We talk with John Jayne, a GM worker in Philadelphia and member of UAW Local 2177, about the month-long UAW strike and the new tentative contract agreement.    Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, "<a href= "http://https//www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/10/16/gm-strike-deal-details-uaw-jobs-raises/4002301002/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">GM-UAW Deal Calls for 9,000 Jobs, $9,000 Ratification Bonus, E-truck at Detroit-Hamtramck</a>"</li> <li>Jamie McCallum, Jacobin, "<a href= "http://https//jacobinmag.com/2019/09/general-motors-strike-autoworkers-gm-uaw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“They Made That Money off Our Blood, Sweat, and Tears”</a>"</li> <li>Sean Crawford and Maximillian Alvarez, In These Times, "<a href= "http://https//inthesetimes.com/working/entry/22069/united-auto-workers-general-motors-strike-class-war-picket" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Strike Against General Motors Is One Front in a Much Larger Class War</a>"</li> </ul>   Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" target= "_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">freemusicarchive.org</a>) <ul> <li>Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"</li> <li>Pete Seger, "Solidarity Forever"</li> </ul>

Mark Hardison

Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network).

Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country.