Smog, solidarity and the red bandana On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Labor Heritage Power Hour visits the Donora Smog Museum and traces the red bandana’s roots in solidarity. In labor history, Starbucks baristas in East Grand Rapids won grievances after NLRB citations in 2007. Quote of the

Those responsible for compiling the jobs report don’t have jobs anymore, hence there will be no jobs report this month. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Skyhigh Chicago Start. Morning colors along the south end of Lake Shore Drive and over the Field Museum, Soldier Field and McCormick Place earlier this week.

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens. They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

How hardcore is Stephen Miller? Read this and decide.

Apple pulls ICE tracking apps after pressure from the White House

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Holy shit. Russ Vought is 49. I seriously thought this mutherfucker was in his late 60s. Further proof that being a monster will age you hard.

GOP Last Week: "We control everything." Today: "The shutdown was out of our control."

NEW: Federal earmarking rules and disclosure laws are not enough to stop corruption before it happens. We filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the limits on coordinated party spending, just as it did twenty years ago.

One time, I interviewed the Secretary of Agriculture. I worked for about a week to make sure that I didn’t ask a question that would violate the Hatch Act. Meanwhile, these MFers exist…

The Rick Smith Show 10-1-2025 On the Rick Smith Show, Rick discusses the backdrop of a looming government shutdown and a military pow wow at Quantico, spotlighting national uncertainty. Rhode Island AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley joins to celebrate a historic labor peace agreement between Sout

This is some Greek tragedy level hubris with none of the Greek tragedy level nobility. Regardless, I hope it ends as all Greek tragedies do.

Let's be clear...this shutdown belongs to Felon47.

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Swear her in.

Seriously. Who can manage increases like this? Who?

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And while these messages are blatant violations of the Hatch Act, the administration sent out a Hatch Act policy to all federal employees this week to remind them that THEY must follow Hatch Act on Social media. END/

The shutdown is not the fault of democrats. Republicans can vote to fund the government without a single democrat by changing the rules to lower the 60 vote threshold like they did two weeks ago to push through 48 trump appointees at once. 10/

And here’s an email that went out to all Veterans - not just employees of the VA - that came into my inbox. 9/

Here’s one for the Department of Commerce. 8/

And the Social Security Administration. 7/

Here’s one for employees at the National Archives. 6/

This is an all employee announcement to employees of the Department of the Interior with the same baseless lies. These are all violations of the Hatch Act, by the way. 5/

Here’s an email to VA employees with the same language. 4/

Here’s an email to Department of Homeland Security employees informing them that some will have to be furloughed because of democrats. A blatant lie. 3/

Here is an email to all Small Business Administration employees with suggested out of office reply language. So, we’re sending you home without pay, and here’s some language blaming the democrats. 2/

NEW: THREAD: Just a small collection of propaganda emails sent by the regime to federal employees who have sent them to me on the condition of anonymity. First, we all saw the HUD banner from Tuesday morning. 1/

UAW Responds to Volkswagen's "Final" Offer - TVLR 9/27/25 We talk about the potential government shutdown, and how Huntsville is funding cops over libraries. We talk to Geoff Meldahl, a member of the Ironworkers Local 704 in Chattanooga and president of the labor council over there. AND we break

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

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Fat Man and Little Boy bombed.

This is incredibly grim and pro-capitalistic. Like, why do you think? Could it be because their employers are forcing them to work in dangerous heat?

OPEIU Statement on Government Shutdown

Hello October! The first sunrise of October 2026 with the Hancock in Chicago.

"Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about . . . they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community." George Bailey, "It's a Wonderful Life" Somehow, the Republicans in Congress made me think of this.

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 10th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @cljeharvard.bsky.social Executive Director @sharblock.bsky.social, @seattleulaw.bsky.social professor Elizabeth Ford, & @chicagotribune.com reporter Talia Soglin: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

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Reinventing Solidarity; Work Week Radio; Work Stoppage; Labor Notes Podcast; Words and Work On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: This week on Work Stoppage, Italy’s unions show how it’s done, with port blockades and a nationwide transit shutdown in solidarity with Palestine. Over on WorkWee

From Zero to Solidarity On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: We Work Europe on workers organizing from scratch—and building independent power without prior union experience. In labor history, 165 Wobblies were indicted in 1917 for protesting World War I. Quote of the day: The IWW. @wpfwdc @AFLCI

USA: Interview with Chris Garlock of the Labor Radio and Podcasting Network Send us a text Chris, who's based in Washington, D.C., is the founder of the Labor Radio and Podcasting Network. With around 200 members, the network shows the very widespread adoption of podcasting by activists in the tr

The sub-minimum "tipped" wage is a relic of slavery and should be abolished. It was a way for white business owners to avoid paying Black workers. Every job should come with a livable wage. It's the employer's responsibility - not the customers' - to ensure that is the case.

We must stand up and fight back! #NoKings #Oct18th #GeneralStrike

New Employee Experience, Retention and Mentoring Program This episode breaks down the New Employee Experience, Retention and Mentoring Program (NEERMP)—from its origins to the positive changes it’s brought, to what new carriers can expect as they settle into the job. Watch here. Check out M-02010