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Breaking Down the Big News Everyone is Talking About - TVLR 6/1/24
We talk to leaders from the Fairfax Education Union Alliance about the Big News. Korean Samsung workers are gearing up for a strike, and Mexican auto makers are being ...
OVERTIME: A 32 Work Week is Ours for the Taking with Sarah Jaffee - TVLR 5/25/24
In OVERTIME, we talk to Sarah Jaffe about her week in Tuscaloosa, the fight for a 32 hour work week, and why Work Won't Love You Back. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report...
Lessons from 100 Years of Labor Organizing in the South with Michael Goldfield - TVLR 5/25/24
We talk to professor Michael Goldfield about the Mercedes UAW campaign in light of his historical work on southern labor. Speaking of Mercedes - the union is asking th...
OVERTIME: Corps of Engineers Employee SPEAKS OUT About Clean Water Act Enforcement - TVLR 5/18/24
We talk to Collin Smalley, President of IFPTE Local 777 about enforcement of the Clean Water Act. We take a call and respond to clips,✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report ...
Workers at Mercedes Lose Election, but the Fight isn't Over - TVLR 5/18/24
Big loss at Mercedes in Tuscaloosa, but a big win at New Flyer in Anniston. Lots of news in Alabama! ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show...
OVERTIME: Mercedes Workers Say to BET ON THE UNION Ahead of Election - TVLR 5/11/24
In OVERTIME, we're talking to Jeremy Kimbrell to let us know how it feels on the shop floor in the run up to the Mercedes vote. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the...
Who is Really Fighting Against Alabama's Auto Workers? - TVLR 5/11/24
Mercedes workers vote on a union next week, and they're facing a massive anti-union campaign. Who's funding it? Derek Siedman breaks it down for us. The legislative se...
OVERTIME: Shawn Fain has One Neat Trick for Biden to Make the Protests Go Away - TVLR 5/4/24
College students and workers across the country are protesting for Palestine, Democrats hate it, and Shawn Fain has some words of wisdom. Adam talks to us about how un...
Alabama College Worker Talks Union Fight for Living Wage at Jacksonville State - TVLR 5/4/24
Workers on college campuses in Alabama are fighting for a living wage. Some people want teachers to have maternity leave, others think they have it too good already.✦ ...
OVERTIME: Democracy in Contract Campaigns - TVLR 4/27/24
We speak to an educator about how to infuse a contract campaign with democracy. We also respond to right wing attacks on the UAW and explain what right to work is. ✦ A...
Alabama Auto Workers SPEAK OUT After LANDSLIDE UAW Win in Chattanooga - TVLR 4/27/24
We speak to Alabama auto workers Quichelle Liggins from Hyundai in Montgomery and Jacob Ryan from Mercedes in Vance about their campaigns after the huge win in Chattan...
OVERTIME: Effective Stewarding w/ Joe Demanuelle-Hall + Labor's Finances w/ Chris Bohner - TVLR 9/3/22
We talk to Labor Notes' Joe Demanuelle Hall about how to be an effective steward and then to Chris Bohner about the finances of the labor movement. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley...
UNIONS 101 - TVLR 4/23/24
We assembled an all start panel to talk about the basics of unionism for folks new to the movement:Jonnie Lane - Association of Flight Attendents (AFA-CWA), DeltaGraha...
OVERTIME: This Politician Lied About a Trump-Era Alabama Plant Closure to Attack the UAW - TVLR 4/13/24
In OVERTIME, we bring on the president of the Steelworkers local at the former Gadsden Goodyear plant to respond to the slander against his union from a politician. We...
These Union Nurses Are Organizing the South - TVLR 4/13/24
We have a rockstar panel of southern nurses on to discuss healthcare organizing. We also talk about the latest moves in the legislature and with the UAW campaign in Al...
OVERTIME: Previewing Contract Negotiations Between UAW and Daimler, and Railworkers and Rail Carriers - TVLR 4/6/24
In OVERTIME, we'll talk to rail workers about the upcoming negotiations with the carriers and the need for coordinated bargaining. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is ...
A Socialist Labor Lawyer is Taking Steven Crowder to Court (the NLRB) - TVLR 4/6/24
We'll bring you some more updates from the Alabama legislature - the session will end soon, so its a time game now. Matt Bruenig joins to talk about his case against S...
OVERTIME: The Toll of Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore on Working People - TVLR 3/30/24
In OVERTIME Max Alvarez joins to talk about what the media isn't with respect to the bridge collapse in Baltimore. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union t...
Alabama Therapist Speaks Out Against Bill Attacking the Profession - TVLR 3/30/24
We have some updates from the legislature this week, more bad bills unfortunately, but at least one good bill you should support! In OVERTIME Max Alvarez joins to talk...
OVERTIME: How the CIO Answered the "Race Question" Set the Stage for Labor's Defeat - TVLR 3/23/24
In OVERTIME we're talking to folks from Haymarket Books original podcast series on the CIO: Fragile Juggernaut, AND MORE✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only un...
UAW Leader on a Ceasefire in Palestine and Why Peace is a Labor Issue - TVLR 3/23/24
UAW Region Director Brandon Mancilla joins to talk about why peace is a labor issue. Several updates from the Alabama legislature as well (mostly bad).✦ ABOUT ✦The Val...
OVERTIME: Ben Shapiro Wants You to Labor for a Capitalist Forever, and Unions Push for a Shorter Workweek - TVLR 3/16/24
In OVERTIME, McKenna Schueler will be giving us a debrief on what happened with Florida's legislative session. We'll also be taking a look at Ben Shapiro's attack on t...
We Have To Talk About Space Camp - TVLR 3/16/24
Weirdos are mad about a transgender person existing (and that's it), so we have to talk about it. Adam has some more thoughts on education in the wake of the passage o...
OVERTIME: Vermont AFL-CIO Shows the Way for a New, Effective Kind of Labor Federation - TVLR 3/9/24
In OVERTIME we're talking to folks in the Vermont AFLCIO about the success they've seen in their state federation, and diving into the second congressional district ra...
Explaining the Impact of Alabama's Newly Implemented "School Choice" Scam - TVLR 3/9/24
Huntsville City School Board member Ryan Renaud joins to talk to us about the impact of so called "school choice" that passed in Alabama last week. Adam is going to br...
OVERTIME: Alabama State Senator Joins to Explain His Support for School Vouchers and Loosening Child Labor Regulations - TVLR 3/2/24
In OVERTIME, we discuss the recent SBWU and UAW wins with long time labor reporter Steven Greenhouse and listen to our interview with Alabama State Senator Arthur Orr...
APWU National President Mark Dimondstein on a Ceasefire, the Postal Service, and More - TVLR 3/2/24
APWU National President Mark Dimondstein joins to discuss why his union supports a ceasefire in Gaza, issues surrounding the postal service, and more. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Val...
OVERTIME: Professional Workers Need Unions Too w/ Katie Barrows - TVLR 2/24
In OVERTIME, Katie Barrows joins to discuss professional employee unionism. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating st...
The Unlikely History of Alabama's Interracial Coal Miners' Unions - TVLR 2/24
Dan Letwin joins to discuss his book about the unlikely history of interracialism in Alabama's coal miner unions.✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union tal...
OVERTIME: Trillbilly Workers Party Joins to Celebrate Our KENTUCKY RADIO DEBUT - TVLR 2/17/24
We've got Sarah Lazare from Workday Magazine on how the UAW is making sure Stellantis follows through on re-opening Belvidere and Tom Sexton from the Trillbillies join...
