Episode description
Broadcast on September 1, 2022
Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith
This week’s guests:
Rebecca Hess, Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board, Workers United, SEIU, with updates on Starbucks Labor Day Weekend Sip-Ins in the DC metro area.
Margaret Poydock, Policy Analyst and Government Affairs Specialist at the Economic Policy Institute on Union approval hits highest point since 1965 (Here’s why this isn’t surprising).
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on the induction of Essential Workers of the Coronavirus Pandemic into the Labor Hall of Honor, record approval rates for unions, and a Labor Day message.
Ellen Cassedy: co-founder of 9 to 5; author of the new book Working 9 to 5: A women’s movement, a labor union, and the iconic movie.
MUSIC: Classic Union Yes promo.
Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella and Kahlia Chapman.
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