Labor Force Podcast

Stories of the working class in a time of renewed labor militancy and awareness that capitalism is a rotten deal.

Labor Force Podcast is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 94 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Labor Force Podcast, a commentary show with 94 episodes published.

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  Episode #95

  Trump's Economic Legacy: What Really Happened to Your Money?

  Aug 19, 202619 min

  Trump built his political comeback around a series of big economic promises: lower prices, cheaper gasoline, affordable housing, lower mortgage rates, more manufacturing jobs, a balanced federal budget, and an economy that would “grow like nobody’s ever grown before.” But how much of that has actually happened? In this segment, we put the promises up against the economic reality. We also examine the increasingly K-shaped economy, Trump’s aggressive push for deregulation, and issues at the NLRB, where a new Republican majority could reverse numerous pro-worker precedents. The larger question is simple: When politicians say the economy is booming, who exactly is that economy working for? Subscribe to the Labor Force Podcast for more conversations about workers, unions, economic policy, corporate power and the struggle for a more democratic economy. #LaborForcePodcast #Trump #Economy #WorkingClass #Labor #Unions #NLRB #Inflation #HousingCrisis #Deregulation #EconomicInequality #WorkingClassPolitics

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  Episode #94

  Household Debt Hits $18.8 Trillion: The Reality Behind the Headlines

  Aug 15, 202618 min

  Americans are working, earning more on paper—and still falling further behind. In this segment, we examine the growing disconnect between the headline economy and the economic reality facing working people. Inflation is once again outpacing wage growth, real wages have fallen for four consecutive months, and millions of workers are still trying to recover purchasing power lost during the post-pandemic inflation surge. At the same time, household debt has climbed to roughly $18.8 trillion, credit-card balances have reached approximately $1.26 trillion, and more Americans are struggling to keep up with their payments. And then there's the wildcard: the war with Iran and the continuing crisis around the Strait of Hormuz, which threatens to keep pressure on energy prices—and potentially make an already difficult affordability problem even worse. The bigger question isn't simply whether the economy is growing. It's whether working people can still afford the economy that's supposedly doing so well. #LaborForcePodcast #WorkingClass #Inflation #Wages #Economy #Workers #LaborMovement #HouseholdDebt #CreditCardDebt #CostOfLiving #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #TrumpEconomy

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  Episode #93

  Why Workers Would Take A Pay Cut To Keep Their Jobs

  Aug 14, 202612 min

  In this segment, we connect several stories that reveal a growing contradiction in the American economy. At Cargill's meatpacking facility in Fort Morgan, Colorado, more than 1,700 workers remain locked out as employees fight over a contract and their future at the plant. Meanwhile, Cargill salt workers in Newark, California, have gone on strike over wages and soaring health-care costs. At the same time, a new survey finds that 54% of workers would accept a pay cut simply to keep their jobs — a striking indication of just how much economic insecurity is reshaping workers' priorities. And then there's AI. Mark Zuckerberg has promised that artificial intelligence will give people more free time, but Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth offered a rather different vision: if AI gives workers an extra hour, he said, he would use it to “do even more and cooler stuff for the users.” We also examine new research suggesting that AI-related layoffs can actually hurt worker productivity. When employees believe the technology being introduced could eventually eliminate their jobs, fear and distrust can undermine the very productivity gains companies are trying to achieve. And that raises a fundamental question about the future of work: If technology makes us dramatically more productive, why shouldn't working people get more of the benefits? #LaborForcePodcast #Labor #Unions #WorkingClass #Cargill #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Jobs #Economy #Workers #Automation #LaborMovement

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  Episode #92

  Is The U.S. Economy Actually Broken? The New Era Debate

  Aug 12, 202617 min

  The Trump administration says America has entered a “new kind of economy.” But what does that actually mean for working people? In this segment, we look beyond the political and economic headlines and examine what workers are actually experiencing in 2026. Housing remains painfully out of reach. Instability surrounding the U.S.-Iran conflict threatens to push energy and transportation costs higher. At the same time, millions of workers—especially Gen X—are struggling to balance full-time employment with caring for children and aging parents. And perhaps most revealingly, younger Americans are increasingly dipping into retirement savings to financially support their families. So, are we really living in a “new economy”? Or are we looking at an economy where the risks have simply been shifted increasingly onto workers and their families? Subscribe to the Labor Force Podcast for more conversations about work, wages, economic inequality, unions, and the changing American economy. #LaborForcePodcast #WorkingClass #Economy #HousingCrisis #Inflation #Workers #Labor #EconomicInequality #GenX #GenZ

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  Episode #91

  Labor's New Playbook: From VA to Uber

  Aug 10, 202612 min

  Workers are finding new ways to fight back—and the latest battles show just how much the American labor movement is changing. In this segment, we look at a federal judge blocking the VA for the third time from terminating its union contracts with AFGE, the growing push to unionize Uber and Lyft drivers in California and Illinois, and what these new forms of collective bargaining could mean for the future of gig work. We also examine the latest jobs data and the emerging “deportation economy”—and why removing immigrant workers isn't necessarily creating more opportunities for U.S.-born workers. ️ Labor Force Podcast — stories of work, unions, economic power, and the fight for a better deal for working people. #LaborForcePodcast #Labor #Unions #WorkersRights #GigEconomy #Uber #Lyft #AFGE #CollectiveBargaining #WorkingClass

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