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Working people around the world are fed up, they’re standing up, and they’re out in the streets. They’re coming together for better wages, working conditions, and a seat at a table... And they’re winning! Each day Harold Phillips pulls together the latest Labor news for members of the Labor Radio Podcast Network, and every week he shares the top headlines with you.
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Friday Mar 21, 2025
Labor Week For 3/21/2025 - Hell No (There's Not Much Of A Show)
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Harold wasn't able to put together a REAL Labor Week episode this week (if you want to find out what happened, he explains it here) but he wanted to make sure you were aware of an important event happening on Sunday... and Work Stoppage was kind enough to share Seattle letter carrier C. Moline's message about it.
For articles that WOULD HAVE been mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: NALC

Friday Mar 14, 2025
Labor Week For 3/14/25 - Putting It On The Line
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Striking Starbucks workers are arrested in multiple cities, Columbia University “fires” its Grad union president the day before contract negotiations start, and… a federal judge says to the Trump administration "NOT SO FAST" on firing probationary workers.
This is Labor Week For March 14, 2025.
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: Starbucks Workers United

Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Unions rally against Trump practically EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, VW Workers in New Jersey say it’s their turn, and Trump puts an anti-union “advocate” in the Department of Labor.
This is Labor Week For March 8, 2025.
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: AFL-CIO

Friday Feb 28, 2025
Labor Week For February 28, 2025 - Hell No!
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Unions keep standing up to the Trump (and Musk) administration, working people get BIG contract wins, and the clock is ticking for Stop & Shop in New England!
This is (an abbreviated) Labor Week For February 28, 2025.
Harold will appear on Power At Work's Labor Oscars episode next week. Be sure to follow Power At Work wherever you get your podcasts so you find out when the show drops!
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: AFL-CIO

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Labor Week For February 20, 2025 - Flexing The Collective Muscles
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Trump’s plans for the workers and organized Labor come into sharper focus, but the real news this week comes from the strike line and the bargaining table. Plus… Britain’s Number 10 Downing Street is going to get a bit more DIRTY.
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: Kevin J. Beaty / Denverite

Friday Feb 14, 2025
Labor Week For February 14 2025 - Thank You Union Lawyers!
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Unions Rally against the Trump administration, New Hampshire rejects Right To Work and… King Soopers keeps UFCW Local 7’s lawyers VERY busy!
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: u/Johnathan_Swag

Friday Feb 07, 2025
Labor Week For February 7 2025 - Turning Up The Heat
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Unions rally at the Department of Labor, Letter Carriers vote NO on the tentative agreement with the Post Office and… Elon Musk created a fake government agency - why can't the AFL-CIO?
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.
Photo Credit: AFSCME

Friday Jan 31, 2025
Labor Week For January 31, 2025 - Broken Labor Laws
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Trump takes aim at Organized Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers don’t tell the whole story, and Jeff Bezos has another union to worry about!
For articles mentioned in this show, visit this episode at LaborWeek.org.

There’s a lot happening in the world of Labor right now, and it can be easy to lose track of what workers are fighting for, where negotiations are taking place, or when a strike might be looming on the horizon.
Labor week helps you keep track of the most important Organized Labor headlines of the past week by sharing the headlines in a half-hour podcast you can listen to while you’re on the way to work or headed out for the weekend. Want to go beyond the headlines? You’ll find each story Labor Week shares in the show notes attached to each episode.
The show is produced under a SAG-AFTRA MicroPod agreement by Harold Phillips. As a principal member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network, Harold spends a lot of time gathering Labor stories to share with the Network’s members. Now he’s sharing those stories with you in this weekly podcast.
Looking for more in-depth coverage of the big Labor stories happening right now? Check out the nearly 200 shows in the Labor Radio Podcast Network – many of them will take a deep dive into the headlines Harold shares on Labor Week.
Harold is grateful to BADiTUDES for giving him permission to use their song What You Want from their album The Joe Hill Punk Exposure in the show.