Labor unions — Political activity. – Pacifica Radio Archives

Cesar Chavez at City College.

Talk on the United Farm Workers in California, and the political power of unions.

August 24, 2025

The 1934 San Francisco waterfront and general strike / produced by Ernest Lowe.

Documentary on the strike called after the shooting of two union members by San Francisco police on 5 July 1934.

August 24, 2025

Is there life after Reagan? : the labor movement in the aftermath of the 1980 election / Kim Fellner and Michael Linfield ; interviewed by Anita Frankel.

Public relations director for the Screen Actors Guild and a Textile Workers Union organizer speculate on the future of the labor movement during the conservative Reagan administration.

August 24, 2025

Praise the train and dump the ammunition / William Winpisinger ; interviewed by Anita Frankel.

Aerospace union leader calls for reduced defense spending and conversion to peaceful production.

August 24, 2025

Guy Nunn and Henry Santiestevan / co-proudced by the United Auto Workers.

Two talks on the affairs of the United Auto Workers.

August 24, 2025

The Changing nature of American industry and labor’s response to it / co-proudced by the United Auto Workers.

Gary Bush and Richard Proston discuss the development of collective bargaining, and trends in corporate growth.

August 24, 2025

Unionization among workers in energy and natural resources / co-produced by the United Auto Workers.

Gary Busch and Leo Goodman discuss recent unionizing among electrical, nuclear, coal, and gas industries.

August 24, 2025

Democracy and the Teamsters / Einer Mohn ; interviewed by Harold Winkler.

Union member discusses the organizational blocks to a union in a Democracy.|DEMOCRACY AND THE TEAMSTERS / Einer Mohn| interviewed by Harold Winkler. – Union member discusses the organizational block to a union in a Democarcy. – RECORDED: 8 Oct. 1959. BROADCAST: KPFA, 17 Nov. 1959.

August 24, 2025

Towards a more perfect union : will government trusteeship “save” the teamsters? / hosted by Robert Foxworth.

Documentary series produced from interviews. Ken Paff, organizer for the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), talks about the U.S. government lawsuit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), that will put the union under government trusteeship.|TOWARDS A MORE PERFECT UNION : WILL GOVERNMENT TRUSTEESHIP “SAVE” THE TEAMSTERS? / hosted by Robert Foxworth.…

August 24, 2025

Should the AFL-CIO oppose U.S. aid to the Contras / Ken Blaylock.

Excerpts from Blaylock’s speech. A leader in the rank and file AFL-CIO movement in opposition to the Nicaraguan Contras, Blaylock explains the need for opposition and the activities to implement that opposition.

August 24, 2025