In this special interview episode, Sam and Gabe are joined by Will Caverly, author of Tinicum & Eastwick: Environmental Justice and Racial Injustice in Southwest Philadelphia.

When plans to overhaul Southwest Philadelphia in the 1950s scheduled both the integrated neighborhood of Eastwick and the ecologically valuable Tinicum marshes to be razed, two grassroots movements took up the cause—battling eminent domain in the name of environmental conservation and economic injustice.

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After years of fighting, political pressure, and organizing, municipal employees take on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Originally aired: November 13, 2023.

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Listen to our outside-of-Philly bonus episodes at Patreon.com/LaborJawn!

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The 1909-1910 Shirtwaist Strike in Philadelphia and 15 year old union leader, Bessie Hyman.

Originally aired: November 22, 2021.

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After SEPTA officially took over from the defunct Philadelphia Transit Company, Transit Workers United Local 234 had to fight for their next contract, facing opposition from the city, state, and even their own union.

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Only six years after the founding of Pennsylvania, a group of German Quakers drafted the first petition for universal human rights in American history.

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Amidst post-war inflation, a grain shortage, and growing anti-union sentiment, the bakers of Philadelphia marched out on strike to fight for wages, hours, and conditions.

Originally aired: December 25, 2023.

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We take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk with Alan Fisher, a transit youtuber with an affinity for trains and a passionate distaste for car-centric urban planning. The conversation ranges from the successes and failures of public transportation and how it affects the working class to whether or not Robert Moses was the devil incarnate (citation needed).

Originally aired: April 25, 2022.

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