Worker-to-Worker Organizing / Eric Blanc

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5 • 930 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Labor scholar Eric Blanc joins us to discuss his new book published just today by the University of California Press titled, "We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Eric's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

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0:00.0	They pulled up a sign that said
0:05.0	Oh, it said private property
0:09.0	Well on the back side, you know, it's of nothing. So it must be
0:22.6	That sound
0:24.6	Make it down This is hell.
0:52.3	Richard, what was the music you were playing before today's show?
0:55.9	I first thought in the first few seconds of it, if it was like named that tune, I would have guessed it was Dusty Springfield.
1:03.3	But then I didn't think it was Dusty Springfield towards the end.
1:06.1	I thought it was an artist who sings on the Django and Changeained soundtrack and I cannot remember their name.
1:11.1	Sharon Jones.
1:12.6	Sharon Jones.
1:13.8	And the Dap Kings.
1:15.1	And the Dap Kings, that's right.
1:16.4	That's actually in the credits I think of Django Unchained as well.
1:19.7	That's fantastic.
1:20.8	Is that something you've been listening to just recently?
1:22.7	Because that's a fantastic song, a great choice.
1:24.8	I just was looking through last night trying to find something interesting to play before the show, and that one caught my eye.
1:31.0	Yeah, definitely.
1:31.9	And ear as well.
1:33.5	Money is the root of all evil, and capitalism is all about money.
1:40.0	So you do the math.
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