A deep dive into the history of African American involvement in the US labor movement with Steven Pitts, recently retired labor policy advisor of the UC Berkeley Labor Center, and Michael Zweig, economist, labor and civil rights activist, and founder of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at SUNY Stony Brook.
Host: Richard Hill

The Monthly Labor Report's first broadcast after the Nov. 5 election:
Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, discusses the role labor must play in the resistance to the fascist anti-worker
agenda of the incoming Trump administration. Prof. Zweig performs a post mortem on Kamala Harris' loss; and analyzes the effect
of a possible mass deportation immigrants and of sweeping tariffs on the working class. Zweig states: "The best organizer is the boss,"
referring to the push-back from working people that is sure to come when the harsh realities of the incoming administration come into focus.
Interview by Richard Hill

Economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discusses the impact labor will have on the 2024 US election.
Host: Richard Hill