Belabored Podcast #150: Lessons Learned on the Picket Line

Belabored Podcast #150: Lessons Learned on the Picket Line

As education strikes continue to rock the country, we talk with two striking workers—Ian Bradley Perrin, a graduate employee at Columbia University, and Arizona teacher Noah Karvelis.

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We also look at a ruling that might help end misclassification of workers as independent contractors, the ongoing struggles of taxi workers, the massive May Day strike in Puerto Rico, and the battle for New York’s governor’s office. For Argh, we think about the aftermath of the strike wave, and consider that maybe Marx was right. 

Michelle: Could These Community Groups Become Collateral Damage in Andrew Cuomo’s Fight Against Cynthia Nixon? (The Nation)

California’s top court makes it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors (LA Times)

A Taxi Driver Took His Own Life. His Family Blames Uber’s Influence. (New York Times)

In a National May Day Strike, Puerto Rican Marchers Face Down Tear Gas To Protest Privatization (In These Times)

Arizona Teachers End Walkout as Governor Signs Bill Approving Raises (New York Times)

Columbia Graduate Students Walk Out Over Union Fight (New York Times)

Sarah: The Struggle to Stay Middle Class (New Republic)

Michelle: Jason Barker, Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right! (New York Times)

Sarah: Chris Brooks, What Should Unions Do After The Strike Wave Recedes? (New Labor Forum)