Laborwave Radio Podcast
1) Revaluing The Strike w/ Erik Baker
"Rather than viewing strikes as a last-resort bargaining tactic, the labor movement must embrace them as engines of political transformation." Erik Baker, an American historian, associate editor at T...Show More
2) Premajority Unionism with Eric Dirnbach
Eric Dirnbach joins the show to discuss premajority unionism, where you don't need to wait around to act like a union but can be a union from the start! We also talk about strikes, dues checkoff, fi...Show More
3) How To Revive the Labor Movement w/ Marianne Garneau
Back from hiatus with a no holds barred takedown of every popular argument for reviving the power of organizing labor! Marianne Garneau, editor in chief of Organizing Work, joins the discussion to bre...Show More
4) Labor Rights or Labor Freedoms? A Conversation with Matthew Dimick
Matthew Dimick, Professor of Law at the University of Buffalo, joins the show to respond to recent debate over the Wagner Act. Dimick makes clear that rather than trying to posit the Act was a gift to...Show More
5) The Long Deep Grudge w/ Toni Gilpin
Toni Gilpin joins the show to discuss her book, The Long Deep Grudge, which chronicles the epic battles of the Farm Equipment Workers Union (FE) against corporate giant International Harvester. From ...Show More
6) William Z. Foster: A Critical Examination on his Methods and Strategies
Second episode in our discussion of the life and thought of William Z. Foster. On this go around Lucas Carpenter and Tim Shields join the show to do a deep dive over Foster's proposed methods for ef...Show More
7) William Z. Foster: A Critical Examination on his Theories and Politics
Nick Driedger joins the show to discuss the legacy and ideas of William Z. Foster, former president the Communist Party USA and trade unionist involved in the early IWW and AFL. We adopt a critical ...Show More
8) Media Strategies for Unions, A Wobbly's Take with Graham Kovich
Graham Kovich joins the show to discuss varying media and communications strategies for increasing union power. Graham is running for the role of Communications Officer for the IWW and explains his ...Show More
9) On The Line w/ Daisy Pitkin
Daisy Pitkin joins the show to discuss her book about labor organizing and solidarity, On The Line. Daisy Pitkin has spent more than twenty years as a community and union organizer, working first in ...Show More
10) Class Struggle Unionism [cross-over w/ Wobcast!]
Joe Burns discusses class struggle unionism on this joint episode between Laborwave Radio and Wobcast of Organizing Work. Marianne Garneau collaborates on this interview with Joe Burns about his for...Show More