Your Rights At Work

Broadcast on April 6, 2023 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith Tuesday, April 4, was the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had been supporting a strike by 1,300 Black sanitation workers. This week, AFSCME -- the union those sanitation workers belonged to -- released the first episode of I AM STORY [https://listen.iamstory.com/MvwU1VgM?sid=toolkit&c=tgHq3_Q50nNs01pOuch27w&h=01803e7537b6a874f], a podcast that retells the gripping story of a labor struggle that rocked a city and altered our history. We talk with Kris Stith, one of the members of the I AM STORY team, plus we share a trailer for the podcast. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.   @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @AFSCME

Broadcast on March 30, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith Labor movement researcher and organizer Eric Dirnbach says [https://ericdirnbach.medium.com/the-class-struggle-with-tommy-and-gina-2d35ba74e1a2] that Bon Jovi’s 1986 hit “Livin’ on a Prayer” [https://youtu.be/lDK9QqIzhwk] is an anthem about working class survival. We talk with Eric about the song’s deeper message about class struggle. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Kahlia Chapman.  @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @EricDirnbach

Broadcast on March 30, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith If it seemed like there were more strikes last year, that’s because there were; Johnnie Kallas has the data to prove it with the Cornell ILR Labor Action Tracker's second annual report [https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/faculty-and-research/labor-action-tracker-2022]. We find out who struck, where, and why. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Kahlia Chapman.   @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @JohnnieKallas @CornellILR @ILRLaborAction

Broadcast on March 23, 2023 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith As Americans pay astronomical health care costs, the new film “American Hospitals: Healing A Broken System” [https://www.facebook.com/FixItFilms/videos/745987876970568] takes a provocative look at hospitals accruing wealth and evading scrutiny. We talk with director, co-producer and co-writer Vincent Mondillo. The film is set to premiere at E Street Cinema in Washington, DC on March 29th, 2023 (CLICK HERE [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/premiere-american-hospitals-healing-a-broken-system-premiere-tickets-549570258437] for your free ticket!) and will subsequently open nationwide in over twenty cities, via the theatrical distributor 8 Above, including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles, followed by community screenings starting May 1. View the trailer here [https://vimeo.com/806879287]. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.   @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Broadcast on March 23, 2023 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith Award-winning RN Angelo Estrellas, fired Wednesday for purportedly supporting DCNA’s union organizing campaign at George Washington University Hospital, speaks out on why the nurses want a union. Demand his reinstatement here [https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/reinstate-unlawfully-suspended-nurse-organizer?source=direct_link&]. Why is Virginia trying to erase labor history [https://www.virginiaisforlabor.com/] from its schools? The Virginia Education Association’s Shane Riddle and Brian Peyton from Teamsters 322 explain. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @NursesHealDC @NationalNurses @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @NursesHealDC @NationalNurses @riddle_shane of @VEA4Kids @IBTLocal322 @Virginia_AFLCIO @VirginiaUnified @Teamsters