We Rise Fighting - Labor Podcast

Today's song is Battle of Blair Mountain as performed by Louise MosrieContent:109 anniversary of Russian RevolutionWorkers of the World Help the Milwaukee Brewers WinTrump Fascist Coup LoomsWorkers of the World on the Move! (Spain & France)Wisconsin: What Is To Be Done?Time Capsule during the "Blue Wave" (snapshot of US politics during this election)

Interview with activist Tova Fry.We cover:Dockworkers Do Not Work For War actionILWU Local 10 / Oct 30 ActionLeague of Revolutionary Black WorkersSolidarity with PalestineConnections between IDF and US police and financers

Starbucks BoycottBrigham Nurses Vote to Reject MGB’s ‘Last, Best, and Final’ OfferUNITE HERE Encore Casino Workers 51 Days On Strike89 Percent of Harvard Dining Workers Authorize StrikeLocal 1 Members in Chicago on Strike at Various HotelsHands Off Cuba!Spanish and Portuguese unions discuss joint general strikeEurope and India People’s ResistanceDefense of Voting RightsThree California state worker unions stood together at SEIU Local 1000 strike

In this episode we cover:Mass student/social movements in France, Spain, Alabania and IndiaNews from UNITE HERESEIU Local 1000 in California to go on strike with 100,000 workers'Recent No Kings RalliesCopper miners union in Chile signs agreement after strike

Iran MOUUNITE HERE Local 17 Members One-Day StrikeCargill Meatpacking plant lockout in Fort Morgan, CO Minnesota AFL-CIO Stands with Minnesotans Facing Federal ChargesUAW members vote to build strike fundNurses at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI Win Union VoteLong Island Rail Road Workers end their strikeJune 30, 2026 Webinar: Cuba’s Queer Rights Revolution! Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital Hold 1-Day Strike to Protest Firings, ‘Retaliation’ for Union OrganizingUAW to divest from Israeli bonds

Nurses at St. Mary’s in Madison, WI Vote UnionCuba Under Siege, Fights Back With Worldwide SupportFree Salah Sarsour!Interview with Laura Bielefeldt of Burlington Coalition to Dismantle Racism

The 3,800 workers at the JBS Swift meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado are on strike for better wages, health care, and working conditions. They are members of the United Food & Commercial (UFCW) Workers Local 7. Ric attended the picket line today and is reporting back. He also shares his observations and experiences from being a union rep for the UFCW at that very plant 16 years ago. Bryan also shares info on upcoming events in Wisconsin where Ric will lead a research presentation on ICE and data centers. All that and tidbits of international news coverage.

Interview with Olivia Najera-Garcia, organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers in North Carolina. 

WI Bailout the People is celebrating its 15 anniversary. This episode covers some of the organization's upcoming events.

Bryan reports back from Fond du Lac on the Worker & Community Assembly event that took place on January 31st, 2026.