The Almanacs – Episode March 11, 2021

Rambler’s Almanac Ep 50: How labour struggles pave the way to winning a better future. We start with the socialist roots of International Women's Day and the unionization drive in Bessemer, Alabama. Jeff Burns joins us to talk about the importance of solidarity and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Lodge 146 workers who are currently locked out. Mel Woods gives us an inside look at media unions and the closure of HuffPost Canada & Quebec.

Tracklist

  • The Dark Side of Paradise
    The Besnard Lakes • The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
  • The Tendrils of Yesteryear
    Clayton Cavallo • ISOLATION
  • The Things We Build
    Aerial East • Try Harder
  • The Waves
    Bill Jr. Jr. • Homebody
  • Bread and Roses
    The Rheingans Sisters • Glad Gold Hearts
  • one Swan
    Bernice • Eau de Bonjourno
  • Si Tu
    Beat Sexü • Deuxième chance
  • Talking Union
    The Almanac Singers • Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
  • Audobon Garden
    Jocelyn Mackenzie • PUSH
  • One Day More
    Elaine Purkey • Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
  • Viper Creek
    June Thrasher • Viper Creek
  • Smithereens
    The Pink Noise • Economy Of Love
  • Firewall
    WEBSITES • SECOND ALBUM
  • One Day More
    Elaine Purkey • Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
  • Sweetest Revenge
    Rhye • Home
  • Colour Shining Bright
    Girlfriends and Boyfriends • Fallacy Of Fairness
  • Home
    Russell Louder, Russell Louder • Humor
  • Bricks
    Hugh Manwell • Hugh
  • Barbed Wire
    Cookie • Come Pretty Pump Sleep
  • Start Over
    Planet Giza • Don't Throw Rocks At The Moon
  • The Healing Song
    Dominique Fils-Aimé • Three Little Words
  • Galaxy 1000
    Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra • Dimensional Stardust