Unionist

No other creed offers a more diverse group of people and ideas in America than the Labor Movement. Unionist is a podcast about people & topics in the universe of the American labor movement.

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Mike Henneberry - Teamsters 853

Mike Henneberry Business Agent, Political Coordinator Teamsters Local 853 Business Agent & Political Coordinator at Teamsters Local 853, Oakland, CA & Principal at Solana Henneberry Foundation for Special Education. Working hard to improve the lives of workers and special needs students. Unionist is hosted by Phil Ybarrolaza in Oakland, CA. This episode was recorded at the Alameda Labor Council in Oakland California. Unionist is a proud member of the NorCal Pods (norcalpods.com) podcast ...

Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min

Justin Litvack - Boxer+Gerson

New website at unionistpodcast.com so stop by and learn all about the podcast! Justin Litvack was named Boxer+Gerson’s (boxerlaw.com) newest partner at the beginning of 2018. Exactly one year later, he assumed duties as managing partner, responsible for day-to-day management of the firm’s attorneys and staff members. Born and raised in the Bay Area, he hails from a family of legal professionals, the majority of whom specialized in employment-related fields. Justin spent the first seven years of ...

Jul 31, 2021•1 hr 37 min

Susan Garea - Beeson Tayer Bodine

Susan Garea Susan and I talk about the BFI (Browning Ferris) NLRB Decision and Rule and some other things. Specializing in public and private sector labor law on behalf of labor organizations and individual employees. Northwestern University, B.A., African-American Studies; Economics (2001) University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D. (2008), graduate of David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy and with a concentration in Critical Race Studies Member, California...

Jul 23, 2021•46 min

Jason Rabinowitz - Teamsters 2010

Jason Rabinowitz Jason Rabinowitz is the principal officer of Teamsters Local 2010, and Public Services Director for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with decades of experience and activism in protecting the rights of workers. Since coming to the Local in 2013, Jason has led the charge in transforming our Union into a powerhouse for workers’ rights in California, taking us from 29 percent membership to more than 80 percent for the first time in the Local’s history. Under his leadershi...

Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 19 min

Sally Payne 🎉🎂 - Teamsters

Being smart is being strong. Sally Payne has been training Teamsters for over 40 years and in this episode she talks about her career at the IBT and her thoughts on labor today. If you like the Teamsters, Union History or just a good conversation, put your headphones on and listen to a wonderful person who has been training Union members how to fight! Thank you so much Sally and Happy Birthday!🥳 Unionist is hosted by Phil Ybarrolaza in Oakland, CA. This episode was recorded at the Alameda Labor...

Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 52 min

Bill Sokol J.D. WRR

Bill Sokol is a practicing labor lawyer with the largest union-side law firm in the nation. He is a senior partner in the firm, which represents over four hundred labor organizations and Taft-Hartley benefit Funds. He litigates in State Courts, Federal Courts, and practices extensively in arbitrations, as well as participating in collective bargaining from time to time. Chapter Markers: 00:00:50 - Summer Job with Mineworkers Pension 00:04:41 - The Story of Kaiser (kp.org) 00:14:15 - The Bill Sok...

Nov 28, 2020•55 min

Don Crosatto - IAM

In this episode of Unionist, Don Crosatto, the Assistant Directing Business Representative of IAM District 190 talks about the IAM, this political cycle, football, and the Spanish Flu. Episode Drops: IAM District 190 https://iamdistrict190.org Unionist is hosted by Phil Ybarrolaza in Oakland, CA. This episode was recorded at the IAM District 190 in Oakland California.. Unionist is a proud member of the Podifornia (podifornia.com) podcast network.

Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min

Liz Ortega Toro - Alameda Labor Council

In this episode of Unionist, I talk to Liz Ortega Toro Elizabeth Ortega-Toro Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council. Liz talks about some of the issues facing Labor in Alameda County and the path she took to get to the ALC. Episode Drops: Alameda Labor Council 7750 Pardee Lane, Suite 110 Oakland, CA 94621 https://alamedalabor.org/ Unionist is hosted by Phil Ybarrolaza in Oakland, CA. This episode was recorded at the Alameda Labor Council 7750 Pardee Lane Oakland CA 94621. Uni...

Nov 12, 2020•35 min

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