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Five organizers talk about this year's May Day, which saw immigrant workers taking to the streets around the country. The post Belabored Podcast #127: Rebellion in the Streets appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Trump's promises notwithstanding, many factory workers in the Rust Belt are just as frustrated after the election as they were before. Sarah Jaffe speaks to three labor organizers in Indiana to understand why. The post Belabored Podcast #126: Voices from the Rust Belt, with Chuck Jones appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Organizers and participants in three recent strikes—the Yemeni bodega strike, the taxi workers' strike at JFK airport, and last year's Verizon strike—discuss labor under Trump. The post Belabored Podcast #125: Striking to Live in the Age of Trump appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Tressie McMillan Cottom talks about her new book, Lower Ed, and why the expansion of the for-profit college industry is a labor issue. The post Belabored Podcast #124: College Dreams and College Schemes, with Tressie McMillan Cottom appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Actor and activist Danny Glover and worker Morris Mock talk about the March on Mississippi and the fight for a union at the state's Nissan plant. The post Belabored Podcast #123: Marching on Mississippi, with Morris Mock and Danny Glover appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Following last week's Day Without Immigrants, organizers share their insights about how to fight Trump at work and in the streets. The post Belabored Podcast #122: Immigrants Strike Back at the White House appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Will Trump's renegotiated trade deals be any better for workers—in the United States and abroad—than the old ones? The post Belabored Podcast #121: Trading Our Rights Away? With Arthur Stamoulis and John Cavanagh appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Andrew Stettner of the Century Foundation joins us to talk about Trump's cabinet picks, and what they mean for labor. The post Belabored Podcast #120: Meet the New Boss, with Andrew Stettner appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Bill Londrigan of the Kentucky AFL-CIO joins us to talk about the right-to-work bill that just passed in his state, and the fight to maintain union power under a hostile regime. The post Belabored Podcast #119: The No-Rights-At-Work Attack, with Bill Londrigan appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Rosanna Aran and Christina Fox of #SomosVisibles join us to talk about immigrant organizing in New York under Trump. The post Belabored Podcast #118: Fighting for Sanctuary and Solidarity appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Massachusetts Teachers Association President Barbara Madeloni joins us to talk about an election victory for public education, and how labor should respond to Donald Trump. The post Belabored Podcast #117: Welcome to the Resistance, with Barbara Madeloni appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

We look at some bright spots from the election, including the story of how a unique labor-community coalition in Arizona helped defeat the reelection bid of the infamous bigot Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The post Belabored Podcast #116: Facing Labor and Politics Under Trump appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Jane McAlevey joins us to talk about her new book, No Shortcuts, strategies for workplace organizing, and what's wrong with Saul Alinsky. The post Belabored Podcast #115: Organizing for Power, with Jane McAlevey appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

We speak with two Harvard workers, Kecia Pugh and Anabela Pappas, and UNITE HERE organizer Tiffany Ten Eyck about the ongoing strike at the country’s most elite university. The post Belabored Podcast #114: Striking the Ivory Tower, with Harvard Workers appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Last week's general strike in India might have been the largest strike in history. The post Belabored Podcast #112: Striking India, with Vamsi Vakulabharanam and Gautam Mody appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Lindsey Dayton from the Graduate Workers of Columbia joins us to talk about the recent NLRB ruling that graduate students who work for private universities are employees and have the right to unionize. The post Belabored Podcast #111: Workers’ Rights for Graduate Employees, with Lindsey Dayton appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Belabored co-host Sarah Jaffe talks about her new book, Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt. The post Belabored Podcast #110: Americans in Revolt, with Sarah Jaffe appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

A sneak preview of the labor events happening at the World Social Forum next week in Montreal. The post Belabored Podcast #109: Forum for Change, with Nathalie Guay appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Airport workers at the Philadelphia International Airport just voted to strike next week during the Democratic National Convention. SEIU 32BJ Vice President Gabe Morgan joins us to explain why. The post Belabored Podcast #108: Philly Airport Workers Rising Up, with Gabe Morgan appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Puerto Rico’s debt crisis has been a long time in the making, but will the solutions advocated by the U.S. government make it any better? The post Belabored Podcast #107: Controlling Crisis in Puerto Rico, with Héctor Cordero-Guzmán appeared first on Dissent Magazine.