In a doubleheader episode, the two unions who would eventually merge into the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) both coincidentally went on strike in 1961.

In this special crossover episode of The Jewish Diasporist and Labor Jawn, hosts Jordan and Gabe team up to interview Dr. Caroline Luce, a scholar of Jewish labor history in the United States. Together. They explore the rich and complex history...

From Communist organizing in the 1930s to the 1963 March on Washington and beyond, Bayard Rustin had an incredible life, fighting for civil rights as a black, gay, radical labor agitator and peace activist. Originally aired: Januar...

In this interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down with Dr. Peter Cole, author of "Ben Fletcher: life and times of a Black Wobbly" and "Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia." Originally air...

After a series of terrible contracts leaving workers struggling with long hours, poor conditions, and low pay, the Teamsters at UPS knew that they had a fight to win. After years of organizing, 185,000 workers stood up to one of the largest shi...

After 2 years of wage cuts, the United Garment Workers of America finally went on strike in Philadelphia, triggering sympathy strikes across much of the East Coast.

In September 1987, the Philadelphia Eagles and the National Football League Players Association walked off the field and onto the picket line, demanding better benefits, conditions, and wages. Over the next 5 weeks, the striking Eagles battled ...

After years of race baiting, lowering wages, grueling work, and horrendous conditions, the Deep Sea Longshoremen of Philadelphia set out to build a multi-ethnic, racially integrated, radical union. Originally aired: March 21, 2024....

In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down to talk with two of the organizers behind Green 4 Falasteen, a coalition of AFSCME members and staffers organizing for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and in solidarity with their fellow ...

While Campbell's Soup profits were soaring, their workers wages had shrunk during the great depression. With help from local Socialist organizations, they fought back in 1934.

Sam and Gabe sit down with Mitch Troutman, organizer and author of The Bootleg Coal Rebellion: The Pennsylvania Miners Who Seized an Industry, 1925–1942. Originally aired: December 12, 2022.

In this special Sam-researched episode, we travel back to May 18, 1912 when the Detroit Tigers walked off the field in Philadelphia to protest teammate Ty Cobb's suspension and were replaced by the most unlikely group of players in major league...

Sam and Gabe sit down with Dr. Robin Bernstein, Dillon Professor of American History at Harvard University, to discuss her new book 'Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit.'

While news of the violence in other cities poured in, Philadelphia sat poised for a revolution in the midst of the "Great Upheaval" of 1877.

In the midst of the Depression, tensions were rising in the American Federation of Labor, and a new wave of industrial organizing was about to sweep the nation.

While they never went on strike, nor bargained for a contract, American Federation of Teachers Local 192 in Philadelphia fought for civil rights inside and outside of the classroom. Originally aired: July 24, 2023.

In this interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down with Brídín Clements Cotton and Natalie Robin to discuss their recent book, Theatre Work: reimagining the labor of theatrical production, which explores the history and current state of labor in ...

When the "mother of American anarchism" tried to speak in Philadelphia in 1909, it triggered a protracted legal battle involving the police department, the mayor, and the federal government. Originally aired: July 13, 2022....

An introductory course on the first few years of the Great Depression in Philadelphia. Originally aired: November 29, 2021.Notes:General histories of Philadelphia in the Depression:

The Philadelphia Police Department faces off against starving Philadelphians in the 1932 Battle of Reyburn Plaza. With special guest and aspiring Jimmy Stewart impressionist Sean Connolly. Originally aired: December 06, 2021.

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones is one of the most famous agitators and organizers in American history. In 1903, she led an "Army of Labor" to march on President Roosevelt's summer home in a protest against child labor. Originally aired...

In this Sam-researched episode, we take a trip down the shore and into the past when the lifeguards of Ocean City, New Jersey went on strike for better pay.

In this collaboration episode with Fayge and Isa of the D Listers of History podcast, we explore the turbulent life of the anarchist speaker, poet, agitator, and teacher, Voltairine de Cleyre. Originally aired: April 17, 2023.

In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe sit down to chat with Brett Bessler (Vice President of AFSCME local 2186) and David Wilson (President of AFSCME local 2187) to discuss their upcoming contract negotiations with the city of Philade...

In this special Sam-researched episode, we look at the life of gay rights, HIV/AIDS, anti-war, and civil rights activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya "the Forrest Gump of activism." Originally aired: May 1, 2023.