{"podcast":{"title":"Solidarity Works","slug":"solidarity-works-528781","podcast_index_feed_id":528781,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/233993/destinations/1732025.xml","website_url":"http://www.usw.org/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/2/e/f/62efdd6831715ff5/Lisbyn_Art.png","author":"United Steelworkers","episode_count":76,"summary":"Welcome to Solidarity Works, a podcast from the United Steelworkers (USW) union. We're here to have conversations and start conversations about the past, present, and future of the labor movement, as well as talk about the work the union is doing, with USW activists leading the way. Listen to us here or on your favorite podcast streaming service, like Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and more.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781"},"episode":{"title":"The Dust That Kills: Miners Combating Silica","slug":"the-dust-that-kills-miners-combating-silica","published_at":"2026-05-01T15:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781/the-dust-that-kills-miners-combating-silica","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781","url":"https://solidarityworks.libsyn.com/the-dust-that-kills-miners-combating-silica","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/solidarityworks/The_Dust_That_Kills.mp3?dest-id=1732025","summary":"Every day, millions of workers around the world go to work knowing their job is hard. But no one should go to work knowing it might slowly take their breath away. Across the United States and Canada, USW members are on the front lines of the fight against silica dust exposure, pushing for stronger protections, enforcement of safety rules, and justice for workers who've already been harmed. We're talking with several activists who know this fight firsthand: Marshal Cummings, a USW safety leader working in the mining industry in Wyoming, and Sean Staddon, a compensation officer and member of USW Local 6500 in Sudbury, Canada. Their stories highlight why this fight is global and why the labor movement must keep pushing. Music in today's episode is by Ketsa.","meta_description":"Every day, millions of workers around the world go to work knowing their job is hard. But no one should go to work knowing it might slowly take their brea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":979,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solidarity-works-528781/episodes/the-dust-that-kills-miners-combating-silica/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solidarity-works-528781/the-dust-that-kills-miners-combating-silica.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}