It Could Happen Here Weekly 244
Summary
Host Amir Wong interviews Lake and Andy from the Gender Affirming Care Workers Alliance about their parallel unionization efforts at Real U Electrolysis’s Lakewood location. They discuss discovering a separate strike in Vancouver, which forced them to pause their own campaign due to fears of retaliation and job loss. The episode details the workers' grievances, including predatory "indentured servitude" contracts, inadequate training, and management’s deliberate issuance of bouncing paychecks. The workers describe their strategy of using direct action, such as coordinated walkouts to cash c…
Topics discussed
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Lakewood electrology unionization and strike
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2024 Primary election results and analysis
U.S. military stockpile shortages
Disaster gambling and death markets
Fed policy, yen intervention, and tariffs
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