John Richmond (@johnprichmond.bsky.social)

The Rick Smith Show; Worker Power Hour; Counter App; The Valley Labor Report; Labor History Today; Labor History in 2 This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly, we bring you voices from across the labor movement grappling with state violence, organizing under pressure, and the fight to protect workers’ power—on the streets, in the workplace, and in the digital economy. 🔹 The Rick Smith Show: Journalist Amanda Moore reports from Minneapolis, where ICE and Border Patrol operations have escalated into street-level raids that are traumatizing entire communities—not just those being detained. 🔹 Worker Power Hour: On this show from the Teamsters 1932 Broadcast Network, Randy Corrigan and steward Jason Nugent talk about what workers should be demanding in 2026: affordable healthcare, wage increases that beat inflation, and dignity backed by strong union contracts. 🔹 Counter App: This episode digs into “Uberization”—how digital labor platforms spread precarious work across industries, the warning signs to watch for, and how unions can respond before jobs are broken into tasks and controlled by algorithms. 🔹 The Valley Labor Report: From the largest union talk radio program in the South, Julie Prill of the Painters and Allied Trades shares how house calls, internal organizing, and honest conversations helped unionize more than 200 workers at a Mississippi shipyard. 🔹 Labor History Today: Historian Martin Wright, co-author of Made by Labour, explores labor history through objects—banners, lockboxes, and visual culture—that reveal how workers understood power, solidarity, and self-organization. BONUS TRACK: Labor History in 2: Packinghouse Workers Join the ‘46 Strike Wave. 🎧 About the Weekly: The Labor Radio Podcast Weekly is your roundup from the 200+ shows in the Labor Radio Podcast Network, sharing the best new episodes each week. 🔗 Find links to every show at laborradionetwork.org 📣 Follow #LaborRadioPod on Bluesky, X, Facebook, and Instagram ✉️ Contact us: [email protected] ✊ Solidarity works! Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Produced by Chris Garlock, Patrick Dixon and Harold Phillips. https://laborradiopodcastweekly.podbean.com/e/the-rick-smith-show-worker-power-hour-counter-app-the-valley-labor-report-labor-history-today-labor-history-in-2/