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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.

The Debt We Share

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In this episode, Maurice explains what Puerto Rico, Chicago, and Detroit have in common when it comes to municipal bonds and urban racial inequity. Joining him to further elaborate and help the average listener understand a purposefully complicated system is Saqib Bhatti. Along with Maurice, Saqib co-founded the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) and currently acts as co-executive director.

Passing the Torch – Season Three of ‘Black Work Talk’

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Black Work Talk’s third season goes to the source of the energy for this current wave of labor activism, looks at how this surge impacts Black workers, and offers a fresh vision for what’s next. New hosts Bianca Cunningham and Jamala Rogers will interview rank-and-file workers and offer educational tools and compelling strategies for the 90% of American workers who have yet to organize—and have an opportunity to seize the moment.