Labor Express Radio
Jerry Mead - LuceroLabor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. “News for working people, by working people.” Our program covers issues in the labor movement locally, nationally, and internationally. The program also addresses issues of concern to working people such as housing, education, health care, immigrants rights, the environment and U.S. foreign policy,... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 168 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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This is the full 8-2-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
AI’s impact on the workplace and how unions are fighting back - audio from the 2026 Labor Notes Conference.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's oldest labor news and current affair... more
This is the full 7-12-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Check your Check! Minimum wages increased in Chicago and Cook County on July 1st. Also, immigrant workers lead the fight back against the boss and Trump’s agenda - more audio fr... more
This is the full 6-21-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
BP oil refinery workers in Whiting, Indiana, members of the Steel Workers union, have been locked out for over 3 months. I talk with USW Local 7‑1 President Eric Schultz about t... more
This is the full 6-7-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
We take a look at the impact of AI (artificial intelligence) on workers. Teamsters members at UPS, raise concerns regarding the use of inward-facing cameras in UPS trucks on the ... more
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- Chicago’s best labor podcast/radio show
Labor Express is one of the most reliable and comprehensive reviews of the state of Labor and workers’ issues in Chicago and around the country. For more than 20 years the host has brought a thoughtful perspective to Labor news.
The show covers workers’ struggles, strikes, lockouts, legislation that affects the Labor movement, and other topics that relate to everyone’s work experience. This includes interviews with many prominent Labor leaders and also everyday on-the-ground workers. Labor Exp... more
Apple Podcasts5patio_tapioca
United States2 years ago - Thank you for the Amazonian Workers United episode.
Appreciated hearing about their organizing campaign, as I’m trying to learn more about pre-majority unionism to better understand how contractors and fully distributed tbh companies can still organize and build power, even without NLRB protections.
Apple Podcasts5megabyteroseUnited States4 years ago
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