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DOUBLE OVERTIME: Jimmy Carter Was A Bad President - TVLR 1/11/25
In DOUBLE OVERTIME, we've got Chris Townsend coming on to talk about why Jimmy Carter was bad for workers.✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio...
OVERTIME: Bargaining in The Railroad Industry, Jason Bailey Talks Kentucky AND MORE - TVLR 1/11/25
In OVERTIME, we've got some railroaders coming on to talk to us about what is going on with the disjointed bargaining.In DOUBLE OVERTIME, we've got Chris Townsend comi...
How to Handle Management's Post-Peak Crackdown & Why Jimmy Carter Was a Bad President - TVLR 1/11/25
We're back!! Give us a call at 844-899-TVLR. In the first half of the show, we'll be talking to a UPS Teamsters about surviving management's post-peak crackdown.✦ ABOU...
DOUBLE OT: Asking a Conservative Radio Host What His Problem is for an Hour and a Half - TVLR 1/4/25
Dale Jackson, a conservative radio host, joins us in studio for a conversation about his political philosophy, and what he expects to come out of the 2025 legislative ...
OVERTIME: Last Year in Labor w/ Alex Press - TVLR 1/4/25
We have an interview with award winning labor journalist Alex Press about the year that was 2024, along with some speculation about what's to come in 2025. After that,...
Unions 101 - TVLR 1/4/25
We're re-airing today what I honestly think is one of the best interviews we've done, a unions 101 panel with an assortment of unionists from several different sectors...
DOUBLE OT: Practical Lessons for Beating Apathy and Forming an Organizing Committee in Your Union Campaign - TVLR 12/28/24
More BRAND NEW Interviews, these with LaborNotes staff organizers Courtney Smith and Keith Brown, going through some true LaborNotes classic workplace organizer traini...
OVERTIME: Organizing Young Workers in Colorado w/ Len Harris - TVLR 12/28/24
We've got a never before heard interview for you today with the Young Worker Organizer for the Colorado AFL-CIO. Before that, we revisit an excellent conversation with...
Donald Trump Didn't Save Alabama Tire Workers Jobs in 2020, Will He Save Yours Now? TVLR 12/28/24
We revisit a revelatory conversation with some retirees from Goodyear in Gadsden, Alabama about what ACTUALLY happened to their jobs. With Trump coming back into offic...
DOUBLE OT: Alex Press on Amazon strike AND MORE - TVLR 12/21/24
Teamsters are striking at Amazon - we talk to Alex Press about it. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles f...
OVERTIME: Trump Wants to Privatize the Postal Service - TVLR 12/21/24
In OVERTIME we're going to talk about Trump's interest in privatizing the postal service. We also want to hear from letter carriers about how they're voting on the ten...
What Can Democrats Do in Alabama? - TVLR 12/21/24
HUGE show today. We talk to Joe Reed about the state of the Democratic Party in Alabama and have some thoughts. We're interested in yours too so please call in! ✦ ABOU...
OVERTIME: Federal Union President Debunks Lies About Federal Workers from Trump Transition Team - TVLR 12/7/24
In OVERTIME, we've got labor historian Michael Goldfield on to talk about the role of the left in labor and what lessons folks on the left should take from the CIO ups...
How Alabama's Attorney General is Paving the Way for Increased Migrant Exploitation and Undercutting of American Wages - TVLR 12/7/24
Lots of Alabama news in the first half of the show. We talk to Robyn Hyden from Alabama Arise about their work and what they're expecting from next year's legislative ...
OVERTIME: Postal Workers Won a Wildcat Strike in 1970, What Lessons Can We Learn Today? - TVLR 11/30/24
In OVERTIME, we talk to a letter carrier and member of the NALC's reform caucus about the 1970 wildcat strike and lessons for today. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report i...
Negotiations Break Down Between the Longshoremen's Union and the Carriers, Will the ILA Strike Again? - TVLR 11/30/24
We talk to Leonard Riley from ILA Local 1422 about the Southern Workers Assembly about their work and the latest on longshore negotiations. In OVERTIME, we talk to a l...
OVERTIME: How Labor Can Build Power Under Trump w/ Eric Blanc - TVLR 11/23/24
In OVERTIME, we talk to Eric Blanc about organizing under the Trump administration. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, ele...
The Painters Union President Isn't Sitting Down After Trump's Win - TVLR 11/23/24
We talk to the Painters Union President Jimmy Williams about apprenticeships and the election. In OVERTIME, we talk to Eric Blanc about organizing under the Trump admi...
OVERTIME: A Leftwing Working Class Coalition Keeps Winning in Mexico, What Lessons Can Democrats Learn? - TVLR 11/16/24
In OVERTIME, we've got Kurt Hackbarth to talk about lessons from Claudia Sheinbaum's election in Mexico. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio ...
This Independent Labor Candidate Almost Won the Nebraska Senate Seat, What's Next? - TVLR 11/16/24
In the first half we talk to Dan Osborn about his independent campaign for US Senate in Nebraska and what lessons we can take from his run. In OVERTIME, we've got Kurt...
OVERTIME: Boeing Workers Ratify HUGE Raise, Trump Supporters Call In - TVLR 11/9/24
In OVERTIME, we're talking to a striking mental health worker about their struggle. We'll also explain that unions are not to blame for Trump's election. We'll take yo...
What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Rural and Southern Workers, Unions? - TVLR 11/9/24
We'll talk to Joel Bleifuss of Barn Raiser, formerly In These Times, about what the Trump election will mean for southern and rural working folks and their unions. We'...
OVERTIME: Why Some Letter Carriers Are Voting NO, and Building a Reform Caucus - TVLR 11/2/24
In OVERTIME, we're taking another look at the NALC TA and talking to Tyler Vasseur from the reform caucus in the union - Build a Fighting NALC (BFN). ✦ ABOUT ✦The Vall...
Why Ironworkers are Voting for Harris w/ General Secretary Kevin Bryenton - TVLR 11/2/24
In the first half of the program, we're talking to a panel of baristas about the latest in the campaign to organize Starbucks. The International General Secretary of t...
DOUBLE OT: Boeing Machinists Are Voting on Another TA, Here's What's on the Table - TVLR 11/2/24
Mylo Lang, a Machinists Union member at Boeing, talks about the new TA and why he is voting no. Chris Townsend talks about the issue of pensions generally. We take cal...
OVERTIME: NALC Members React to New Tentative Agreement - TVLR 10/26/24
In OVERTIME, we'll hear from workers who just unionized the NIH about their fight for a fair contract. We'll also take a look at the Boeing strike, where members just ...
NALC President Brian Renfroe on the New Tentative Agreement with USPS - TVLR 10/26/24
The National Association of Letter Carriers reached a tentative agreement with the postal service last week - we talk to National President Brian Renfroe about the agr...
OVERTIME: How Young Workers Are Organizing Starbucks - TVLR 10/19/24
In OVERTIME, we talk to the Colorado AFL-CIO's Young Worker Organizer about her time organizing at Starbucks, give you the latest on the Boeing strike, and more. ✦ ABO...
JD Vance and Donald Trump BELITTLE Auto Workers, ATTACK Pro Worker Policy - TVLR 10/19/24
Adam and Jacob are in Birmingham for the troublemakers school, but we aren't leaving you hanging. In the first half, we talk to folks from UE and the UFCW about engagi...
OVERTIME: How Unions Can Work Together to Build the Labor Movement - TVLR 10/12/24
In OVERTIME, we'll be joined by Stuart Eimer and Immanuel Ness to talk about their book on central labor councils. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union ...
