Work Stoppage

EP 26 - Bootlicking Wrestlers

Lina and John tackle some familiar material and some unfamiliar material. We're talking about the strikes in India and Cleveland Heights, we're talking about rideshare unions and possibly co-ops, and we're definitely out of our depth talking about some shit CM Punk said

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EP 25 PREVIEW - Examining The Strike In India

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This week Lina and John do a deeper dive on the general strike in India and how it is related to an ongoing farmer protest. They also cover racist retaliation against Carlos Cruz who organized with people to get a cost of living adjustment at UC Santa Cruz, as well as a few other movements that have happened internationally due to Covid-19.  

The movie referenced is called: Merku Thordarchi Malai  

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EP 24 - Verso Books Voluntarily Recognizes Worker Union

This week Lina and John discuss some back pay wins for workers, voluntary recognition of the Verso Books union, the biggest strike of all time in India, and much more. Conditions for workers are worsening across the country and the world, and we also take a look at the ways, not just financial, in which workers and their workplaces are being affected.

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EP 23 PREVIEW - Gambling With Human Lives

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In this week's episode Lina and John cover a lockout of nurses in Pennsylvania, bosses betting on how many workers will get covid, Amazon Black Friday strikes, Amazon warehouse unionization in Alabama, and some shitty union busting bosses getting in trouble by the NLRB.

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EP 22 - Blacklist Your Boss

Lina and John tackle the re-closing of NYC public school, a failed union vote in the Twin Cities, police blacklisting union organizers in the UK, South Korean workers becoming ungovernable, and much more.

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Ep 21 PREVIEW - Retaliation Against H2-A Workers

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This week Lina and John talk about union presidents' response to Biden's win, how the Trump administration lost a small battle with labor in court and then retaliated with a huge wage freeze for H2-A farm workers. Finally we hear about a potential gig workers co-op.
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EP 20 - Quitting Stories

John and Lina talk too much about the election, celebrate and criticize drug reform, recount some quitting stories, and talk about the Coca-Cola workers striking in Ohio and the robots Walmart won't use anymore

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(UNLOCKED)EP 9 - Learning From An Organizer [feat. Eric]

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John and Lina are joined by Lina's friend and professional organizer Eric to learn a thing or two about how organizing a union works on the ground

EP 19 - More Worker Rights Gone [PREVIEW]

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This week Lina and John cover the executive order by Donald Trump that takes rights from up to 2.1 million public workers. They follow up on the AFL-CIO general strike, the protests and strikes around the Poland nearly abolishing abortion, and a wildcat strike in Alberta surrounding healthcare austerity.

EP 18 - The Supreme Court Sucks Ass

Lina and John follow up on Danielle Brown's hunger strike, cover the latest developments with Amazon, the AFL-CIO, and the Supreme Court. They also take a look at a proposal from the EU to "ban" unpaid internships, and also some memes.

 

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EP 17 PREVIEW - Content Creators Unions

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John and Lina discuss the finer points of what unions might offer to independent content creators, follow up on the Brooklyn Friends School strike, and cover a lot of stuff happening in Pennsylvania, from firefighters to google employees

 

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EP 16 - Boss Battle

Lina and John cover a bunch of very cool things, russian dock workers throwing helmets at the boss, a detroit bus driver goes absolute beast mode, plus strikes at norwegian oil fields, rhode island care facilities, and

 

much more beast mode bus driver:

https://amp.detroitnews.com/amp/3617653001

 

russian dock workers:

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/10/05/striking-dockers-in-far-east-russia-pelt-new-management-with-helmets-a71655

 

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EP 15 PREVIEW - Game Devs Rise Up

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John and Lina talk about the major success of the nurses in Illinois, spotify employees demanding a say in what's allowed on their platform, the plight of game devs without unions, and much more!
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Episode 14 - Thailand, Brooklyn, and Everywhere Else

Lina and John follow up on the Spyhouse Coffee strike and the situation at University of Michigan, tackle some news from Thailand and Germany, and comment extensively on the growing power of students and healthcare workers during these times

Ep 13 - Teachers Around The World [PREVIEW]

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Lina and John follow-up on the Michigan State Graduate Union Strike and a lot of the things going on around it. They also cover Nigerian doctors who have been striking for a while and have made a deal with their government. Then we move to discussing the few different ways that countries around the world have responded to teachers and how teachers have acted in response.  Finally, we cover a brewery that was voluntarily recognized as a union in Minneapolis, and a scholar strike. 

Ep 12 - No Biscuits!

Lina and John cover even more education strikes and actions, a UK biscuit strike, a union busting brewery, and a bit about the history of Labor Day.

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San Diego State University vs Covid

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Ep 11 - End "No Strike" Clauses [PREVIEW]

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Lina and John cover a unionizing coffee house chain in the Minneapolis area, a faux leftist vegan meat company doing DMCA requests to silence workers they union busted, Amazon blatantly tracking labor organizing, the massive sports strike, and as always we talk about teacher's unions.

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Death Panel - Back to School w/ Work Stoppage

We went on the Death Panel podcast today! Here is their description of the episode.

We're joined by Lina and John of Work Stoppage to discuss the push to reopen schools in the U.S. at any cost, and the actions teachers' unions have (and haven't) taken to stop it. We also get into the strikes vs boycotts discussion brought on by the NBA work stoppage.

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Ep 10 - Hunger Strike, Colonized Workers, & More Teachers

In this episode, Lina and John follow-up on Bath Iron Works and cover Detroit teachers authorizing a strike, a dead worker left under umbrellas in Brazil, Marchallese workers at risk for covid-19 in Arkansas, police surveillance of an organizer, and Dannielle Brown's hunger strike to get answers for her son's death at  Duquesne University.

We really packed in the stories this week, and we hope you enjoy the episode! 

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EP 9 - Learning From An Organizer [feat. Eric] [PREVIEW]

John and Lina are joined by Lina's friend and professional organizer Eric to learn a thing or two about how organizing a union works on the ground