Jamie Edwards, the first president of the independent union of workers at Trader Joe’s, Trader Joe’s United, returns to Moment of Truth for this conversation with host Meilin Obinata to discuss life after Trader Joe’s, after Trader Joe’s decided to terminate Jamie’s employment. This episode aired Monday, July 7, 2025.
The first conversation we had with Jamie Edwards was from January 1, 2024, which you can listen to here and also find on all podcasting platforms.
In this episode, we hear from Jamie about how intersectionality – the relevance of Jamie’s identities as a Black, non-binary, organizer – comes up in the workplace in various forms of discrimination and retaliation with dead-naming and papering a file. How do politics of workers and management as individuals create friction in the workplace? And most importantly, what does it take for workers to WIN???
If you enjoyed this topic, you may wish to hear these Moment of Truth and/or KSQD shows about worker organizing and unions:
