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Inside the Fight To Unionize California’s Climbing Gyms

The Touchstone Climbing community unionized five gyms, but now the challenge is demanding a fair contract.

Mel Buer

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Privatize USPS? Mail Carriers Have a Better Idea

After battling for a fair contract, USPS workers face the threat of privatization, which they warn will harm all Americans.

Mel Buer

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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Uprising of the 20,000

Building worker power has always been an uphill battle. Revisiting history can guide us forward. An interview with Erik Loomis.

Mel Buer

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Trump Escalates War on Federal Unions

The administration is stripping federal unions of collective bargaining rights, hurting workers and the American people.

Maximillian Alvarez

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“Kill the Cuts”: Federally funded researchers warn DOGE cuts will be fatal

What are workers saying at the front lines of the Kill the Cuts rally in Washington, D.C.?

Maximillian Alvarez

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In an Attempt to Cause Fear and Demobilize, the Trump Administration Increases Threats on Higher Education

Educators and organizers from the AAUP how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling higher education as we know it.

Maximillian Alvarez

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Union members talk state of the movement and hopes for the future at MULP

Participants at the Minnesota Union Leadership Program chat with Working People on the ground as they refine their skills for the future of the labor movement.

Maximillian Alvarez

PodcastPolitics

Veterans Rally Against Trump Cuts

Trump is a draft dodger who spent millions on a military parade for his birthday while slashing veteran healthcare. Veterans are mad about it.

Maximillian Alvarez

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What’s Really Happening in Los Angeles vs. What You’re Hearing Online

Three journalists on witnessing ICE raids, protests, and police violence on the streets of Los Angeles.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPodcast

Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities

Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPodcast

Despite Trump’s Threats, Labor Leaders say They’re Not Going Anywhere

Union leaders David Huerta and Everett Kelley map out unions’ role in the fight against fascism.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPalestinePodcast

Graduate Student Workers Find Unity Amid Intense Repression

Amid Trump’s attacks on higher education and academic freedom, labor leaders are fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez

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Trump Cuts Leave VA Hospital Nurses and Veteran Patients in a Crisis

Already burdened by years of funding cuts and understaffing, registered nurses who work at Veterans Health Administration facilities across the country are facing a crisis as the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce take effect.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPodcast

Facing Unprecedented Labor Violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely

Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.

Maximillian Alvarez

PalestinePodcast

“I Dream of Seeing My Country Free and Safe.”

Mohammed Abutawila gave Working People an on-the-ground update from Gaza a month after the supposed ceasefire began.

Maximillian Alvarez

PodcastPolitics

Federal Workers Are Social Services’ First Line of Defense Suggested

The Trump administration’s Government Shutdown is meant to immiserate the workers overseeing America’s welfare state.

Maximillian Alvarez

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Federal Whistleblowers Choose Oath Over Safety, Urge Intervention in HUD

As the Trump administration dismantles HUD’s Office of General Counsel and Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, whistleblowers call for federal workers to unionize and unite.

Maximillian Alvarez

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“You Are Not Alone”: Federal Whistleblowers on Being Terminated, Speaking Truth To Power

One week after going public about the dismantlement of the HUD Office of Fair Housing under the new Trump administration, Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan were fired. They say it was worth it.

Maximillian Alvarez

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Microsoft Terminates Elite Israeli Intelligence Unit’s Access to AI and Storage Services

The tech giant’s move, which suspends the use of parts of its proprietary software by Israel’s Unit 8200, came after months of escalation by organizers and activists within the company.

Maximillian Alvarez

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Texas Professor Terminated Over a Fascist's Doctored Video

The latest target in MAGA’s campaign against higher education details the proceedings against him and the collective organizing effort behind him.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPodcast

Student Loan Payments to ICE Agents: Unpacking Trump’s “Big, Disastrous Bill”

Two activists arrested in the fight against Trump’s landmark legislation discuss the bill’s consequences, from student debt to immigration raids.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborPodcast

Is “Salting” the Future of Organized Labor?

Founding member of Starbucks Workers United, Jaz Brisack, shares the hard-won lessons they learned taking on a multinational corporation.

Maximillian Alvarez

PalestinePodcast

The Student Movement Turns to Hunger Striking to Call for Justice in Palestine

As Israel continues to block aid into Palestine, student protestors are giving up food until their demands are met.

Maximillian Alvarez

PalestinePodcast

At Columbia, International Students Face “Chilling Effects” of Trump Admin

Graduate student union members fight for their community’s safety as university administration cracks down on pro-Palestine speech.

Maximillian Alvarez