Feb 23, 2021
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If you don't know Luis Feliz Leon's work, you really should! In this bonus episode, we chat with Luis about his winding path to labor journalism and organizing, the intersections of immigration politics and labor organizing, and we dive into the historic Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama.
Additional links/info below...
- Luis's Twitter page and author page
- Luis Feliz Leon, The American Prospect, "Union Solidarity on Eve of Historic Amazon Warehouse Election"
- Luis Feliz Leon, The Nation, "Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World"
- Luis Feliz Leon, The New Republic, "Unemployment Nation"
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"
- Cletus Got Shot, "Union Town"