The Summer Of Labor

U.S. foreign policy has teased a 'pivot to Asia' for more than a decade, but as the war with Iran continues, attention is shifting elsewhere. But, Trump's threats to curtail long-running military exercises with South Korea, and the movement of a carrier formation from Asia to the ...  Show more

In the last day and a half, President Trump threatened to wipe out Iranian “civilization,” then announced a two-week ceasefire. We discuss what we know about the terms the United States and Iran are negotiating, and where things go from here.This episode: senior political corresp ...  Show more

Union workers used to be a reliable pillar of the Democratic party’s voting coalition. Then Donald Trump arrived on the scene. The FT’s global business columnist, Rana Foroohar, and US labour and equality correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, join this week’s Swamp Notes to exa ...

Over the past month, workers across the country have been going on strike, prompting some industry watchers to dub the uptick in labor actions “Striketober.” But what’s causing large groups of workers in industries as varied as film production, manufacturing and healthcare to all ...  Show more

Acting US Labor Secretay Julie Su is optimistic about ongoing negotiations between striking auto workers and the big car companies. She talks about the United Auto Workers strike, the resurgence in worker power, and the latest in the job market with hosts Jonathan Ferro and Bloom ...  Show more

The United Auto Workers union is on strike at three different factories. We ask the Wall Street Journal's Nora Eckert what the union workers want, and management professor Marick Masters explains why the Detroit Big Three are reluctant to give it to them. This episode was produce ...  Show more