Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country.
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episode 10: Don't Shop, Don't Stop!
At 1:00pm on Thursday, April 11, over 31,000 Stop & Shop workers across New England walked off the job. The strike is going on at this very moment and gaining public support, even as Stop & Shop bosses try to ice out and undercut workers. We talk to Mike LaFrance, a deli worker who's been at Stop & Shop for over 20 years, about what's going on and how folks around the country can show support.
Additional links/info below...
- PETITION: Support Stop & Shop Workers
- SUPPORT LINE: Sign up for updates. Text “support” to 698329 to get latest updates on the strike and how you can help
- Call Stop & Shop Customer Service and express support for striking workers at 1-800-767-7772
- Support Stop & Shop Workers Facebook and Twitter page
- Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "The Largest Private Sector Strike in Years Is Playing Out at Supermarkets Across the Northeast"
- Meaghan Ottolini & Marie Szaniszlo, The Boston Herald, "Teamsters Back Up Striking Stop & Shop Workers"
- Tal Axelrod, The Hill, "Biden, Warren and Sanders Express Support for Striking Stop & Shop Workers"
- Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, "Strikes and Picket Lines, Explained"
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free MusicArchive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"