Labor Jawn
de Gabe Christy and Young Sam James
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Who Moves America - Interview with Director Yael Bridge
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Philly's working class history. Historian Gabe Christy and musician Young Sam James explore the working class history of Philadelphia and the surrounding world.
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- Who Moves America - Interview with Director Yael Bridge · 27 minIn this special interview, Sam and Gabe talk with Director/Producer Yael Bridge about her documentary Who Moves America, which chronicles the 2023 UPS contract fight. "In an era…
- 1963 Racial Justice Sit-Ins · 54 min · Episodul 86When the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter was adopted in 1951, it established a new governmental body specifically tasked with ending race discrimination in hiring. But a decade…
- 1930 H.C. Aberle Strike and the Murder of Carl Mackley · 56 min · Episodul 85In 1930, the unionized hosiery workers at the H.C. Aberle Mills in Kensington struck against wage cuts, demanding arbitration from the bosses. As tensions rose in the midst of…
- UNITE HERE Local 274 - Interview with Rosslyn Wuchinich · 45 minSam and Gabe chat with Rosslyn Wuchinich, president of UNITE HERE Local 274, representing Hotel and Food workers in Philadelphia, from Center City to the stadiums. They discuss…
- Striking at Kings - Interview with Mindy Murray · 44 minSam and Gabe sit down with singer-songwriter Mindy Murray to talk about "Striking at Kings," her new song about the 1938 farmworkers' strike at King’s Farm in Morrisville PA…
- State of the Podcast (January 2026) · 21 minOur second "annual" address to the world detailing updates to the show and more exciting news! Support the show www.laborjawn.com
- 1962-63 Longshoremen Strike · 1 h 8 min · Episodul 84Philadelphia has always been a city dominated by its waterfront commerce. But the workers who make that commerce possible have always had to fight hard for their fair share. In…
- Museum Unions Enact Workplace Justice Zine - Interview with the Authors · 1 h 4 minSam and Gabe took a moment from the holidays to talk with Jessi Jones from the Academy Foundation, Emma Rose Rainville from the Esplanade Association, Adam Rizzo from the Penn…
- State of the Podcast (May 16, 2024) · 13 minOur first address to the world detailing updates to the show and some exciting news! Ben Fletcher Mural Unveiling and Celebration Saturday May 18, 2024 2pm-4pm 301 S. Columbus…
- Labor Jawn: In Story & Song · 1 h 55 minOn November 18, 2022, Labor Jawn hosted their first live show In Story and Song at the Philadelphia Folksong Society. Join the hosts of the Labor Jawn podcast in celebrating the…
- Greater Philadelphia Volumes - Interview with Dr. Francis Ryan · 49 minSam and Gabe sit down to chat with Dr. Francis Ryan, Associate Teaching Professor & Director of Master of Labor and Employment Relations Program, Labor Studies and Employment…
- Feeding the Army of Labor - Interview with the Starbucks Strike Kitchen · 43 minSam and Gabe sit down to chat with Megan and Claudia of Starbucks Workers United and Sophie of the Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America who established a strike kitchen…
- 1936 Berkshire Knitting Mill Strike · 1 h 16 min · Episodul 83By 1936, Berkshire Knitting Mills was one of the largest hosiery manufacturers in the world, and the American Federation of Hosiery Workers knew that if they could organize it…
- du Pont Family - Interview with Lucas Clawson · 46 minWe sit down with historian Lucas R. Clawson to discuss the du Pont family's history of labor relations. https://lucasrclawson.com/ Originally aired: August 8, 2022. Support the…
- Hazleton General Textile Strike · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 39When the United Textile Workers of America declared a general textile strike in 1934, the people of Hazleton, Pennsylvania had a choice: would they stand with the textile…
- 1981 Philadelphia Teachers Strike · 1 h 8 min · Episodul 82In the midst of Reaganomics, a budget crisis, and a school board imposing layoffs and school closures, Philadelphia's teachers fight for "the integrity of [their] contract, the…
- 1903 Carpenters Strike · 55 min · Episodul 43In 1903, all building construction in Philadelphia was brought to a grinding halt when just a few thousand carpenters showed the power of their union. Originally aired: February…
- 1946 Electrical Workers Strike · 1 h 43 min · Episodul 36After World War 2, American soldiers came home to low wages and strict bosses. In 1946, 200,000 electrical appliance workers struck in cities across the country with 20,000 in…
- General Textile Strike of 1921 · 33 min · Episodul 17The General Textile Strike in Philadelphia helped set the stage for the very radical hosiery workers who continued to fight throughout the 1920s and into the Great Depression…
- 1916 Stetson Strike · 55 min · Episodul 81In 1916, workers at the John B. Stetson hat company in Philadelphia went on strike for better wages and conditions. Support the show www.laborjawn.com
