Longtime Working People listeners will be familiar with Max and Mel’s extended work discussing the supply chain, the workers who keep that system running day in and day out, and the dangerous and exploitative working conditions that many workers labor under. Our global economy relies on these workers to stay running–and bosses around the world use this pressure as a cudgel against the workers.

For today’s episode of Working People, we’re zooming out and taking a look at the global supply chain with Judy Gearhart, research professor with the Accountability Research Center at American University and host of the Labor Link Podcast, a podcast about “the brave individuals organizing the workers who make our stuff.” With decades of experience collaborating with organizers and rights advocates supporting worker struggles in the Global South, Judy is uniquely positioned to bring the stories of these workers forth to her listeners.

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Check out the Labor Link podcast here.
Labor Link Podcast, “S2E4 - Hariyanto Suwarno (Indonesian Migrant Workers' Union) and Charli Fritzner (Greenpeace USA)”
Mel Buer, “Corporate billionaires are wrecking the supply chain. Just look at the railroads.”
Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh, “UPS and the Logistics Revolution”

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Featured Music… Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song

Studio Production: Mel Buer Post-Production: Jules Taylor

Judy Gearhart and the Labor Link Podcast - What can a can of tuna teach us about International Worker Solidarity