This week, we’re staying in Southern California, where the workers of Touchstone Climbing Gym in Los Angeles have been negotiating... more

In this urgent episode of Working People, we focus on the Trump-Musk administration’s all-out assault on federal workers and its takeover... more

We kick off the new season of Working People with another crucial installment of our ongoing series where we speak with the... more

“I did not start out as a writer interested in organized labor,” Hamilton Nolan writes in The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and... more

“In late September,” Timothy Pratt writes in Capital & Main, “a massive billow of smoke from a chemical fire spread over... more

“During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the US economy almost completely collapsed,” historian Dana Frank writes in her new... more

Longtime Working People listeners will be familiar with Max and Mel’s extended work discussing the supply chain, the workers who... more

On November 12, unionized nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore held a rally in front of the Marriott... more

Sacrifice zones are areas where people have been left to live in conditions that threaten life itself, from toxic industrial... more

Two years ago, the US was on the cusp of seeing its first national rail strike in decades. Then, President... more

Last year, we summoned all the Alvarez siblings from the ether to record our annual Halloween episode. Sadly, we were... more

On Monday, Oct 21, 2400 behavior health workers at Kaiser Permanente’s Southern California locations walked off the job in their... more

We’re coming up on a pretty mind-blowing anniversary in the news labor world–Two years ago, in October 2022, after the... more

Over the past two weeks, people around the country have watched in horror as our neighbors and fellow workers have... more

The student encampment movement last school year turned institutions of higher education into flashpoints of struggle over Israel’s ethnic cleansing... more

As the climate crisis intensifies, billions of poor and working people around the world are suffering from lack of regular... more

Two years ago, workers from several different Trader Joe’s grocery stores joined the wave of unionization efforts spreading across the... more

While Max was inside the Labor Notes conference this past April, attending panels and sharing space with intelligent, hard working... more

The death toll in Gaza continues to climb, with conservative estimates putting the numbers of dead around 40,000, but a... more

In 2024, Working People officially crossed the 300 episode mark! Since we published our first episode back in 2018, the show has... more

Today we have an urgent and important conversation with members of the NEA Staff Organization, the union of staffers at... more

From East Palestine, Ohio, to South Baltimore and beyond, we’ve been connecting you with residents living in the toxic wastelands... more

On Monday, July 15, on Day 1 of the Republican National Convention, Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood... more

Two months ago, from April 17-21, workers and labor organizers of all stripes convened in Chicago for the bi-annual Labor... more

On the morning of Thursday, June 20, unionized nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore held a rally outside... more

“Southern Brazil is facing its worst climate tragedy ever," Latin-America-based journalist Mike Fox wrote from Brazil... more

On June 10, in the working-class community of Curtis Bay in South Baltimore, over 50 residents, activists, and supporters from... more

For the past six years on this show, we've talked to working people from across the United States, from virtually... more

Nearly two months have passed since the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and the city is... more

“South Baltimore is a sacrifice zone,” Michael Middleton and Dr. Sacoby Wilson wrote in a guest commentary published in Maryland Matters this... more

"Vina Colley was Erin Brockovich before Erin Brockovich," Kevin Williams wrote in a 2020 Belt Magazine article titled, "The Poisonous Legacy of... more

Gene Bruskin was born to a Jewish working-class family in South Philadelphia and has been a life-long social justice activist,... more

On March 23, 2024, a coalition of around 80 people convened at the East Palestine Country Club at the first... more

24 hours after Max returned to Baltimore from East Palestine, Ohio, the shipping vessel Dali slammed into the Francis Scott... more

This Saturday, March 23, unionists and labor leaders, environmental justice groups, community organizers, community members from other “sacrifice zones,” and supporters... more

Brett Cross is a small-town kid who grew up in Western Texas, among the oil fields, near Odessa. He worked... more

This is an excerpt from our most recent bonus episode featuring Teddy Ostrow.  To access the entire conversation, and numerous... more

"Last Wednesday, a fellow rail worker was gravely injured on the job and lost his life," a Feb 6 email from Railroad... more

One year ago, graduate student-workers at Johns Hopkins University overwhelmingly voted to unionize under the banner of Teachers and Researchers... more

Baltimore has become what many consider to be ground zero in the emerging “solidarity economy” and the formation of  worker-owned,... more

Workers at Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches in the Seattle area voted overwhelmingly to unionize with UNITE HERE LOCAL 8 in late... more

Feb. 3, 2024, marks the one-year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment that changed life forever for the residents... more

From October 4-6 of this year, the US experienced the largest healthcare worker strike in our history, when over 75,000... more

Brazil's Radical Plan to Fight Slave-Like Working Conditions (w/ Marcos, John, & Vitor Filgueiras)    ... more

It's been nearly 10 months since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train and the subsequent “controlled release” and... more

With each passing day, more Israeli bombs are falling on Gaza, more bodies are being blown apart and buried under... more

Back in August of 2022, we spoke with Matt Littrell, a picker at the Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky,  and... more

More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliatory assault on Gaza in the past month, including thousands of... more

On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 8, members of the Teamsters union led a picket line march outside of Amazon’s... more

Every day the Palestinian civilian death toll is rising dramatically as Israel continues with its genocidal bombing and ground invasion... more

Over the past month, United Auto Workers have continued to ramp up their strike at the Big 3 auto companies,... more

The derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine , Ohio, on Feb. 3 of this year, and... more

The decade from 2010 to 2020 was one that saw more people around the world participating in protests than at... more

It is looking increasingly likely that Congressional Republicans will bring the federal government to a shutdown starting this weekend. "U.S.... more

The United Auto Workers are striking against all of the Big Three automakers at once for the first time in... more

After the high-stakes contract fight between the Teamsters and UPS, the eyes of labor are now on the contract negotiations... more

At the federal level today, the subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $2.13 an hour. That is, frankly,... more

Within the past two years, South Korea has seen major labor actions, including a general strike in October of 2021,... more

The world of higher education has been in shock this past week after West Virginia University President E.... more

Ana Jakopič is a lawyer, organizer, and trade union leader in Slovenia. We talk to Ana about the different kinds... more

"I've never been an organizer," Khali Jama says, "but I've always fought." As a single mother, a Muslim, and a... more

The Norfolk Southern train derailment and "controlled release" of toxic vinyl chloride in East Palestine, Ohio, was an avoidable catastrophe.... more

We are less than two weeks away from what could be the largest single-employer strike in US history. As of... more

When we hear the term "whistleblower," we tend to think of names like Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Julian... more

We hosted another Working People live show, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team, on May 8 at the... more

From legislative attacks on the rights of trans people, drag performers, and queer people spreading to statehouses around the country... more

The largest private sector labor contract in the US is set to expire at midnight on July 31; as negotiations... more

From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People... more

From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People... more

The 2020 protests that took place in the immediate wake of Minneapolis police murdering George Floyd were a historic call... more

We hosted a Working People live show at The Real News Network studio in Baltimore on May 18. In this panel... more

It's been over 100 days since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying over 100,000 gallons of toxic... more

Hollywood writers represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, and the Writers Guild of America, West, are on strike... more

Announcement: Our next live show will be on Monday, May 8, from 5-7pm EST at the Canadian Labour Congress’ 30th... more

Max and Jules want to wish everyone out there a happy May Day (ie International Workers Day)! To commemorate... more

Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are still on strike after hitting the picket line for the second time... more

Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the... more

Bryan Mack is a second-generation railroad worker from Florence, South Carolina, with a Masters in Music Performance. Both Bryan and... more

Under the new leadership team led by General President Sean M. O'Brien, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are re-introducing themselves... more

Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are on strike for the second time in three years, officially hitting the... more

Things are getting very dark in Florida, and educators at all levels have found themselves on the frontlines of a... more

At colleges and universities across the country, a heated battle is playing out right now over workers' right to organize... more

In October of last year, over 100 workers represented by five labor unions—including production, distribution, advertising, and accounts receivable staff—walked... more

While there are some stronger and broader laws in particular states, there is currently no federal standard defining, let alone... more

We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder... more

The historic union election victory at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse on Staten Island sent shockwaves throughout the US and beyond,... more

From unions in the United States fighting to save our supply chain from the destruction wrought by corporate tycoons, Wall... more

It’s been nearly two weeks since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in northeast Ohio thrust the residents... more

We kick off Season Six of the show with a very special episode that is dedicated to Evan Seyfried, his... more

PLEASE SIGN THIS LETTER TO URGE THE TEXAS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR UNION ... more

Earlier this month Working People hit a new milestone: We recorded our first live episode in front of an audience!... more

The planet we share, the only home we’ve ever known, has its limits. Its resources, its ability to sustain all... more

As humanity barrels towards climate catastrophe, the need to envision and build more ecologically sustainable societies and economies becomes more... more

After a 3-year saga of stalled contract negotiations between the country’s freight rail carriers and the 12 unions representing over... more

This time last year, 10,000 workers and UAW members at John Deere waged a massive strike that became a national... more

Last month, the world watched with bated breath as Brazilians voted in two rounds of high-stakes elections that pitted far-right... more

Call center workers employed by Maximus went on strike at four locations—in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Virginia—this Tuesday, November 1.... more

The soul of the labor movement is the fight for democracy in and outside of the workplace—and, from the shop... more

The wave of grassroots worker organizing is spreading to different industries and businesses around the country, including those that have... more

"On the morning of Oct. 1... almost 500 union members from three United Steel Workers (USW) locals at WestRock’s Mahrt... more

***This is a Patreon Exclusive episode*** Subscribe to our Patreon:  www.patreon.com/workingpeople Thank you to all the Patreon subscribers for their... more

“Flight attendants at Delta are currently pushing to form a union at the only major airline in the US where... more

It’s been 12 years since the catastrophic explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, killing 11 workers and causing... more

(C/W: bullying, harassment, suicide) This time last year, we introduced listeners to the family of Evan Seyfried, a dedicated... more

On Friday, September 16, the United States could see its first major rail strike and/or rail lockout since the early... more

The rail industry is experiencing a self-induced crisis as a result of decades of cost-cutting, profit-maximizing executive decisions that have... more

***This is a Patreon Exclusive episode*** Subscribe to our Patreon:  www.patreon.com/workingpeople Thank you to all the Patreon subscribers for their love,... more

Matt Littrell has worked as a picker at the Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky, for the past year and a... more

"As blistering heat waves swept across the United States this summer, breaking temperature records and placing millions under heat advisories... more

Mansa Musa is a radical freedom fighter who was imprisoned in the US for nearly 50 years. Now, at 70... more