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Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country. Ciencias Sociales Mundial
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  • Sean O'Brien sold workers and unions out to Trump—these Teamsters are running to oust him

    Sean O'Brien sold workers and unions out to Trump—these Teamsters are running to oust him
    Mar 4 2026
    As general president of the union, Sean O'Brien has operated with a "Teamsters vs. Everybody" mentality, especially when it comes to dealing with President Trump and embracing the MAGA right. But now, 14 months into the second Trump administration, the labor movement and the entire working class—Teamsters members included—is under attack. In this episode of Working People, we speak with veteran Teamsters Richard Hooker Jr. and John Palmer, who are running to oust O'Brien from leadership in the upcoming union election.

    Guests:
    • Richard Hooker Jr. has dedicated 26 years to the Teamsters, spending 20 of those years at UPS and the last six in leadership roles. He is the Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer of Teamsters Local 623 in Philadelphia, and he is now running on the Fearless Slate to unseat Sean O'Brien as a candidate for general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
    • John Palmer has 38 years of experience in the Teamsters and is currently serving as a vice president at large of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is running on the Fearless Slate as a candidate to be the union's general secretary-treasurer.

    Additional links/info:
    • Teamsters Fearless Slate website
    • Hank Kennedy, Current Affairs, "Sean O'Brien sold labor to Trump, and got nothing"
    • Michael Sainato, The Guardian, "Labor activist takes on Teamsters leader allying with Trump: 'He doesn't represent the workers'"
    • Joe Allen, CounterPunch, "Why are the Teamsters endorsing Greg Abbott?"
    • Peter Eavis, The New York Times, "UPS says it is cutting up to 30,000 jobs"
    • Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, "Everybody hates Sean"
    • Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, "We asked 8 different Teamsters what they thought of Sean O'Brien's speech—their responses may surprise you"

    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

    Credits:
    • Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Tech workers protest Microsoft's ties to ICE terror and Israel's war crimes

    Tech workers protest Microsoft's ties to ICE terror and Israel's war crimes
    Feb 26 2026

    In just six months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) more than tripled the amount of data stored on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform,The Guardian reports, "at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology ballooned." This week, tech workers with the No Azure for Apartheid (NOAA) campaign staged a protest and informational picket at Microsoft's global headquarters in Redmond, WA, demanding that Microsoft cancel all contracts that provide technological support for Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and ICE's campaign of terror in the US. We speak with Ibtihal, a former software engineer at Microsoft and an organizer with the NOAA campaign.

    Additional links/info:
    • No Azure for Apartheid Instagram and Linktree
    • Harry Davies & Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, "ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show"
    • Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, "'Microsoft workers refuse to be complicit in the genocide'"
    • Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, "Microsoft cancels Israeli spy unit access after tech worker revolt"
    • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, "The biggest labor story in the US right now is happening at Microsoft"

    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

    Credits:
    • Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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    25 m
  • They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.

    They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.
    Feb 18 2026
    On Nov. 24, 2025, in a major and hardwon victory, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members finally returned to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after more than three years on strike. Then, on Jan. 7, 2026, workers were notified that Block Communications Inc.—the company that owns the Post-Gazette as well as the Toledo Blade, the Buckeye Sports Network, and a number of TV stations in Ohio and Kentucky—said that it will be ceasing operations at the Post-Gazette on May 3 of this year. We speak with Steve Mellon, a veteran photographer and writer who was on strike for over three years at the Post-Gazette, about how workers are processing this devastating news, and about their push to launch a new news source by and for working people.

    Additional links/info:
    • Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) website
    • Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh website, Facebook page, and Instagram
    • Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn't bust the union, so they shut down the paper"
    • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / TRNN, "The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won"
    • Kris B. Mamula, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Post-Gazette to publish final edition and cease operations on May 3"

    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song

    Credits: Audio Post-Production:
    • Jules Taylor
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    33 m
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