Vince Quiles's guest appearances

Vince Quiles

Working People

OwlTail

Chris Smalls

Sarah Beth Ryther

Tafadar Sourov

We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team and The People's Forum. In this panel discussion, introduced by Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls, Max speaks with worker-organizers from around the country about why they and their coworkers decided not to quit their jobs but to commit to improving their workplaces, what the day-to-day work of organizing looks like, and how you—yes, you—can get involved and help grow the labor movement. Panelists include: Vince Quiles of Home Depot Workers United in Philadelphia; Tafadar Sourov of Laborers Local 79 in NYC; Sarah Beth Ryther of Trader Joe's United in Minneapolis; and Riley Fell of Starbucks Workers United in Baltimore.  Additional links/info below...  Vince's  Twitter page and  TikTok  Home Depot Workers United  Twitter page Laborers Local 79  website,  Twitter page, and  Facebook page Trader Joe's United  website,  Twitter page, and  Instagram   Trader Joe’s United Solidarity Fund  Riley's  Instagram  Starbucks Workers United  website,  Twitter page, and  Instagram Action Network  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page Action Builder  website The People's Forum  website,  Twitter page, and  Facebook page Amazon Labor Union  website,  Facebook page,  Twitter page, and  Instagram Working People, "Vince Quiles" Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "He Tried to Organize Home Depot's First Union. Now He's Unemployed" Jeff Schuhrke &amp; Sarah Beth Ryther, Jacobin, "Trader Joe’s Workers Have Won Their First Unions in America" Working People, "Alex P." Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "This NYC Construction Union Is Reaching Out to Undocumented and Non-Union Workers. The Bosses Don’t Like It" Working People, "New York Is a Union Town (w/ Chaz Rynkiewicz)" Ashley Bishop, The Nation, "Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation" Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "The Historic, Youthful, Rank-and-File Movement to Unionize Starbucks" Maximillian Alvarez, Breaking Points, "Starbucks Leads Corporate CRIME WAVE To Crush Union Workers"  Permanent links below...  Working People  Patreon page  Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page In These Times  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page The Real News Network  website,  YouTube channel,  podcast feeds,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page  Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive:  freemusicarchive.org)  Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song 

We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team and The People's Forum. In this panel discussion, introduced by Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls, Max speaks with worker-organizers from around the country about why they and their coworkers decided not to quit their jobs but to commit to improving their workplaces, what the day-to-day work of organizing looks like, and how you—yes, you—can get involved and help grow the labor movement. Panelists include: Vince Quiles of Home Depot Workers United in Philadelphia; Tafadar Sourov of Laborers Local 79 in NYC; Sarah Beth Ryther of Trader Joe's United in Minneapolis; and Riley Fell of Starbucks Workers United in Baltimore.  Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>Vince's <a href="https://twitter.com/vee_del_sol" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@vee_del_sol?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> </li> <li>Home Depot Workers United <a href="https://twitter.com/thdworkersunite" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Laborers Local 79 <a href="https://www.local79.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/local79nyc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Laborers79/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page</li> <li>Trader Joe's United <a href="https://traderjoesunited.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TraderJoesUnite" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page, and <a href="https://instagram.com/traderjoesunited?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/trader-joes-united-solidarity-fund" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Trader Joe’s United Solidarity Fund</a> </li> <li>Riley's <a href="https://instagram.com/rileyfell?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> </li> <li>Starbucks Workers United <a href="https://sbworkersunited.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sbworkersunited/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></li> <li>Action Network <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheActionNet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheActionNet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Action Builder <a href="https://www.actionbuilder.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a></li> <li>The People's Forum <a href="https://peoplesforum.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PeoplesForumNYC" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peoplesforumNYC/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page</li> <li>Amazon Labor Union <a href="https://www.amazonlaborunion.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amazonlaborunion/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, <a href="https://twitter.com/amazonlabor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amazonlaborunion/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></li> <li>Working People, "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pK5hHXrLv5RLkO4uJqU90?si=b68014324330430d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vince Quiles</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/he-tried-to-organize-home-depots-first-union-now-hes-unemployed" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">He Tried to Organize Home Depot's First Union. Now He's Unemployed</a>"</li> <li>Jeff Schuhrke &amp; Sarah Beth Ryther, Jacobin, "<a href="https://jacobin.com/2022/08/trader-joes-union-minneapolis-ma-interview" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trader Joe’s Workers Have Won Their First Unions in America</a>"</li> <li>Working People, "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iUHpStNruoabK8UWFCWwa?si=d3f6d73042f2407d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Alex P.</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/this-nyc-construction-union-is-reaching-out-to-undocumented-and-non-union-workers-the-bosses-dont-like-it" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This NYC Construction Union Is Reaching Out to Undocumented and Non-Union Workers. The Bosses Don’t Like It</a>"</li> <li>Working People, "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NKsDOp0YejPDZZoCyg6aT?si=55aad058f9d54f72" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">New York Is a Union Town (w/ Chaz Rynkiewicz)</a>"</li> <li>Ashley Bishop, The Nation, "<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/immigrant-workers-exploitation-alba/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/the-historic-youthful-rank-and-file-movement-to-unionize-starbucks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Historic, Youthful, Rank-and-File Movement to Unionize Starbucks</a>"</li> <li>Maximillian Alvarez, Breaking Points, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyJohj7nt50" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Starbucks Leads Corporate CRIME WAVE To Crush Union Workers</a>"</li> </ul> Permanent links below... <ul> <li>Working People <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> page</li> <li><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Leave us a voicemail</a> and we might play it on the show!</li> <li>Labor Radio / Podcast Network <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaborRadioNet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/laborradionet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>In These Times <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inthesetimesmag/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/inthesetimesmag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>The Real News Network <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> channel, <a href="https://therealnews.com/our-shows-podcasts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> podcast</a> feeds, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealNews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> </ul> Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> freemusicarchive.org</a>) <ul> <li>Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song</li> </ul>

Live Show: We Need You—Yes, You—to Join the Labor Movement (w/ Chris Smalls, Vince Quiles, Sarah Beth Ryther, Tafadar Sourov, & Riley Fell)

The wave of grassroots worker organizing is spreading to different industries and businesses around the country, including those that have notoriously resisted any and all unionization efforts in the past. The Home Depot, the single largest home improvement retail company in the US, is one of those businesses, and there is a union drive underway as we speak at a store in Philadelphia. As Johan Furman writes at More Perfect Union, "On Monday, September 19, workers filed a petition to organize a union among 276 workers at a Home Depot in northeast Philadelphia. If successful, the independent union would be the first at the home repair chain, the fifth-largest private employer in the U.S." We talk to Vince Quiles, who's worked at the northeast Philly store for five years and is one of the worker-organizers leading the drive to become the first unionized Home Depot location in the country.  Additional links/info below...  THDworkersUnite  Twitter page Vince's  Twitter page Johan Furman, More Perfect Union, "Workers Plan to Renovate Home Depot with a Union" Max Marin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Home Depot Workers in Northeast Philly Allege ‘Surveillance,’ Other Union-Busting Tactics Ahead of Election" Breaking Points, "Home Depot Workers REVOLT After Massive Stock Buyback"  Permanent links below...  Working People  Patreon page  Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page In These Times  website,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page The Real News Network  website,  YouTube channel,  podcast feeds,  Facebook page, and  Twitter page  Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive:  freemusicarchive.org)  Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song 

The wave of grassroots worker organizing is spreading to different industries and businesses around the country, including those that have notoriously resisted any and all unionization efforts in the past. The Home Depot, the single largest home improvement retail company in the US, is one of those businesses, and there is a union drive underway as we speak at a store in Philadelphia. As Johan Furman writes at More Perfect Union, "On Monday, September 19, workers filed a petition to organize a union among 276 workers at a Home Depot in northeast Philadelphia. If successful, the independent union would be the first at the home repair chain, the fifth-largest private employer in the U.S." We talk to Vince Quiles, who's worked at the northeast Philly store for five years and is one of the worker-organizers leading the drive to become the first unionized Home Depot location in the country.  Additional links/info below... <ul> <li>THDworkersUnite <a href="https://twitter.com/thdworkersunite" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Vince's <a href="https://twitter.com/vee_del_sol" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>Johan Furman, More Perfect Union, "<a href="https://perfectunion.us/home-depot-union/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Workers Plan to Renovate Home Depot with a Union</a>"</li> <li>Max Marin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/home-depot-union-busting-philadelphia-20221019.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Home Depot Workers in Northeast Philly Allege ‘Surveillance,’ Other Union-Busting Tactics Ahead of Election</a>"</li> <li>Breaking Points, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZsH5qTd8Nw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Home Depot Workers REVOLT After Massive Stock Buyback</a>"</li> </ul> Permanent links below... <ul> <li>Working People <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a> page</li> <li><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Leave us a voicemail</a> and we might play it on the show!</li> <li>Labor Radio / Podcast Network <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaborRadioNet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/laborradionet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>In These Times <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inthesetimesmag/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/inthesetimesmag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> <li>The Real News Network <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> channel, <a href="https://therealnews.com/our-shows-podcasts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> podcast</a> feeds, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therealnews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealNews" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> page</li> </ul> Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> freemusicarchive.org</a>) <ul> <li>Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song</li> </ul>