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Where the Writers Guild of America Goes Next to Support Marginalized Workers, with Angela Harvey and Tawal Panyacosit Jr.

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Host Bianca Cunningham talks with WGA member and Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (TTIE) co-chair Angela Harvey, whose writing credits include MTV’s "Teen Wolf," "Station 19," and "American Horror Stories," and one of TTIE's other co-chairs, Tawal Panyacosit Jr., a WGA member and activist who has writing credits on "Vampire Academy." They reflect on the recent WGA strike, the contract the union won, and the work to lift up more diverse voices in the entertainment industry.

Momentum in the Labor Movement, with Alex Han

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Last week's episode with Max Elbaum marked a transition for the podcast into an exploration of two of the biggest questions facing the Left: "How do we block the continued rise of the MAGA Right?" and "What are we building in its place?" In this and following episodes, William will seek to answer those questions by looking at current movements in progressive spaces. He begins this week by assessing today's organized labor resurgence with long-time labor activist Alex Han, now executive director of In These Times magazine.

Teamsters’ Hard Fight For a Fair UPS Contract, with Chris Williamson and Richard Hooker Jr.

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Around 340,000 members of the Teamsters Union who work for UPS came within days of walking off the job in July 2023 in what would have been the one of the largest strikes in US history. In August, they voted 86.3% in favor of ratification of a new five-year contract with the company. Two local Teamsters Union leaders join Jamal and Bianca to discuss this historic contract and how the union members won it.