Power At Work

Episode #16 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:Bill Samuel - Pro-union consultant for NVGAndrew Ziaja - Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of LawCatch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on January 13th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

Episode #15 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:Claudia Irizarry Aponte - Senior Reporter covering labor and work for THE CITYMatt Alley - Creator of BlueCollarWriterCatch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on December 16th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Matthew Platkin and Randy Korgan to discuss the ongoing fight for Amazon’s employees that is raging in the courts and the workplace.In this episode, Seth discusses with his guests the two lawsuits brought by New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin that allege Amazon has broken the laws protecting its workers, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' efforts to organize Amazon delivery drivers and others. Most importantly, they will discuss the intersection of New Jersey’s lawsuits against Amazon with the Teamsters’ efforts to organize Amazon.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workMatthew J. Platkin is the Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the state’s 62nd Attorney General on February 3, 2022, and confirmed to that role with bipartisan support by the New Jersey Senate on September 29, 2022.Randy Korgan leads the Teamsters’ Amazon Division and serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, California.

Episode #14 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:Kim Kelly - Labor reporter for In These Times magazineMark Gevaart - Host of the My Labor Radio podcast and an active and activist member of the United Auto WorkersRuben Garcia - Ralph Denton Professor of Law at the University of Las Vegas, NevadaCatch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on December 9th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by David Foster and Lenore Palladino to discuss how workers can build real power at the very top of the corporations that shape our lives.In this episode, Seth, Lenore, and David dig into the arguments for and against worker representation on corporate boards and how board representation compares to and comports with traditional forms of worker power like strikes and collective bargaining. They also explore the limitations of the current mechanisms for providing workers with board seats and policy reforms that could strengthen how workers are represented in the boardroom. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tdZ4QF...Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Listen on OvercastConnect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workDavid Foster is a member of the Board of Directors of Kaiser Aluminum and the Board of Directors of steel producer EVRAZ North America. David previously served as Director of United Steelworkers District #11, a 13-state region based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Lenore Palladino is an economist, lawyer, and Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research centers on the political economy of corporations and finance.

Episode #13 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:Harold Phillips - Host of Working to Live in Southwest Washington and Principal Director of the Labor Radio Podcast NetworkTalia Soglin - Reporter covering transportation and labor at the Chicago TribuneJacob Morrison - Host of The Valley Labor Report and Secretary-Treasurer of the North Alabama Area Labor CouncilCatch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on November 25th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Miren Algorri and Johanna Hester to discuss the recent important contract victory for more than 60,000 child care workers in California.Watch now to learn more about the lives of child care workers and how the right to organize and bargain collectively has shaped child care provision in California. Seth, Miren, and Johanna will discuss how these workers won this latest contract victory, how organizing and bargaining in California’s child care industry uses a different model than the private-sector model overseen by the federal National Labor Relations Board, and how that model might inform union organizing in the future. Connect with Power At Work:Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblogInstagram: @poweratworkblogTwitter/X: @poweratworkblogFacebook: poweratworkblogLinkedIn: power-at-workJohanna Puno Hester is the assistant executive director of UDW/AFSCME Local 3930. She continues her community organizing through the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), the first and only national organization of Asian Pacific American union members to advance worker, immigrant and civil rights.Miren Algorri is a dedicated Early Childhood Educator with over 30 years of experience in the field and owner of Little Blossoms Family Childcare, providing bilingual early childhood services to families in San Diego, California.

Episode #12 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:Seema Patel - Associate Professor of Law at UCSF Law SchoolClaudia Irizarry Aponte - Senior Reporter covering labor and work for THE CITYBill Samuel - Pro-union consultant for NVGCatch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on November 11th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tdZ4QF...Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Listen on OvercastConnect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by David Sirota of The Lever and Luc Triangle of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to discuss how some wealthy corporations are aggressively engaged in undermining democracy and how the labor movement is fighting back.In this episode, Seth, David, and Luc will discuss a new report issued by the International Trade Union Confederation — the ITUC — entitled “Corporate Underminers of Democracy 2025”, and new book titled "MASTER PLAN" by David Sirota. Seth, David, and Luc will discuss the report and book, along with other recent developments in the battle to preserve democracy. They will also discuss why worker power and the labor movement are essential to winning that battle.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-workLuc Triangle is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. He was elected to that position two years ago, after serving as the General Secretary of IndustriAll European Trade Union for almost a decade. Before that, he was the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather (ETUF-TCL). David Sirota is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, a reader-supported investigative news outlet. He was a speechwriter and senior adviser for Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign. He also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Netflix's Don't Look Up.

Episode #11 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:McKenna Schueler - News reporter for Orlando WeeklyAli Bustamante - Professor of Practice at the University of New OrleansSuhauna Hussain - News reporter for Los Angeles TimesCatch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on October 28th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work