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Community Audio 166 166 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 29 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 166 favorite 0 comment 0

Live from Guatemala

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Community Audio 232 232 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 21 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 232 favorite 0 comment 0

Organise, Network, Occupy! 0:30 Walton and Stephen's updates Stephen visits Occupy Boston Coalition of Resistance in Glasgow had a teleconference with Occupy Wall Street Occupy Manchester and People First in Glasgow The Occupy movement is more than just a march - it's opening political space The unions have come on board too Is this the birth of the Green Tea Party? Occupy Wall Street has a good manifesto The union busters have noticed us! They're worried about swarm organising, Worth a show in...

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Community Audio 176 176 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 26 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 176 favorite 0 comment 0

Music and Movements

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Community Audio 170 170 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 14 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 170 favorite 0 comment 0

Riots, Strikes and Reddit Download MP3 Download OGG 0:40 Walton's Update Worship the Glitch What's a Kernel Tech Issues 5:30 Stephen's Update Life on Unemployment Career Service Center is mandatory Private Career Center Receive state funds for people who attend 8:45 London is on Fire-Cameron Riot update Limited Future Margaret Thatcher BBM shutdown threat Freedom of Speech Facebook post leads to 4 years in prison Is there a deeper message Power of the Federation 15:52 Telecom Workers on Strike...

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Intro track: Take the Bastards Down by Dropkick Murphys 3:00 Updates Walton and Stephen talk about the weather in Glasgow and Mexico City Stephen has taken up sewing Walton was at the STUC Congress in Inverness The STUC voted to support the BDS campaign against Israel The Cooperative Group became the first major supermarket chain in Europe to join the boycott - the Guardian and HaAretz 10:20 It's May Day We discuss different traditions in different countries Why does the US celebrate Labor day...

Topics: union, opensource, labor movement, social movement, solidarity, mayfirst



Podcasts 264 264 CyberOnions Podcast: Episode 42 - We Will be Millionares! by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 264 favorite 1 comment 0

We see the light: disappointed at spending another birthday on a train, Walton complains that Cyberunions hasnât made any money. How can we monetise this project? Making this gig pay Sell web services to Occupy? Create an affiliate marketing programme selling Microsoft packages to unions? Punting proprietary databases programmes that keep unions locked in to expensive contracts Disciplining workers and extracting the maximum surplus value We are tired of working. Maybe we can outsource the...

Topic: April fools



Community Audio 11 11 51 The Big Blue...Wisconsin Bust by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 11 favorite 0 comment 0

TBA

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0:28 Sparks are flying Walton is exhausted from playing futbol Sparks have won their rank and file thoroughly won and got an unlikely supporter The Teamsters Jimmy Hoffa Jr. supported a rank and file movement, but not the Teamsters for a Democratic Union 6:35 Stephen's part of the world Unions are back in the Cyberunions Attended a small tech working group with Occupy Coyoacan Started with web security discussion and ended with the OS that always forgets itself Planned future security and free...

Topics: union, FLOSS, labor movement, social movement, solidarity



Podcasts 246 246 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 41 - Proprietary Labor Union IT by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 246 favorite 0 comment 0

0:32 Walton is in London Working with a newly formed Union Solidarity International For some reason grassroots is a good idea with the labor movement Stephen camped out with MXtomalacalle at the Monument to the Revolution Believe it or not Stephen can dance late into the night and finished the night with a talk about the Paris Commune 7:05 The closure of the Johnny Walker factory The existing plant was profitable but they still decided to close it Walton shed a tear watching the factory workers...

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Community Audio 158 158 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 30 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 158 favorite 0 comment 0

Happy New Year

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Community Audio 158 158 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 15 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 158 favorite 0 comment 0

0:42 Walton's On Holiday 1:09 Walton goes off the grid 1:20 He get's the time to read books we talk about one later 2:01 Stephen tries to Hold the Fort 2:08 Stephen couldn't harrass Walton as he was off the grid 2:23 While Walton was away Stephen changed up the place...Dropped Fedora 3:07 Walton Asks How many Distros Stephen's had since the show started (over three months) 3:40 The Gnu/Linux shuffle Step C to the L to the C to the F to the V 4:06 Settled on the V for Vanillux-Debian 4:20 Walton...

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Community Audio 243 243 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 43 Mujeres Libres by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 243 favorite 0 comment 0

0:29 We played a Prank on all of you :) Apparently we were too real that we weren't funny Or we were trolling and did not crack up in making the show April First show was planned for quite some time 3:26 Working with local union branches Walton did a wordpress install for a local branch and saw the local learn and create very quickly Stephen suggests we do a segment on branch websites, but need to take into account legal concerns Walton is on or on to something to provide resources for local...

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Community Audio 150 150 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 27 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 150 favorite 0 comment 0

The Sparks are flying and it's not even May first! 0:40 Stephen's updates Stephen is looking forward to Chelsea vs Liverpool as soon as we finish recording the show A recent technical issue with video was down to user error! Stephen is off to Guatemala in a week! Stephen has become a member of Mayfirst 3:27 Walton's updates Lots of prep for the 30 November strike - it's going to be big! Spent Saturday filming the Sparks' protest 4:32 Tech update There are lots of benefits to Mayfirst membership...

Topics: union, opensource, labor movement, social movement, solidarity



Community Audio 180 180 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 31 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 180 favorite 0 comment 0

The Tech 5th International 0:31 Welcome to DF - Mexico City I am not making the announcement Mayfirst and Laneta (en español) I ran into Occupy Mexico In love with Mexico City 6:50 Interview with Peter Waterman Where the ideas originate? Began working with unions in 1985 ICT International Labor Communication by Computer: The 5th International? 11:34 Working with Communication Officers Did not want to save computer data Fear of the Boss Actually fear competing trade unions 18:34 A further step...

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Community Audio 146 146 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 33 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 146 favorite 0 comment 0

Return of the ... 5th International 0:30 Welcome to the show Walton is away again I am back in Mexico Coordinate group with the Music Manumit 1:47 Book Deal We are partners with Powells Books Allies Across the Border United Electrical Workers organized a sit-in 5:18 Tech Update My laptop got the white screen of death Good support from System76 Will be doing a Statusnet install with a member of Mayfirst 8:14 Part two of the Interview Peter Waterman explains his background Interest in...

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Community Audio 200 200 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 22 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 200 favorite 0 comment 0

"This is not heaven, and we are not angels" 0:54 Stephen's updates Stephen has been at Occupy Boston There was a stand off between the Occupy movement and the Boston police Stephen manages to avoid getting arrested, so he was able to record this show The police attacked Veterans for Peace It's too early for the Occupy movement to formalise demands 10:17 Interview with Rob Witherell Rob is an organiser at the United Steelworkers Rob negotiated the cooperation between the USW and...

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Podcasts 216 216 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 40 - The Spring Anniversary and Renewal by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 216 favorite 0 comment 0

0:30 Locals calling him Esteban Everything is good! Apologize for the audio error from Episode 39, lesson learned details here Stephen's edits don't matter cause Walton is our sole listener ;) St. Patrick's Day (o San Patricio) in Glasgow every day is St Patrick's Day, Walton instead went Rock Climbing on a "very high wall" Stephen had a Mexican St. Patrick's day with a new drink called pulque 5:54 What did Walton do in Tech yesterday ssh Walton learns server stuff and shared a screen...

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Community Audio 137 137 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 32 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 137 favorite 0 comment 0

We are back together to be separate again

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Community Audio 201 201 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 19 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 201 favorite 0 comment 0

Swarming between bureaucratic inertia and the tyranny of structurelessness 0:35 Stephen's updates Stephen erases last weeks fail and installs Linux on some old hardware Installed Crunchbang on an old HP Chakra Linux might be worth a look Walton commits himself to software good practice Stephen fixes the cyberunions mobile site - m.cyberunions.org #win We segue into a discursive discussion on black lagers and imperial stouts 6:55 Walton's updates Walton relearns the laws of physics playing...

Topics: union, opensource, labor movement, social movement



Community Audio 235 235 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 20 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 235 favorite 0 comment 0

0:30 Stephen keeps us waiting by breaking his computer Stephen's distro hopping addiction causes chaos Stephen likes Trisquel but couldn't get it to work seamlessly Moral of the story - don't experiment on a production machine 2:40 Stephen makes the news He gets ranting with some racist politicians Anti-immigrant rhetoric has lead to outbreaks of violence Secure communities gives police stop and search rights for suspected immigrants 6:40 Walton's updates London has many people Walton...

Topics: union, opensource, labor movement, social movement, solidarity



Strikes and elections in Europe The weather in Scotland is miserable Stephen moved to a new apartment in Mexico city and is very excited Walton just started working for Union Solidarity International 30,000 cops marched in the public sector strike 400,000 people took action - pictures here The Tories have broken their contract with the police - could spell trouble When the police unionised in apartheid South Africa it undermined that organisation as an instrument of oppression POPCRU was formed...

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Podcasts 162 162 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 51 - The Big Blue....Wisconsin Bust! by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 162 favorite 0 comment 0

TBA

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We make lots of weird sounds. Walton is inadvertently recorded singing. 3:00 How do we record an intercontinental show? We connect through VoIP - we use Google Talk, though we've tested many others We each record our own audio on each end We use a cloud service like Dropbox to share the audio files We use Audacity to to edit the audio files into a single file with music 8:00 Audacity is a fantastic piece of software Output into your favourite format - MP3, OGG, FLAC etc. Adjust levels Rescue...

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0:42 Stephen has a cold Stephen raises a point about movements and unions to understand what happens when you take on Software Libre and using new technology Established a good policy for the Software Libre Group when you learn something new teach someone what you learn Getting things running when you as a group takes time to put it together, just know that patience is important so that everyone can learn the software and know how to use it. It prevents specializing and professionalizing the...

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Community Audio 131 131 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 16 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 131 favorite 0 comment 0

Solidarity without Borders Solidaridad sin Fronteras 0:49 Stephen's Updates Still using Vanillux GNU/Linux Having some audio issues with alsamixer and pulseaudio Also trying to find good FOSS software that tracks and bills a computer for a cyber cafe - any suggesttons? 2:30 Walton's Updates Dealing with immigration issues Took the Life in the UK test -test your knowledge on this unofficial test site. Visa fees are expensive - approaching £2,000 for Walton Consecutive governments have...

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Podcasts 281 281 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 44 - We are DuckDuckGoing to talk about Internet Freedom by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 281 favorite 0 comment 0

0:28 We missed a week Stephen is back in Mexico after a week in Boston dealing with storage and other errands Walton is busy with Union Solidarity International and will be attending the Scottish Trade Union Congress Stephen wanted to achieve more when in Boston but was too busy 4:10 Let's hear the tech Updates We've been using DuckDuckGo cause it doesn't track your searches like google does Great search abilities to use the bang (!) to do specific searches Stephen first learned that ! is...

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Podcasts 310 310 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 48 - The Forums Were Down!! by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 310 favorite 0 comment 0

0:33 Forums are back! Stephen tried to update the forums and messed it up, but things are back to normal now!! Walton shares his experience with Union Solidarity International Stephen uso computadora en espaÃ±ol poquito difici 6:30 Stephen tries to jump to tech update But Walton swings in with a great labor story from South Africa COSATU made some amazing achievements protecting union and non-union workers including political strikes DA (right wing group) organized and marched on Cosatu,...

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Podcasts 195 195 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 39 - Walton is sooooo Boring!!! by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 195 favorite 0 comment 0

0:35 Walton's Yawn! Boring financial reports puts Stephen falls asleep Walton Read a Book Why it's Kicking Off Everywhere Stephen is liendo una libro El Otro Gringo 5:25 Stephen talks of exciting stuff Stephen gets to do labor research with Cilas which is similar to Labornotes in the US Doing what one is supposed to after studying Corporate Research Make use of the forums by bringing out Open Source or Free Software debate about the Labor Walton wants to start a flame war 9:01 We go back to...

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Podcasts 212 212 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 38 - Walton goes to the other Oxford by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 212 favorite 0 comment 0

Stephen's updates Stephen teaches students to be GIMPs Stephen has been fiddling with the Cyberunions site and has added Vanilla Forums Add a comment! 06:00 Walton's updates Walton visits the Ruskin College MA programme Great MA programme in International Labour and Trade Union Studies This is where I learned to theorise cyberunions Interview with programme director Ian Manborde If you're interested in the course, email Ian. 15:30 Ruskin students talk about their research Students are...

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Community Audio 167 167 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 23 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 167 favorite 0 comment 0

0:37 Stephen’s updates Stephen is still involved in the Occupy Boston tech group Occupy has dropped Google for Mayfirst for email and server hosting - secure hosting for activists Stephen has been weeding out trolls and spammers from #OccupyBoston on IRC He is learning about GPG crypto and SSH - secure shell for network communications 3:40 Walton’s update Went down to Occupy Glasgow in George Square George Square has some activist history - in 1919 there was an insurrection that was put...

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Too...drunk to write this all up but here are the notes from the show... Walton gives an update to the Union Busting Scumbag Bastards of GE...the union won!!! Stephen references the student movement in 1968 before the Olympics in Mexico City We celebrated too much sorry for the brief notes :)

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Podcasts 248 248 Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 46 gIMMI net Freedomz by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 248 favorite 0 comment 0

tba

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Podcasts 165 165 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 35 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 165 favorite 0 comment 0

0:31 ...with me is...actually Walton From the land of slow internet Very few Trade Unions and Activists use the Internet in South Africa We need to change the name of the show RadioSMSunions dot org? Need to be more flexible with technology for communication amongst activists 5:46 We have been syndicated OccupyBoston now has an Internet radio stations I went to Ocupemos a la Coyoacon The occupation becomes conceptual, what is the next sphere we need to occupy 8:21 Netbook Love Returns Walton...

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Community Audio 156 156 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 25 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 156 favorite 0 comment 0

Walton is half-cut and I play cathup

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Community Audio 158 158 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 24 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 158 favorite 0 comment 0

We figure we'd do a show about books

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Community Audio 195 195 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 36 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 195 favorite 0 comment 0

0:31 We have updates! Walton is back in the saddle I learned to do video streaming FLOSS style We have a social network from the GPL software of status.net email us for invites Social network with character, 1200 characters at the moment, it's not a radical number 7:38 Labourstart Stats 2nd annual survey of trade union use of the Internet More than double of the respondents, self selected but useful info Survey is English and French...need spanish Not raw data the info is from the labourstart...

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Community Audio 164 164 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 17 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 164 favorite 0 comment 0

00:39 Stephenâs updates Video editing using OpenShot and Blender Blender rocks! Thereâs a learning curve, but itâs worth it 03:55 Waltonâs updates Reading a lot of economics â nothing like a crisis to aid your understanding The NHS is being privatised Did a talk on social media at the Church of Scotland â our union organises there Unite Faith workers branch 07:39 Weâre doing something different this time This show is being recorded on three continents in three time zones Eduard is...

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Community Audio 224 224 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 18 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 224 favorite 0 comment 0

0:39 Walton's impressed with the site stats Thanks for your visits! We're set to run out of bandwidth again Some interesting subreddits have been directing traffic to cyberunions Check out r/HackBloc, r/AnarchistNews and r/Cyberunions Our audience is split - one third use FOSS and seem very tech savvy One third use Windows and Internet Explorer Let's bring them together and build a community of practice 03:10 Stephen geeks out over Minecraft Minetest is a GPL version Linux install #fail on some...

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Community Audio 192 192 Cyberunions Talk Show Episode 34 by Stephen Mahood (MV) and Walton Pantland audio eye 192 favorite 0 comment 0