In this installment of The Break Room, Daniel Stone, a now-former employee of Dollar General in Nashville, tells us about issues with how the national chain has handled the #COVID19 crisis—and how he was fired after raising concerns with corporate about lack of protection for frontline employees.  If you'd like to send something in to The Break Room, hit us up at <a href= "mailto:workingpeoplepod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">workingpeoplepod@gmail.com</a>!    Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>Daniel's <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielGStone" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Kenya Slaughter, The New York Times, "<a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/opinion/covid-workers-dollar-general.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">I Never Planned to Be a Front-Line Worker at Dollar General</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> </ul>

Struggle Session (w/ Michael Brooks)

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.