The Texas Labor Podcast

Joined by Peter Olney, retired director of organizing with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. With 50 yrs as a labor organizer and countless contributions to the labor movement, Peter brings his experience and wisdom to the discussion on the current state of American Labor, providing insight into what we as a working class can do to secure a more promising future. Editor and contributor to the book Labor Power and Strategy by John Womack Jr. along with numerous articles Pe...

Joined by Marti Garza, we discuss the recent NLRB union election for the employees at the Ethos Light Turbine shop in Houston Texas. Marti fills us in on the why & the how. From the tactics the company used to the solidarity and resolve of the united Ethos employees. With the right to organize being the foundation of our rights as workers in this country, yet only 12% of all workplaces that wish to have a union get their wish, this is an extraordinary victory!!https://www.worker.gov/form-...

Today, Labor Attorney Jay Youngdahl joins us to discuss some essential rights that workers in the US have. Just as valuable and important as the right to free speech and the right to a fair trial, worker rights provided under the FLSA and NLRA should be understood, exercised, and vehemently protected! We discuss our Weingarten rights and Concerted activity. Jay also makes mention of the recent Supreme Court decision and the Texas HB 2127, helping us to understand how laws and ...

6/9/2023 *Truckers Movement for Justice w/Billy Randal & Oscar Lovos. The working conditions have gotten so bad for many of our nations truck drivers that thousands are beginning to join in a fight to facilitate industry wide reform. Wages have dropped by nearly 50% over the past 40 years, drivers are required to wait for long periods of time to be loaded and unloaded with no pay, in some cases up to 36hrs. Today we hear directly from two members of the Truckers Movement for Jus...

“The Texas Labor Podcast” brings to the table discussion on all things labor. From the standpoint of the ones getting it done! Discussions range from worker’s rights to labor shortages and policies, and yes, even the politics that affect us all. Using history as our guide, we explore how we got to where we are and how we may be able to leave things a little better for the next generation of American workers.Support the Show.