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Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 1min

Power at Work Blogcast #26: Reporting on Worker Power

In this podcast, we hosted a roundtable of labor reporters who discussed and reacted to some of the biggest stories about the labor movement today. Their conversation covered the covered recent collective bargaining stories, including the negotiations between the UAW and the “Big Three; the ongoing wave of strikes, pickets, and other forms of collective action that workers and unions are using to confront corporate power; the state of worker worker power within the news business; and much more.    Kim Kelly is an independent journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor. Kim has been a regular labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018, and her work has also appeared in numerous publications, including In These Times, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The New York Times.  Michael Sainato is a labor reporter for The Guardian US. His writing has been published by The New York Times, the Guardian, Gizmodo, the Nation, HuffPost, and many other outlets. Jordan Zakarin is a reporter and producer for More Perfect Union. He writes, reports, produces, directs, and edits stories about politics, policy, and the revived workers' rights movement.
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Nov 7, 2023 • 60min

Power At Work Blogcast #25: A Political Directors Roundtable

Listen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with three political directors exactly a year before the 2024 presidential election. Seth is joined by Susan Valentine from Unite Here!, Russ Breckenride from the International Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, and Katrina Mendiola from National Education Association. This blogcast is a treat for any political junkie. Pay close attention, you don't want to miss this one. Subscribe to the Blog! https://poweratwork.us/
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Nov 3, 2023 • 31min

Workers By The Numbers #13: Analyzing The October Jobs and Unemployment Report with Aaron Sojourner and Teresa Ghilarducci

Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, hosts this month's Workers by the Numbers Blogcast. Watch to her in conversation with Aaron Sojourner, Senior Researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute, and Teresa Ghilarducci, Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at the New School, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for October 2023. This conversation was aired live on the homepage of the blog at 8:45 AM ET on Friday, November 3 — just 15 minutes after the release of the report. Subscribe to the Blog! https://poweratwork.us/
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Nov 1, 2023 • 58min

Power At Work Blogcast #24: Unions and Transgender Worker Power

In this podcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris speaks with with Amy Livingston and Sarah Lazare, co-authors of Workday Magazine and In These Times article "5 Things Unions Can Do To Defend Transgender Workers". Learn about the gender related terms they define, listen to them talk about why gender identity rights are workers' rights, what unions can do to protect their transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive members, and more. Read the article here: https://inthesetimes.com/article/5-things-unions-can-do-to-defend-transgender-workers Don't forget to subscribe to the Power At Work Blog: https://poweratwork.us/
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Oct 17, 2023 • 51min

The Power Hour #2: Labor Experts Discuss Strike Activity, Sectoral Bargaining, and Immigration

In this month's Power Hour blogcast, Seth is joined by Victor Narro, Project Director for the UCLA Labor Center, and David Madland, senior fellow and the senior adviser to the American Worker Project at American Progress. Listen to them as they discuss strike activity, sectoral bargaining, labor's role in immigration, and Bidenomics. Don't forget to subscribe to the Power At Work Blog: https://poweratwork.us/
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Oct 12, 2023 • 29min

Power At Work Blogcast #23: An Interview With UAW Local 2250 Members Don Looney and Glenn Kage

Listen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with returning guests Glenn Kage and Don Looney, two front-line UAW members from Local 2250. Hear their update about the strike against General Motors in Wentzville, Missouri. Follow us on TikTok: Power at Work – @poweratworkblog Glenn Kage – @laborfront Don Looney – @the_telecom_don Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog here: https://poweratwork.us/
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Oct 10, 2023 • 55min

Power at Work Blogcast #22: Worker Organizing Technology

In this blogcast, "WorkerTech" experts Michelle Penson of the AFL-CIO and Adrian Haro of the Workers Lab join Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris to discuss how technology is being used as a tool to build worker power.
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Oct 6, 2023 • 25min

Workers By The Numbers #12: Analyzing The September Jobs and Unemployment Report

Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, hosts this month's Workers by the Numbers Blogcast. Watch to her in conversation with Harry Holzer, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University, and Aaron Sojourner, Senior Researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for September 2023. This conversation was aired live on the homepage of the blog at 8:45 AM ET on Friday, August 4—just 15 minutes after the release of the report. Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog here: https://poweratwork.us/
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Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 8min

Power At Work Blogcast #21: AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizing Program

Listen to Burnes Center Senior fellow Seth Harris in discussion with Mike Sukal, AFSCME’s organizing and field services director, and three volunteer member organizers as they discuss their choice to be volunteer member organizers, their experiences organizing through the pandemic, the future of organizing, and more. Don't forget to subscribe to the Power At Work Blog: https://poweratwork.us/
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Oct 2, 2023 • 47min

(Updated) Power At Work Blogcast #20: EMERGENCY BLOGCAST Assessing the Federal Government Shutdown

**This episode is updated with a new intro to explain why we are keeping it on the blog despite the federal government remaining open** Listen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, and Doreen Greenwald, president of the National Treasury Employees Union as they talk federal government shutdown. Listen to how this shutdown will affect workers, both union and non-union alike, the American people, and more. This is breaking news here on the Power At Work Blog, and you do not want to miss it! Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog here: https://poweratwork.us/

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