boy
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3 years ago today, the Elmwood store in Buffalo, NY organized and won a union.
Since then, we've grown, fought, and won - together. As workers prepare for what we hope is the final phase of negotiations with the company, we're celebrating our strength and solidarity today! Here's to MANY more ✊
Since then, we've grown, fought, and won - together. As workers prepare for what we hope is the final phase of negotiations with the company, we're celebrating our strength and solidarity today! Here's to MANY more ✊
December 9, 2024 at 7:06 PM
3 years ago today, the Elmwood store in Buffalo, NY organized and won a union.
Since then, we've grown, fought, and won - together. As workers prepare for what we hope is the final phase of negotiations with the company, we're celebrating our strength and solidarity today! Here's to MANY more ✊
Since then, we've grown, fought, and won - together. As workers prepare for what we hope is the final phase of negotiations with the company, we're celebrating our strength and solidarity today! Here's to MANY more ✊
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Labor Notes Online Workshop 🖥️ Tomorrow: Tuesday, Dec. 10— What To Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart
Meet other rank-and-file members and talk about organizing to build a democratic, member-led union culture.
Sign up today! labornotes.org/events/2024/...
Meet other rank-and-file members and talk about organizing to build a democratic, member-led union culture.
Sign up today! labornotes.org/events/2024/...
Workshop: What To Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart (December)
Cartoon by Mary Matthews, drawingdailyusa.com If you’re a union member, unfortunately the chances are good that you’ve had your heart broken at least once by one of your own leaders. Whether you tried...
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December 9, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Labor Notes Online Workshop 🖥️ Tomorrow: Tuesday, Dec. 10— What To Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart
Meet other rank-and-file members and talk about organizing to build a democratic, member-led union culture.
Sign up today! labornotes.org/events/2024/...
Meet other rank-and-file members and talk about organizing to build a democratic, member-led union culture.
Sign up today! labornotes.org/events/2024/...
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CANADA: The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days www.ctvnews.ca/business/the...
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers has hit 25 days.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 9, 2024 at 12:43 PM
CANADA: The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days www.ctvnews.ca/business/the...
*1934 SEABROOK FARMS STRIKE
At one of the most industrialized farms in the country, Black and Italian farm workers stood up against violent repression from corrupt policemen, farmer vigilantes, the KKK, and the "Henry Ford of Agriculture," to get fair wages and union recognition.*
#podcast
At one of the most industrialized farms in the country, Black and Italian farm workers stood up against violent repression from corrupt policemen, farmer vigilantes, the KKK, and the "Henry Ford of Agriculture," to get fair wages and union recognition.*
#podcast
December 9, 2024 at 11:52 AM
*1934 SEABROOK FARMS STRIKE
At one of the most industrialized farms in the country, Black and Italian farm workers stood up against violent repression from corrupt policemen, farmer vigilantes, the KKK, and the "Henry Ford of Agriculture," to get fair wages and union recognition.*
#podcast
At one of the most industrialized farms in the country, Black and Italian farm workers stood up against violent repression from corrupt policemen, farmer vigilantes, the KKK, and the "Henry Ford of Agriculture," to get fair wages and union recognition.*
#podcast
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TONIGHT: There’s still seats left to hear battle-tested organizers discuss the new political terrain and make a case for how workers can fight and win even in the most challenging of political conditions.
RSVP link below 👇
RSVP link below 👇
December 4, 2024 at 8:49 PM
TONIGHT: There’s still seats left to hear battle-tested organizers discuss the new political terrain and make a case for how workers can fight and win even in the most challenging of political conditions.
RSVP link below 👇
RSVP link below 👇
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- Labor Against the Arena – Saving Philly's historic Chinatown, on the @laborjawn.bsky.social podcast
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast DAILY #podcast:
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#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast DAILY #podcast:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ujx28...
www.laborradionetwork.org
#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod
December 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM
- Labor Against the Arena – Saving Philly's historic Chinatown, on the @laborjawn.bsky.social podcast
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast DAILY #podcast:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ujx28...
www.laborradionetwork.org
#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod
On today’s Labor Radio Podcast DAILY #podcast:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ujx28...
www.laborradionetwork.org
#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod
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Sam and Gabe tell the story of Maggie Kuhn who fought for the rights and dignity of older workers by founding the Gray Panthers on the latest @laborjawn.bsky.social #podcast at
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#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod #LaborHistory
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#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod #LaborHistory
Maggie Kuhn and the Gray Panthers
Podcast Episode · Labor Jawn · 12/01/2024 · 16m
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December 4, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Sam and Gabe tell the story of Maggie Kuhn who fought for the rights and dignity of older workers by founding the Gray Panthers on the latest @laborjawn.bsky.social #podcast at
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod #LaborHistory
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#1u #UnionSky #LaborRadioPod #LaborHistory
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BREAKING! Workers at the Coleman Village store in Atlanta, GA just UNANIMOUSLY voted to unionize tonight, 14-0!
They're joining over 520 Starbucks stores that have organized, and soon they'll be able to add their voice at the bargaining table as we finish up the foundations of our union contracts!
They're joining over 520 Starbucks stores that have organized, and soon they'll be able to add their voice at the bargaining table as we finish up the foundations of our union contracts!
December 3, 2024 at 1:43 AM
BREAKING! Workers at the Coleman Village store in Atlanta, GA just UNANIMOUSLY voted to unionize tonight, 14-0!
They're joining over 520 Starbucks stores that have organized, and soon they'll be able to add their voice at the bargaining table as we finish up the foundations of our union contracts!
They're joining over 520 Starbucks stores that have organized, and soon they'll be able to add their voice at the bargaining table as we finish up the foundations of our union contracts!
Just thinking about how one of the most popular musicals of the late 1930s was written for the ILGWU, had a cast made up entirely of union members, and had a plot focused on antifascism, strikes, and labor rights.
December 3, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Just thinking about how one of the most popular musicals of the late 1930s was written for the ILGWU, had a cast made up entirely of union members, and had a plot focused on antifascism, strikes, and labor rights.
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LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
ACT 10 DOWN MOTHERFUCKERS!!! www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Act 10 overturned by Dane County judge. Walker-era law decimated public employee unions
The effort to overturn Act 10 began in November 2023 when several unions representing public employees filed the lawsuit, citing a "dire situation" in workplaces with issues including low pay, staffin...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:10 PM
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!