In this episode, labor reporter Kim Kelly breaks down September's biggest and baddest labor stories, from an historic union election for caregivers to union-busting at AutoZone.

Sources:

https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard

https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/

https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&link_id=34&can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses

https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract

https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada

https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html

https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road

https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union 

https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain

https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&lang=en_US&ts=1790511644&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/

In this episode, labor reporter Kim Kelly breaks down September's biggest and baddest labor stories, from an historic union election for caregivers to union-busting at AutoZone.
Sources:
<a href="https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PLFGm1UcMwD3iWJCdMHwY">https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard</a>
<a href="https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0QK_ypDEVJ7KfnMpHl6II_">https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/</a>
<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;link_id=34&amp;can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&amp;email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&amp;email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&amp;" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source%3Demail-sept-2026-newsletter%26utm_source%3Dnewsletter%26utm_medium%3Demail%26link_id%3D34%26can_id%3D5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a%26email_referrer%3Demail_3426373___subject_3887973%26email_subject%3Dseptember-2026-newsletter%26&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39amucG8pVhQUlpNXxI2UX">https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;link_id=34&amp;can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&amp;email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&amp;email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&amp;</a>
<a href="https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bw1XkkTo2nSqUCy0Uh26T">https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses</a>
<a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28Aou68jjFHR5O-NyxW_EC">https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract</a>
<a href="https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i-ApaALSt6SXPliPSy8UA">https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada</a>
<a href="https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05auV86NojaOhvm5Tb35Y5">https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/</a>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DaYCgP2Ikfy-3sM5YL5MB">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html</a>
<a href="https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33-q36RQpWDjCB6xt_4kVV">https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road</a>
<a href="https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw03aFDuAfiXHTZ0vDkd_faI">https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1grCFvOdoig5_a9BZ4dQC1">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GCuJ_-4xIf6t8bZkdEziS">https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s%3D20&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KbGF_tEvyniaQKYnV7Eup">https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20</a>
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1790511644&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp30-control&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id%3Dsl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e%26lang%3Den_US%26ts%3D1790511644%26utm_campaign%3Dfp_sharesheet%26utm_content%3Damp30-control%26utm_medium%3Dcustomer%26utm_source%3Dcopy_link&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WyP1SotN1ZrCrLN8U-zRX">https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1790511644&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp30-control&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link</a>
<a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790887611664000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FYn0-wA7zBg6iKFSR8XiW">https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/</a>

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It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

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