If the workers of the world want to win, all they have to do is recognize their own solidarity. They have nothing to do but fold their arms and the world will stop. The workers are more powerful with their hands in their pockets than all the property of the capitalists. --Joe Ettor (IWW labor organizer)
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Trump vs. Labor: The Coming Clash Over Class Power, w/ John Russell
Trump vs. Labor: The Coming Clash Over Class Power, w/ John Russell
John Russell, freelance labor reporter for More Perfect Union and author of The Holler newsletter, joins the show to discuss the powerful resurgence of organized labor in 2024. From Amazon and Starbucks to longshore and hotel workers, major strikes have delivered significant victories for working-class Americans. As union membership rises after years of decline, what’s next for the labor movement in 2025? Can it maintain its momentum amid the looming Trump presidency? Russell explains, “People from all sides of the political spectrum are realizing that there’s no politician that’s going to come to save us and that the wins that you can really count on are coming from the labor movement.” #breakthroughnews
