#3 The Labor Day Episode: Corporate Greed, Worker Revolution & Disrupting Capitalism With Collective Action
- Author
- Vee Weir
- Published
- Mon 04 Sep 2023
- Episode Link
- https://sites.libsyn.com/483345/the-labor-day-episode-corporate-greed-worker-revolution-disrupting-capitalism-with-collective-action
Vee and Joe discuss the bloody history of Labor Day and why the historic events of the 19th and 20th centuries paved the way for the Labor Movement.
They talk about the importance of collective action, strikes across the last 157 years, and why neoliberalism born in the 80’s has continuously sought ways to destroy strides made towards better conditions for the working class.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why capitalists and laborers will always be at odds with each other
- How the Industrial Revolution was directly responsible for the beginning of the Labor Movement and formation of unions
- Definitions of unions, strikes, neoliberalism and oligarchy
- What is at stake in the Labor Movement of 2023 + more
MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE/SOURCES:
- DOL - History of Labor Day
- Grover Cleveland and the Creation of Labor Day
- History Channel - Labor Day 2023
- Investopedia - History of Unions in the United States
- A Brief History of Labor Unions in the U.S.
- EPI - Unions and Wellbeing
- Investopedia - Are Labor Unions Effective
- History Channel - Strikes and Labor Movement
- Labor Movement Seeks Rise in 2023 Despite Economic Uncertainty
- NPR - Stikes Are on the Rise Are Labor Unions Missing Their Moment
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SHOW INFORMATION:
For Fox Sake is a financial education and personal development podcast dedicated to deconstructing money shame, sharing money stories, and discussing the often “off-the-table” topics of life.
HOST BIO:
Vee Weir is an award-winning, anti-capitalist personal finance content creator and business owner. Her main focus and mission is to challenge common money myths, dismantle barriers preventing access to financial information and examine how capitalism negatively impacts the working class.
In the past 7 years, Vee has amassed a following of over 25k+ online and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and more.
When she’s not online she spends her time hiking with her husband and three dogs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
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- Information shared on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice.
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