The Rick Smith Show | An All-Out Assault on Organized Labor
What we're seeing with Trump and Musk in DC, is, in Rick's mind, an all-out frontal assault on organized labor. The fact that they're stealing collective bargaining rights from TSA workers and not honoring contracts…
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The Rick Smith Show | The Leopards Continue Eating Faces
According to Methodshop.com, the phrase “Leopards ate my face” means someone was hurt by what they supported or voted for. In this instance, Rick talks about the many federal workers in West Virginia who supported…
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The Rick Smith Show | A Possible Win For The Working Class
The aftermath of Unions and coming together continues as the Senate Help Committee will have a hearing next week defending working-class citizens and families. This could be the start of working-class individuals at the forefront…
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Democracy Now! | President Biden Strikes with UAW and Writers Guild Reach A Tentative Agreement
The UAW sees progress as President Biden will join the picket line with other UAW workers and supporters. The Union is fighting to end costs and redistribution going to the 1%. The Writers Guild and…
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Ex-Starbucks Worker Jaysin Saxton Describes Being Fired After He Helped Organize Union
We speak with Jaysin Saxton, one of the witnesses who testified at the Senate hearing Wednesday on Starbucks' union-busting record. Saxton was a former Starbucks shift manager, fired after leading the union drive at a…
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NYT Exposé Shows Migrants Kids in U.S. Are Forced into Brutal Jobs for Major Brands
We speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Hannah Dreier, who revealed in a major New York Times investigation the widespread exploitation of migrant children in some of the most dangerous jobs in the country. In…
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The Effects of A Possible Rail Strike
Rail workers could go on a rail strike as early as next Friday. They are asking that the companies give paid sick leave. Specifically, workers are asking for four days. The House, still controlled by…
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Striking California Grad Students Speak Out on Nation's Largest-Ever Higher Education Strike
The largest higher education strike in U.S. history has entered its third week in an effort to secure livable wages, more child care benefits, expanded family leave and other demands. Some 48,000 academic workers at…
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"Enough Is Enough": Rail Workers Decry Biden's Push to Impose Strike-Breaking Labor Deal
President Biden is pushing Congress to block a pending nationwide rail strike and push through a contract deal that includes no sick days and is opposed by four of the 12 rail unions. Biden's latest…
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Dr. Mutulu Shakur Freed on Medical Parole After 36 Years in Prison
Dr. Mutulu Shakur Freed on Medical Parole After 36 Years in Prison After more than 3 and a half decades in prison, Dr. Mutulu Shakur has been granted freedom by the U.S. Parole Board.…
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"Working People Everywhere Have Had It": SEIU Pres. Mary Kay Henry on Unions Mobilizing for Midterms
Democracy Now! looks at the high stakes of the midterm elections for workers, including in key battleground states. Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, says they are campaigning to empower working…
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