Labor Jawn

Feb 02 2025 46 ep. 43 mins 41
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Philly's working class history podcast. Historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James explore the who, what, when, where, and whys of the labor movement. 

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General Strike of 1835

Feb 02 2025 16 mins  
The first general strike in US history. Originally aired: January 3, 2022. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

Tinicum & Eastwick - Interview with Will Caverly

Jan 20 2025 31 mins  
In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe are joined by Will Caverly, author of Tinicum & Eastwick: Environmental Justice and Racial Injustice in Southwest Philadelphia.When plans to overhaul Southwest Philadelphia in the 1950s scheduled both the integrated neighborhood of Eastwick and the ecologically valuable Tinicum marshes to be razed, two grassroots movements took up

1975 Pennsylvania AFSCME Strike

Jan 15 2025 39 mins  
After years of fighting, political pressure, and organizing, municipal employees take on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Originally aired: November 13, 2023. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

The 1969 Yablonski Murders PATREON PREVIEW

Jan 15 2025 2 mins  
Listen to our outside-of-Philly bonus episodes at Patreon.com/LaborJawn! Support the show www.laborjawn.com

Shirtwaist Strike

Jan 09 2025 13 mins  
The 1909-1910 Shirtwaist Strike in Philadelphia and 15 year old union leader, Bessie Hyman. Originally aired: November 22, 2021.Support the showwww.laborjawn.com

1971 SEPTA Strike

Jan 07 2025 55 mins  
After SEPTA officially took over from the defunct Philadelphia Transit Company, Transit Workers United Local 234 had to fight for their next contract, facing opposition from the city, state, and even their own union. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

Francis Daniel Pastorius and the 1688 Petition Against Slavery

Dec 23 2024 41 mins  
Only six years after the founding of Pennsylvania, a group of German Quakers drafted the first petition for universal human rights in American history. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

1946 Bakers Strike

Dec 19 2024 35 mins  
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. Originally aired: December 25, 2023. Support the show www.laborjawn.com

Transit and Labor History - Interview with Alan Fisher

Dec 16 2024 34 mins  
We take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk with Alan Fisher, a transit youtuber with an affinity for trains and a passionate distaste for car-centric urban planning. The conversation ranges from the successes and failures of public transportation and how it affects the working class to whether or not Robert Moses was the devil incarnate (citation needed). Orig

1934 Seabrook Farms Strike

Dec 08 2024 49 mins  
At one of the most industrialized farms in the country, Black and Italian farm workers stood up against violent repression from corrupt policemen, farmer vigilantes, the KKK, and the "Henry Ford of Agriculture," to get fair wages and union recognition. Support the show www.laborjawn.com