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In The Great Escape, Saket Soni recounts how he organized a group of Indian migrant workers to free themselves from a human trafficking scam and hold their captors accountable. The post Belabored: How Workers Escape, with Saket Soni appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The strike is back in Britain but the Conservative government is out to crush the unions. What lessons should labor learn from the 1980s? The post Belabored: Reviving the Strike in Britain, with Morag Livingstone and Joe Rollin appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

On working-class Los Angeles before and after the civil unrest of 1992—and how structural inequities continue to shape the city's labor struggles from the classrooms to the docks. The post Belabored: Los Angeles, 1992, Revisited with Tobias Higbie and Kent Wong appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The longtime organizer and theorist discusses tactics that unions can use to win major gains at the table and in the contract. The post Belabored: How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Recent news reports have revealed that child labor is not just a historical relic in the United States—and some politicians want to undermine existing regulations, claiming that less oversight is good for business. The post Belabored: Child Labor, Child Strikes, with Jack Hodgson appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Healthcare and education have been at the center of pandemic labor struggles. Two rank-and-file leaders from these fields join the podcast for a live episode. The post Belabored: Essential Workers in Crisis, with Elizabeth Lalasz and Jia Lee appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Long COVID is a labor rights issue. The post Belabored: When COVID Never Ends appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Walmart and Kroger workers discuss the added stress of working during the holidays. The post Belabored: Pandemic Black Fridays are Twice as Tiring, with Cynthia Murray and Lisa Harris appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Delivery workers from New York and London join the podcast to talk about organizing during the pandemic. The post Belabored: Courier Class War appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

A mental healthcare provider discusses the pandemic's effects on her work. The post Belabored: Mental Health Workers’ Double Pandemic, with Kellie Benson appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Labor journalists discuss media coverage of the recent strike wave in Britain. The post Belabored: The Death and Life of Labor Journalism appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Two congressional staffers discuss the push to unionize Capitol Hill. The post Belabored: The Union on the Hill, with Janae Washington and Taylor Doggett appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

British dockworkers join the podcast to talk about ongoing strikes in Liverpool and Felixstowe. The post Belabored: Shutting Down the Ports, with Steve Gerrard and Liverpool Dockworkers appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

A group of strippers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood hopes to break new ground in organizing their field nationwide as part of the Actors’ Equity Association. The post Belabored: Strippers Seek Justice at Work, with Velveeta appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

In Scotland, Grangemouth oil refinery workers are just the latest to realize their power after two years of pandemic, when they were deemed essential—and watched industry profits spike—while they accepted pay freezes. The post Belabored: Wildcat Oil Strikes and the Energy Crisis, with Ewan Gibbs appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

UPS workers are sharing photographs of triple-digit temperature readings inside their trucks. The Teamsters say drivers are suffering from heat-related illnesses at an alarming rate. The post Belabored: Delivery Workers Stuck in Searing Heat appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The president of the RMT joins the podcast to talk about the union's recent strike and what's next for rail workers. The post Belabored: Train Strikes Revive British Unions, with Alex Gordon appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

What the fall of Roe means for workers. The post Belabored: Reproductive Justice Is Labor Justice appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Donna Jo Marks, Carlos Perez, and Jessica Wender-Shubow join Belabored for a live discussion about the politics of time spent at work. The post Belabored: Working Time Struggles, Live from Labor Notes appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Workers at a division of games conglomerate Activision Blizzard shocked the industry by becoming one of the first collective bargaining units in U.S. gaming. The post Belabored: Game Workers Unite and Win, with Emma Kinema appeared first on Dissent Magazine.