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Oct 16, 2026
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
[upbeat music] You're listening to the Labor Notes podcast, our weekly show on rank and file news and organizing tactics.
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
I'm Natasha Lennard-Yulman, a staff writer at Labor Notes.
Danielle SmithHOST
And I'm Danielle Smith, a staff organizer at Labor Notes.
Danielle SmithHOST
And can I just say again how much I love fall in New York City? The crisp air, the colorful leaves, that singular crunchy sound of a Labor Notes end of year fundraising email hitting your inbox.
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
[laughs] Danielle, I think you need to get your phone looked at.
Danielle SmithHOST
[laughs]
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
But the rest of you should take a break from touching crunchy leaves and look back at your phone.
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
More specifically, you should go to labornotes.org/donate and sign up to become a monthly donor.
Robert LindgrenHOST
El Cafecito del Dia focuses on Latina Equal Pay Day by talking with Moms Rising Vice President Xochitl Osega, and apologies if I mispronounced that, about the wage gap facing Latina workers and the power they have when they share their stories, ask questions, and advocate for change.
Patrick DixonHOST
And on the Labor Notes podcast, Carrie Thompson, if that's how it's pronounced, talks about [laughs] Mississauga, Ontario Walmart workers winning the first union contract with Walmart.
Patrick DixonHOST
[upbeat music] That's our roundup for this week.
Patrick DixonHOST
Find these shows and many more worker voices at laborradionetwork.org.
Henry SalazaarGUEST
I always want to be a UAW member, continue to work with them and move forward and help the other members as well.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
In all of the coverage that I've seen in Labor Notes, Jacobin, Mainstream Press, What you have called out really seems to be the crux of why Thane won so overwhelmingly.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
The line from the Labor Notes article was people looked at their pocketbooks and voted accordingly.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
The tenure of the Thane administration has been very good for UAW members' bank accounts.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
Right.
Mark GalusCORRESPONDENT
Main events are Saturday, 9 to 11 at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, and at 1 p.m. at Mill Creek Park, 47th and Main, where people will rally and then go to Canvas.
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Labor Notes reports, Fatou Tarour was on her way to work as a custodian at the University of Iowa Hospital the morning of September 24th when ICE agents detained her.
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She had legal immigration status and no criminal record, but on October 12th, ICE deported her to Sierra Leone a place she has no connection to.
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Sarah Gilmore, a fellow worker and member of Ask Me Local 12, wrote a letter to a local paper and spread the word about Tror's detention.
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Peter O'Neill is retired organizing director of the Longshore Workers and a co-director of the book Labor Power and Strategy.
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Rand Wilson has worked as a union organizer and a labor communicator for more than 40 years and is currently an organizer for CHIPS Communities United, a coalition organizing for an equitable and sustainable semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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They wrote a recent piece for Labor Notes called What Amazon Workers Can Learn from the Successes and Failures of the Fight for 15.
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Peter Rand, welcome to the show.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
And finally, in internal union affairs, Sean Fain and the rest of the United UAW slate has swept the international executive board elections with nearly 70% of the vote, and with that vote share being consistent across industries, from higher education to manufacturing.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
Labor Notes says that members voted for Fain and his slate due to their belief that he was best positioned to fight for pensions and post-retirement healthcare, and to fight against automation, pointing to better contracts during his term.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
Despite Fain's opponents' attempts to make the election about internal squabbles at the union's headquarters, members overwhelmingly, quote, "looked at their pay stubs and voting accordingly... and voted accordingly." If we missed anything, let us know.
Jacob MorrisonHOST
You can send us your union updates at tvlr.fm/contact.
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
[upbeat music] You're listening to the Labor Notes podcast, our weekly show on rank and file news and organizing tactics.
Natasha Laney-UllmanHOST
I'm Natasha Lennie Ulman, a staff writer at Labor Notes.
Danielle SmithHOST
And I'm Danielle Smith, an organizer at Labor Notes.
Danielle SmithHOST
And today, we're talking about a pretty major first in labor news, besides, of course, the opening acts of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour organizing against him, though that's also a pretty good milestone.
Danielle SmithHOST
But a group of Walmart workers in Canada have become the first to win a contract against the retail giant.
Judy AnsellHOST
And then another No Kings demonstration sponsored by Boots on the Ground is also on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park.
Judy AnsellHOST
Um, Labor Notes workshops, What To Do When A Union Break, When Your Union Breaks Your Heart, Sunday, October 18th, 6:30 PM online.
Judy AnsellHOST
Hear from members of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Judy AnsellHOST
Register at labornotes.org/events.
ZahraHOST
Hello, and welcome to Workers' Inquiry, a podcast about work, struggle, and revolution by Notes from Below.
ZahraHOST
If you listened to our last episode, you will know that some of the Notes from Below crew were in the U.S. over the summer attending the Labor Notes conference.
ZahraHOST
While there, we were inspired by comrades organizing against Operation Metro Surge, the ICE campaign in Minnesota.
ZahraHOST
Today, we're really grateful to be talking with one of those comrades, Kieran Knudsen, president of the Communication Workers of America chapter in Minneapolis, and one of the union organizers involved in the 23rd of January general strike in the city.
Micah UtrechtHOST
Can you first just briefly talk about your own trajectory within the labor movement? Explain how you became interested in the UAW.
Micah UtrechtHOST
And also, you've been a staffer with Labor Notes and the News Guild.
Micah UtrechtHOST
How did those experiences lead you to the UAW and to the approach that you were pushing in the UAW?
Chris BrooksGUEST
[laughs] There's a lot there.
Chris BrooksGUEST
And, you know, it turns out like, you know, uh, workers don't join a union to partner with the boss.
Chris BrooksGUEST
They don't need one to do that, and so the UAW lost that election.
Chris BrooksGUEST
But through that process I actually got, you know, connected with Labor Notes and, um, you know, they were offering a more critical but supportive perspective on the UAW and, um, on the idea of organizing in the South and what it would take to win.
Chris BrooksGUEST
I eventually went to go work there in 2016, so moved to New York City.
Adam KellerHOST
Uh, as always, I recommend folks go to labornotes.org/events.
Adam KellerHOST
Uh, you know, Labor Notes is a great resource.
Adam KellerHOST
They have some great, uh, workshops and trainings scheduled.
Adam KellerHOST
Uh, coming up this week, October eighth, is gonna be Hear What's New at Labor Notes.
Adam KellerHOST
This is for subscribers and donors of the Labor Notes Network, uh, and hopefully you are one of those people.
Adam KellerHOST
Uh, you should definitely, uh, subscribe to Labor Notes.
Adam KellerHOST
It's very, very helpful.
Adam KellerHOST
Uh, so you can tune in, uh, October eighth at seven o'clock.
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