Sanitation Workers, Solidarity, and the Highlander Revival - TVLR 4/18/26 Adam and Whitney talk about their recent labor history presentation on the 1971 Huntsville Sanitation workers strike. We also talk to the new executive directors of the Highlander Research and Education Center. ✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air! Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon: TVLR.FM Patreon.com/thevalleylaborreport Visit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fm Follow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab... Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReporters Follow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_AL Follow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist ✦ CONTACT US ✦ Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show! ✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦ Support them if you can. The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333 The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.org Do you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org 256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.net The NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.com IBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909 IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880 THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.org ENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama’s transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.org The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services, and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.info The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.org Are you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that’s bigger than yourself? Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.org Unionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure. Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more. Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.org Members of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sanitation Workers, Solidarity, and the Highlander Revival - TVLR 4/18/26

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Mtg #3: 'Save USPS from Mis-Management' USW: House Calling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJsQD6wmV0c Is the USPS Broke or Is There Hope?(APWU): https://www.youtube.com/live/z1VSGn2azy0?si=5SDD6DaPlvONut8y Community Groups: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13LtEgL-pNDVEf1_yC7M-sidSk_mzTbanV8PYxkugBaE/edit?usp=sharing Motion for union meeting to adopt May 23rd: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u9HSw0JME0UJ9beoBG6SB2N2qBVCxp3D8wY_f2nytSg/edit?usp=sharing Meeting #1: 'Save USPS from Mis-Management': https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DNlv445Zv88D7cjbtMXTQ?si=5iCOGXwYQ7Cfx6En5zMu7g Meeting #2: 'Save USPS from Mis-Management': https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nJBDTizQTonpgFcYdRZ4F?si=97xnJcKfSSezNNKyQJfxJQ

Mtg #3: 'Save USPS from Mis-Management'

USW: House Calling: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJsQ... Is the USPS Broke or Is There Hope?(APWU): www.youtube.com/live/z1VSGn2... Community Groups: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Motion for union meeting to adopt May 23rd: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Meet

#OtD 22 Apr 1993 Stephen Lawrence, a Black British man, was murdered by racists in London. Public pressure following the failure to convict the killers led to revelations of institutional racism within the British Police stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9445...

#OtD 22 Apr 1919 a meeting of farmworkers in the IWW union was raided in Sioux City, IA, by dozens of armed police and federal agents. They shut it down, seized papers and ordered union members to leave the city. Learn more: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9443...

Registration closes Friday at noon for our ETUI-ETUC joint conference on #ClimateChange and workers’ health, taking place in Brussels on 28 April, International Workers' Memorial Day ✊️

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📢 This #EarthDay, we raise our voices as one
✊🏾✊🏿✊🏻 Our power. Our planet.

What we teach matters. Our advocacy matters. When we mobilise, it matters.

Educators everywhere are standing up for the planet and for their students.

#Teach4ThePlanet #ClimateEducation #ClimateJustice

#OtD 22 Apr 1891 anarchist Nicola Sacco was born in Italy. Moving to the US, he was later framed with Bartolomeo Vanzetti for murder, sparking an international campaign for their release, but they were both executed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9442...

Union Strong Podcast: Breaking Their Silence After 17 Years YouTube video by New York State AFL-CIO

Guild President Wendy Liberatore spoke with the NYS AFL-CIO's Darcy Wells on the Union Strong podcast and broke down the history of our negotiations, Hearst's union-busting and just what is at stake for us and for local news.

Give it a watch or a listen:
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I’ve read the story, been there done that. At the labor board the company lost and had to pay up.

The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social

Minority billionaires are not working class allies No one becomes a billionaire without exploiting the working class.

The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social

Minority billionaires are not working class allies

No one becomes a billionaire without exploiting the working class.

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Thirteen killed in second India fireworks blast in three days Earlier this week, an explosion at a firecracker factory in neighbouring state Tamil Nadu left at least 25 dead.

The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk:

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Yes!

Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

It’s the economy!! (And the war)

“Trump’s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30% “
apnews.com/article/trum...

⏳ #MinimumWages in Europe remain a work in progress.

⚖️ The CJEU largely upheld the Directive, but struck down two provisions. Its impact now depends on national implementation.

✍️ A new ETUI policy brief explores what this means for wages and #CollectiveBargaining.

🔗 Read it here: etui.org/4iV

LAUSD to restrict student screen time after years of encouraging classroom use Years of investment and effort resulted in school computers for every pupil. In a reversal, LAUSD will limit classroom screen time, now seen as harmful to students.

This is good news-every district should be reviewing screen use by children.

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McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past' A BBC investigation in 2023 heard from more than 100 McDonald's workers in the UK claiming they faced sexual assault, harassment, racism, and bullying

UK: McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past' www.bbc.com/news/article...

IAM Union, Steelworkers Stand in Solidarity with Eaton Workers in Aguascalientes, Mexico - IAM Union Leer en español The IAM Union has joined the United Steelworkers (USW) in solidarity with workers at the Eaton plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, who are organizing to demand control over their collecti...

MEXICO / USA: IAM Union, Steelworkers Stand in Solidarity with Eaton Workers in Aguascalientes, Mexico www.goiam.org/news/imail/i...

Labor Minister Kim Recognizes Cargo Truckers Solidarity as Union Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon recognized the Cargo Truckers Solidarity as a labor union amid dispute over its status, as the group begins negotiations with BGF Logis.

SOUTH KOREA: Labor Minister Kim Recognizes Cargo Truckers Solidarity as Union en.sedaily.com/society/2026...

"If we are serious about transforming our world, we must begin by ensuring access to inclusive, quality education – and that starts with restoring the dignity and wellbeing of teachers.”

- ‪@educannotwait.bsky.social‬ Director #MaysaJalbout addressing EI's Executive Board

For @EduCannotWait @educannotwait.bsky.social‬ Director #MaysaJalbout, “teachers are not simply implementers of policy, but the very foundation of justice, dignity, and peace.”

Nursery workers in Spain to strike in May Preschools throughout Spain are set to stage a stoppage on May 7th, affecting parents of young children ages 0-3 years.

SPAIN: Nursery workers in Spain to strike in May www.thelocal.es/20260422/nur...

The Accountability-to-Remedy Gap - Accountability Research Center Fishing communities seeking remedy for damage done by Senegal's Sendou power plant have been waiting for ten years since filing a complaint.

Senegal’s Sendou power plant is a massive source of pollution. Neighboring fish processors complained to its funders in 2019 and have not received remedy. Fatoumata Mbodji's new blog analyzes the Accountability-to-Remedy gap and argues for reform. English: bit.ly/42nbKCg Français: bit.ly/4sSC69X

NEW ZEALAND: Maritime Union Demands Transparency For NZ Workers In India Free Trade Deal thedailyblog.co.nz/maritime-uni...

Protests by Various Labor Sectors in Iran Resume Retirees in Shush, teachers, Ilam refinery workers, electricity workers, and political prisoners, and more Gathering of Social Security Retirees in ShushDespite the militarized and security-heavy a…

IRAN: Protests by Various Labour Sectors in Iran Resume free-them-now.com/2026/04/21/p...

Recommit to Community This Earth Day | American Postal Workers Union Recommit to community this Earth Day by participating in local union efforts.

Happy Earth Day! We encourage APWU members to recommit to your community by participating in efforts that promote climate justice, or by donating to the Postal Employees' Relief Fund (PERF).

Earth Day idea for your classroom 🌎
Teach students how toy swaps, donations and recycling can reduce plastic waste ♻️

Real-world learning + student voice = meaningful impact 😊
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