Best of G&R: May Day vs Labor Day. How the ruling class stops radical organizing.
Happy May Day Tender Comrades! Here is a repost of our May Day episode from 2021. In it, we talk about the history of May Day from pagan rituals…
Victories in Chattanooga and Pittsburgh . . . Mike Elk of Payday Report on the UAW and Summer Lee
Mike Elk spoke w/ Green & Red a couple weeks ago in anticipation of the union vote at the UAW vote in Chattanooga and, after the victory there, we talked…
Mike Elk of “Payday Report” . . . on the UAW vote in Chattanooga, and Brazil, and Sen. Fetterman
Bob had a great conversation w/ Mike Elk of Payday Report, a frequent G&R guest. They spent most of the time discussing the current UAW unionization drive in Chattanooga, how…
How Labor and Climate Movements Are Building An Enduring Alliance w/ Jeff Ordower and Norman Rogers
The bosses have long pitted workers against those fighting pollution, extraction and the climate crisis. As the climate crisis worsens, labor unions and environmentalists have begun to build important new…
“Fighting Times”… Radical Labor Organizing in the 1970s w/ Jonathan Melrod
We had a great conversation with longtime labor organizer and activist Jonathan Melrod where we discussed his life in activism, with a particular emphasis on labor organizing during the 70s…
Jeremy Brecher on How Labor and Climate Movements Build Power from Below
Bob and Scott talk with author, labor historian and activist Jeremy Brecher who’s been engaged at the intersection of labor, the environment and the climate for decades. Listen in: https://apple.co/4aOCwqf…
“When We Fight”: The Story of the 2019 LA Teachers Strike
In Los Angeles, the second largest school district in the United States, 98% of teachers voted to authorize a strike. Filmmakers Yoni Golijob and Yael Bridge shadowed L.A. teachers for…
Happy Scrappy Labor Day!! The Ruling Class vs. Radical Organizing
Green & Red celebrates (American) Labor Day . . . we talk a little about the history of the day, the co-optation strategy behind it, and current conditions for labor…
Scrappy Summer | Strikes, Israel, Heatwaves and More
Summertime rolls! It’s too damn hot and the bosses are ripping us off! In the latest Scrappy Sunday, Bob and Scott riff and rant on strikes galore, the Democrats (including…
Power and Participation in Union Negotiations w/ author Abby Lawlor
Union organizing is on the rise. Headlines regularly highlight worker organizing drives at Starbucks, Amazon and other workplaces. Bosses and politicians like Joe Biden (despite claiming to be the "most…
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