Belabored: Los Angeles, 1992, Revisited with Tobias Higbie and Kent Wong

In The Great Escape, Saket Soni recounts how he organized a group of Indian migrant workers to free themselves from a human trafficking scam and hold their captors accountable. The post Belabored: How Workers Escape, with Saket Soni appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The strike is back in Britain but the Conservative government is out to crush the unions. What lessons should labor learn from the 1980s? The post Belabored: Reviving the Strike in Britain, with Morag Livingstone and Joe Rollin appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

On working-class Los Angeles before and after the civil unrest of 1992—and how structural inequities continue to shape the city's labor struggles from the classrooms to the docks. The post Belabored: Los Angeles, 1992, Revisited with Tobias Higbie and Kent Wong appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The longtime organizer and theorist discusses tactics that unions can use to win major gains at the table and in the contract. The post Belabored: How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Recent news reports have revealed that child labor is not just a historical relic in the United States—and some politicians want to undermine existing regulations, claiming that less oversight is good for business. The post Belabored: Child Labor, Child Strikes, with Jack Hodgson appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Healthcare and education have been at the center of pandemic labor struggles. Two rank-and-file leaders from these fields join the podcast for a live episode. The post Belabored: Essential Workers in Crisis, with Elizabeth Lalasz and Jia Lee appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Long COVID is a labor rights issue. The post Belabored: When COVID Never Ends appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Walmart and Kroger workers discuss the added stress of working during the holidays. The post Belabored: Pandemic Black Fridays are Twice as Tiring, with Cynthia Murray and Lisa Harris appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

Delivery workers from New York and London join the podcast to talk about organizing during the pandemic. The post Belabored: Courier Class War appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

A mental healthcare provider discusses the pandemic's effects on her work. The post Belabored: Mental Health Workers’ Double Pandemic, with Kellie Benson appeared first on Dissent Magazine.