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Teamsters Authorize Strike BIGLY - TVLR 6/17/23
No guests! Get your calls ready. 844-899-TVLR. We talk about the Teamsters authorizing a strike, a lew of cop news, Republicans acting like comic book villains, AND MO...
OVERTIME: Vermont Labor Federation President on Organizing & Politics - TVLR 6/10/23
We talk to David Van Deuson, president of the Vermont Labor Federation about his work in the labor movement and how unions ought to relate to politicians. ✦ ABOUT ✦The...
Talking to Marianne Williamson, 2024 Presidential Candidate - TVLR 6/10/23
Marianne Williamson joins TVLR to talk about her campaign. Lots of Alabama news, including a freak attorney making as much as Nick Saban to defend our unconstitutional...
SHOP TALK: June Labor History
Adam shares the important anniversaries this month in working class history.Check out labornotes.org to sign up for their trainings and check out their important cover...
OVERTIME: Amazon Fires High Profile Worker Organizer, Union Naruto Voice Actos Says LGBT Rights - TVLR 6/3/23
The Zinn Education project joins to talk about their work. We take a look at Jennifer Bates' firing, Maile Flanagan getting attacked by an online mob, AND MORE. ✦ ABOU...
Labor, Politics, and the South w/ Adolph Reed Jr - TVLR 6/3/23
The debt limit deal has passed - what does it mean? Adolph Reed joins for a wide ranging interview on labor, politics, and the south. The Alabama legislative session i...
SHOP TALK: Labor's Forgotten Histories w/ Chris Townsend
Chris Townsend joins Adam to discuss a wide array of books that have been republished recently about labor's history, why he's working on this, what they say, and what...
OVERTIME: Alabama Right Winger Argues Janitors Should Be Poor - TVLR 5/27/23
We talk with Clayton from the Catholic Labor Network, review some reactions from right wingers to janitors making a bit more money, and take a gander at what's going o...
Republicans Have Their Sights Set on Veterans During the Debt Limit Debacle - TVLR 5/27/23
Republicans are proposing a 22% cut to the VA - we talk to Suzanne Gordon about it. Freaks want school janitors to be poor, Florida bosses are getting away with theft,...
SHOP TALK: Ann Braden, the White Alabama-Raised Radical Unionist & Civil Rights Leader
Anne Braden was raised to be a Southern belle. Instead she became a revolutionary who helped to shape the self-understanding of the entire civil rights movement. Ben W...
OVERTIME: Your Calls & Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Alabama Democrats - TVLR 5/20/23
Tahirih and Adam take calls and discuss the Alabama Democratic Party✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles ...
Alabama Legislative Updates - TVLR 5/20/23
Jacob has the day off (congrats again on the wedding!), so Adam is joined by TWO special guest hosts. We're talking:*Updates from the Department of Labor*The Good, th...
SHOP TALK: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (To Win)
In this episode brought to you by Labor Notes, we speak with experienced Teamster Jason Ide about his April 2023 Steward's Corner article What to Expect When You’re Ex...
OVERTIME: DOJ Calls Out Alabama For Inaction On Sewage Crisis - TVLR 5/13/23
✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they ...
Updates On The WGA Strike, Adam Discusses Education & More -TVLR 5/13/23
✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they ...
SHOP TALK: Sometimes Workers Lose. What Next?
Unfortunately, when workers fight, we don't always win. What happens after a fight doesn't go your way? We talk to Amy Wilson, host of Revolutions Per Minute and worke...
OVERTIME: Writers on Strike, Your Calls, Unions in Schools, AND MORE
There is a union musical in Alabama next weekend, we talk to the director and cast. We talk about the writers strike, take your calls AND MORE! ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley La...
Journalism in Alabama w/ Lee Hedgepeth - TVLR 5/6/23
Lee Hedgepeth is a journalist in Alabama who faced retaliation for airing newsworthy footage. We talk to him about a new project he has: Tread by Lee. Thousands of chi...
SHOP TALK: May Labor History
Adam discusses the anniversaries and other highlights of this month in labor and social justice history. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio ...
OVERTIME: Desantis' Contempt for Working Folks
Lots of stuff happening in Florida, not much of it good. The Teamsters have some good news though! Also, we showcase a neat musical about unions taking place in Montgo...
Unions Shouldn't Endorse Biden* - TVLR 4/29/23
Biden announced he is running for re-election, and unions with hundreds of thousands of members have already endorsed him. Why? Tryston gives us our monthly Madison Ci...
SHOP TALK: Learning the Legislature
Adam talks to Tara Bailey about the Alabama Channel and how to maneuver the legislative process so you can be an active constituent. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report i...
OVERTIME: What do environmental issues have to do with labor? - TVLR 4/22/23
Plus a special Earth Day themed OverTime, featuring an interview with @gaspgrouporg and our interview with @matthuber78 on Climate Change as Class War. All that and MO...
In Conversation: Rutgers Striker & Alabama College Worker - TVLR 4/22/23
Conversation with Rutgers striker @newspoet41 and @UCW_AL Alabama campus worker. @warrentidwell3618 talks Camp Hill recovery. ✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the o...
SHOP TALK: American Involvement in the Spanish Civil War
Adam is a student of history, and the Spanish Civil War has long been a special interest of his. In today's Shop Talk, he's going to catalogue American involvement in ...
OVERTIME: Lax Labor Protections in the CHIPS Act w/ Lee Harris - TVLR 4/15/23
We talk to Lee Harris from the American Prospect about the lax labor protections in the CHIPS Act, and several things coming out of Kentucky this week! ✦ ABOUT ✦The Va...
Are Workers Just Confused? w/ David Griscom - TVLR 4/15/23
UPS is stalling, already creating conflict in the national negotiations. David Griscom joins to discuss Texas as well as the trope about false consciousness and worker...
SHOP TALK: Your Rights as Union Members
We all know you should know your rights in the workplace, but what about your rights inside the union? Adam takes a look at the union member bill of rights.✦ ABOUT ✦Th...
OVERTIME: Unions Support the Tennessee Three - TVLR 4/8/23
We take a look at labor's response to the Tennessee Three.✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justic...
The Union Workers Behind the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra - TVLR 4/8/23
We talk to the American Federation of Musicians Local 80, representing workers in the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, about their work and their new contract. ✦ ABOUT ✦...
