65. Kayla Blado, President NPEU & Timothy Sheard, Publisher of Hard Ball Press - LRPN Weekly Livestream

Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Weekly Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with rotating hosts made up of network members.   On December 16th, hosts Evan Papp of Empathy Media Lab and Patrick Dixon of Labor History Today interviewed Kayla Blado, President Nonprofit Professional Employees Union & Timothy Sheard, Publisher of Hard Ball Press.   Kayla Blado, President Nonprofit Professional Employees Union   Kayla discussed why white collar workers need unions, unionization efforts for nonprofit workers, and how organizing/bargaining is different during the pandemic. Learn more at <a href='https://npeu.org/'>https://npeu.org/</a>.   Timothy Sheard, Publisher of Hard Ball Press   Tim discussed a new book called A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary and why publishing labor books and supporting labor centric writers is important in building collective solidarity. Learn more at <a href='https://hardballpress.com/'>https://hardballpress.com</a>.     Additional Media:   News and History: Radio Labour for Wednesday, Dec 16: Teachers are key to opening schools safely, available at <a href='http://radiolabour.net/'>radiolabour.net</a>.   Rick Smith of the Rick Smith Show reads Labor History in 2:00: Another Hard Fought Victory <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/december-14-another-hard-won-victory/'>https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/december-14-another-hard-won-victory/</a>     Music: “Lullaby” by the Pandemics - https://hardballpress.com/pandemic-songs.html “None of Us are Free” by DC Labor Chorus - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_PymAc3fog'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_PymAc3fog</a>   Credits: Hosts Evan Papp of Empathy Media Lab and Patrick Dixon of Labor History Today Executive Producer Chris Garlock of Union City Radio Sound engineer, broadcast producer, and editing by Evan Matthew Papp of Empathy Media Lab.     About the Labor Radio Podcast Network   The Labor Radio Podcast Network is both a one-st