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Labor Jawn is Philly's unofficial working class history podcast. Labor historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James approach each topic with love for working folk and disdain for the bosses.
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Over the winter of 1887-88, miners, railway workers, and others fought for job control, wages, and conditions.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In the midst of the Civil Rights movement, Black activists in Philadelphia worked to integrate a school for poor and orphaned boys. Originally aired: April 9, 2024Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down to talk with two of the organizers behind Green 4 Falasteen, a coalition of AFSCME members and staffers organizing for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and in solidarity with their fellow workers in Palestine.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
After years of race baiting, lowering wages, grueling work, and horrendous conditions, the Deep Sea Longshoremen of Philadelphia set out to build a multi-ethnic, racially integrated, radical union. Walking in the Tall Trees, written and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
After a series of terrible contracts leaving workers struggling with long hours, poor conditions, and low pay, the Teamsters at UPS knew that they had a fight to win. After years of organizing, 185,000 workers stood up to one of the largest shipping companies in the United States. Music: Champion At Keeping Them Rolling by Ewan MacColl, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In Hazleton, Pennsylvania, radical silk workers fought an uphill battle against the bosses, scabs, and even the American Federation of Labor. Music: Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In the wake of World War 2, sugar workers on Hawaii took on their biggest challenge yet: organizing Chinese, Korean, Hawaiian, Filipino, and Japanese workers into one massive strike.https://www.patreon.com/laborjawnSupport the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
From Communist organizing in the 1930s to the 1963 March on Washington and beyond, Bayard Rustin had an incredible life, fighting for civil rights as a black, gay, radical labor agitator and peace activist. Music: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
Amidst post-war inflation, a grain shortage, and growing anti-union sentiment, the bakers of Philadelphia marched out on strike to fight for wages, hours, and conditions. Music: You Can't Blame the Youth by Peter Tosh, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In a special live recording at The Children's Folkshul and Adult Community, Sam and Gabe discuss Philadelphia's radical Jewish labor history.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
Before the United Auto Workers formed in 1935, there had been multiple attempts to organize the industry. In 1933, Ford Workers in Chester, Pennsylvania went out for union recognition, triggering multiple other strikes and actions. Music: One Piece at a Time by Wayne Kemp, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
After years of fighting, political pressure, and organizing, municipal employees take on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Music: Let the People Sing/This Land Is Your Land, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down to discuss the history of zionism, antizionism, and the American labor movement, with writer and activist Alison Glick and lawyer, organizer, and activist Suzanne Adely from Labor for Palestine.Donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://www.map.org.uk/Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In this interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down with Dr. Peter Cole, author of "Ben Fletcher: life and times of a Black Wobbly" and "Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia."Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down with Dr. Blair LM Kelley, director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina, about her new book: Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In this special interview, Sam and Gabe sit down with Katherine Coker, a former restaurant worker who has been educating and agitating around Philly, teaching people about wage theft and the conditions in the restaurant industry.Find Katherine's work here:Insta: @katherinecoker1 Tiktok: @katherine.coker YT: @katherinecokerSupport the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In this special interview episode, Gabe and Sam talk with Wade Rathke, founder and chief organizer for ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In 2020, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art voted to unionize. But it took 2 years and a 19 day strike for them to get a first contract. Gabe and Sam sit down with Tim Tiebout, Adam Mazieka, and Juliet Vinegra to discuss the history and future of the union.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In the 1700s, every ship coming into Philadelphia needed a pilot to guide it. But as the wealthy merchant class started to solidify power, they started to clash with the fiercely independent sailors who guided their ships.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
In March 2021, workers at the Mariposa Food Co-Op in West Philly formed a union with UFCW Local 1776. Today, they're working to build more power in order to make Mariposa into an even better place to work.Support the Show.https://linktr.ee/laborjawn
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