The Monthly Labor Report
The Monthly Labor Report
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Economist Michael Zweig discusses recent developments on the labor front and delves into the history of the struggles of working people for union representation and economic justice. The Monthly Labor Report airs the first Tuesday of each month on WPKN and is hosted by Richard Hill.
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The show emphasizes labor issues, economic justice, and union representation with episodes focusing on the impact of upcoming elections on labor dynamics, the historical struggles of working people, and current socio-political challenges such as the anti-worker agenda of the Trump administration.
Economist Michael Zweig and Richard HIll discuss recent developments on the labor front and delves into the history of the struggles of working people for union representation and economic justice.
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Hosted by Richard Hill with Michael Zweig, economist, labor historian, professor emeritus at the SUNY-Stony Brook, and author of Class, Race and Gender — Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism (published by PM Press).
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