111. Organizing Amazon in Alabama and the Role of the UAW and Unions - LRPN Livestream

Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Weekly Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with rotating hosts made up of network members.   Guests for February 17th, 2021 of LRPN Livestream included <a href='https://twitter.com/JBrewerMe'>Josh Brewer</a> (<a href='https://twitter.com/RWDSU'>Lead organizer for RWDSU</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/BAmazonUnion'>BAmazonUnion</a>) and <a href='https://region2b.uaw.org/uaw-region-2-b/leadership-1/wayne-blanchard'>Wayne Blanchard</a> (<a href='https://twitter.com/Uaw2b'>UAW 2B Ohio and Indiana Regional Director</a>).   LRPN Co-Hosts: <a href='https://twitter.com/mgevaart'>Mark Gevaart</a> (<a href='http://mylaborradio.org/'>My Labor Radio</a>) and <a href='https://twitter.com/RadiclUnionist'>David Story</a> (<a href='https://twitter.com/LaborReporters'>Valley Labor Report</a>)   Topics Discussed: <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li class="_2QuBr _30PMG z64nJ _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_38 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR"> Organizing Amazon in Alabama </li> <li class="_2QuBr _30PMG z64nJ _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_38 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR"> The size of the UAW in the US & Region 2B </li> <li class="_2QuBr _30PMG z64nJ _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_38 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR"> The diversity of UAW represented workers </li> <li class="_2QuBr _30PMG z64nJ _3C94N public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr rich_content_line-height-1_38 public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR"> Why are politics so important for Union members to be involved in? </li> <li class="_2QuBr _30PMG z