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Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only English language labor news and current affairs radio program. “News for working people, by working people.” Our program covers issues in the labor movement locally, nationally, and internationally. The program also addresses issues of concern to working people such as housing, education, health care, immigrants rights, the environment and U.S. foreign policy, from a working class viewpoint. Labor Express Radio airs Sunday nights at 8:00 PM on Chicago's Lumpenradio, WLPN, 105.5 FM. The program is streamed live at http://lumpenradio.com/. Archived programs
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
56 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
173 episodes
since Sept. 24, 2019
episodic
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This is the full 9-27-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Long-time friend of the program Scott Houldieson, leader in UAW Local 551 and the reform movement in the UAW, is running for State Senate in Indiana. Also, a new coalition in San Jose California, made up of unions and communit…
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This is the full 9-13-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Union nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago go on a one-day strike and thousands of Chicago union hotel workers march through the streets of Chicago demanding a fair contract.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's o…
This is the full 8-30-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
The aftermath of an August 11th derecho that impacted Chicago’s majority-black working-class sister city, Gary, Indiana, brings echoes of Hurricane Katrina.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's oldest labor news and current affairs…
This is the full 8-16-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Plans for Labor Day 2026 in Chicago and around the country. And, Chicago’s Sustainable Community Schools program expands.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's oldest labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working …
This is the full 8-2-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
AI’s impact on the workplace and how unions are fighting back - audio from the 2026 Labor Notes Conference.
Labor Express Radio is Chicago's oldest labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by workin…
This is the full 7-12-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Check your Check! Minimum wages increased in Chicago and Cook County on July 1st. Also, immigrant workers lead the fight back against the boss and Trump’s agenda - more audio from Labor Notes 2026
Labor Express Radio is Chica…
This is the full 6-21-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
BP oil refinery workers in Whiting, Indiana, members of the Steel Workers union, have been locked out for over 3 months. I talk with USW Local 7‑1 President Eric Schultz about the events leading up to the lockout, how his memb…
This is the full 6-7-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
We take a look at the impact of AI (artificial intelligence) on workers. Teamsters members at UPS, raise concerns regarding the use of inward-facing cameras in UPS trucks on the health and safety of drivers as increasing eviden…
This is the full 5-24-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Labor Notes discusses taxing the rich and fighting AI in the workplace. Plus Jacob Morrison of The Valley Labor Report and labor journalist Hamilton Nolan discuss Union Now, a new fund for workers in organizing fights.
Labor …
This is the full 4-26-2026 episode of the Labor Express Radio program.
Labor historians Jeremy Brecher and Joseph McCartin, and labor organizer Stephen Lerner discuss how “Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement”. Plus, more details on plans for May Day in Chicago.
Labor Express Radi…
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