Labor Jawn

Over the winter of 1887-88, miners, railway workers, and others fought for job control, wages, and conditions.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

In the midst of the Civil Rights movement, Black activists in Philadelphia worked to integrate a school for poor and orphaned boys. Originally aired: April 9, 2024Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down to talk with two of the organizers behind Green 4 Falasteen, a coalition of AFSCME members and staffers organizing for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and in solidarity with their fellow workers in Palestine.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

After years of race baiting, lowering wages, grueling work, and horrendous conditions, the Deep Sea Longshoremen of Philadelphia set out to build a multi-ethnic, racially integrated, radical union. Walking in the Tall Trees, written and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

After a series of terrible contracts leaving workers struggling with long hours, poor conditions, and low pay, the Teamsters at UPS knew that they had a fight to win. After years of organizing, 185,000 workers stood up to one of the largest shipping companies in the United States. Music: Champion At Keeping Them Rolling by Ewan MacColl, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Sup

In Hazleton, Pennsylvania, radical silk workers fought an uphill battle against the bosses, scabs, and even the American Federation of Labor. Music: Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

In the wake of World War 2, sugar workers on Hawaii took on their biggest challenge yet: organizing Chinese, Korean, Hawaiian, Filipino, and Japanese workers into one massive strike.https://www.patreon.com/laborjawnSupport the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

From Communist organizing in the 1930s to the 1963 March on Washington and beyond, Bayard Rustin had an incredible life, fighting for civil rights as a black, gay, radical labor agitator and peace activist. Music: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

Amidst post-war inflation, a grain shortage, and growing anti-union sentiment, the bakers of Philadelphia marched out on strike to fight for wages, hours, and conditions. Music: You Can't Blame the Youth by Peter Tosh, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn

In a special live recording at The Children's Folkshul and Adult Community, Sam and Gabe discuss Philadelphia's radical Jewish labor history.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn