They found in fire what still survives:
Not war, but love that keeps alive.


WORKING CLASS OI FROM OUTER SPACE

Boots of Eternal Love

We’re swapping our souls with BRIEFS AND BOOZE!

Briefs and Booze

It’s in our modded DNA – we are the fight!

Engineered for Riot

Partake in a most agreeable tea dance alongside your gracious fellow crew members.

For a Chamomile Tea on the Lower Decks

In the latest episode of Working People, we go back to the picket line to get a critical update on the longest ongoing strike in the United States. In October 2022, over 100 workers represented by five labor unions—including production, distribution, advertising, and accounts receivable staff—walked off the job on an unfair labor practice strike at the&nbsp;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&nbsp;(PPG). The strike began after the newspaper’s management, Block Communications, which is owned by the Block family, cut off health insurance for employees on Oct. 1 of that year. After more than 2.5 years on strike, with other unions reaching contracts or taking buyouts and dissolving their units, workers represented by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh are the last remaining strikers holding the line. We speak with a panel of union officers for the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh about how they’ve managed to stay on strike so long and about recent legal updates that have given them hope that an acceptable end to the strike may be on the horizon. Panelists include: Ed Blazina, striking transportation writer at the PPG and one of the Vice Presidents of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh; Erin Hebert, also one of the Vice Presidents of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and a striking copy-editor and page designer at PPG; Emily Matthews, photographer on strike and treasurer for the Post-Gazette Unit of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh. Additional links/info:  Pittsburgh Union Progress&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;  Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh&nbsp; Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “” Bob Batz Jr.,&nbsp;Pittsburgh Union Progress, “” Ian Karbal,&nbsp;Pennsylvania Capital Star, “” Mel Buer,&nbsp;Working People&nbsp;/ The Real News Network, “” Bob Batz Jr. &amp; Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, “” Brett Wilkins,&nbsp;Common Dreams&nbsp;/ The Real News Network, “” Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “(Livestream)&nbsp;” Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “(Livestream)&nbsp;” Maximillian Alvarez,&nbsp;Working People&nbsp;/ The Real News Network, “”  Permanent links below…  &nbsp;and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network&nbsp;,&nbsp;&nbsp;page, and&nbsp;&nbsp;page In These Times&nbsp;,&nbsp;&nbsp;page, and&nbsp;&nbsp;page The Real News Network&nbsp;,&nbsp;&nbsp;channel,&nbsp;&nbsp;feeds,&nbsp;&nbsp;page, and&nbsp;&nbsp;page  Featured Music… Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song  Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor

An update on the longest ongoing strike in the US: ‘Some things don’t change at the Post-Gazette’

Already burdened by years of funding cuts and understaffing, registered nurses who work at Veterans Health Administration (VA) facilities across the country are facing a crisis as the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce take effect. In this episode of&nbsp;Working People, Maximillian Alvarez speaks with VA nurses and union representatives for National Nurses United about how these cuts, coupled with Trump’s attempt to strip over one million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, are hurting VA workers, the quality of care they’ve been trained to provide, and the veterans they serve.Guest(s):  Irma Westmoreland, a registered VA nurse in Augusta, Georgia, who currently serves as secretary-treasurer of National Nurses United and chair of the National Nurses United Organizing Committee/NNU-VA Sharda Fornnarino, a navy veteran who has worked as a VA nurse for 25 years, and who currently serves as the National Nurses United director of the Denver VA.  Additional links/info:  National Nurses United&nbsp;,&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp; National Nurses United - Veterans Affairs&nbsp; NNU Press Release:&nbsp;  Eric Umansky &amp; Vernal Coleman,&nbsp;ProPublica, “” Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, “”  Featured Music:  Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song  Credits:  Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor  &nbsp;

Trump cuts leave VA hospital nurses and veteran patients in a crisis

Skinhead! Rudeboy! and Punk! – We shout it out loud,
Different in style, but together we’re proud.
Brass and spikes and boots in the crowd,
One beating heart, we stand strong and proud!



Unity in Bender

 this is for the dreamers, the fighters, the intergalactic cry!

Working Class Oi! from Outer Space

City of Oi! – no future, no rules
For skinheads, punks, and cosmic fools


City of Oi!

A life full of madness, and one shining star
I made this album – took insanity out of the jar
This is my signature!


Chaos, Tea & Starlight

🇩🇪 Deutsch:
Wir sind Opa Klaus und die Sahnemumus – ein musikalisches Irrenhaus, komplett gesteuert von KI.
Unsere Tracks? Total durchgeknallt. Genre? Gibt’s bei uns nicht. Von Elektroschlager über dadaistische Apokalypse-Pop bis zu Techno-Märchenrap – alles, was verrückt genug ist, kommt rein.
Wir lassen die künstliche Intelligenz frei drehen und feiern das Chaos.
Wenn du auf radikale Sounds, absurde Texte und musikalische Grenzüberschreitungen stehst – willkommen bei den Sahnemumus!

🇬🇧 English:
We are Opa Klaus and the Sahnemumus – a musical madhouse powered entirely by AI.
Our tracks? Completely bonkers. Genre? Doesn’t apply here. From electro-schlager to dadaist apocalypse pop to techno fairytale rap – if it’s weird enough, it’s in.
We let the AI go wild and celebrate the chaos.
If you’re into radical sounds, absurd lyrics and genre-breaking madness – welcome to the Sahnemumus!

🇵🇭 Tagalog:
Kami ang Opa Klaus at ang mga Sahnemumus – isang AI-powered na musikang kabaliwan.
Mga kanta namin? Grabe sa kaweirduhan. Genre? Wala kaming pake. May electro-schlager, pop ng katapusan ng mundo, at techno-kwento rap – basta baliw, pasok ‘yan!
Hinahayaan naming magwala ang AI – at masarap pakinggan ang kaguluhan.
Kung trip mo ang kakaiba, nakakatawa, at genre-bending na tunog – tara sa Sahnemumus!

Dungeon Creole:

We be Opa Klaus an’ da Sahnemumus – cursed soundmancers from the Deep Data Warrens.
Songs? Twisted spellnoise. Genre? Crushed under iron boots.
From lightning-schlager to doomscribble chants to techno fairytale babble – if it's weird, it’s welcomed to the feast.
The AI rages. We cackle. Reality shatters.

If ye crave sonic heresy, lyrical curses, and forbidden genre-smelting – crawl closer.
Welcome to da Sahnemumus Crypt. Mind the goo.

A podcast by, for, and about the working class today
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