Podcast appearances and mentions of Gordon Lafer

In Episode 12 of Class Matters, we're talking with labor organizer Jane McAlevey about how to democratize union negotiations and build significant worker power by practicing transparent, big, and open negotiations. That's the focus of McAlevey's latest book, Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations. McAlevey talks with Gordon Lafer and Adolph Reed Jr. about the impact of negotiations as political education, for building strong unions and for rebuilding democracy.

Professor Gordon Lafer says issues like the minimum wage, a living wage and paid sick days are winning issues politically and progressive candidates should call out big business – and win. Service Employees International Union leader David Rolf takes us through the increasingly successful fight for a 15-dollar an hour minimum wage. Gordon Lafer As we commemorate another Labor Day, professor Gordon Lafer reminds us that unions gave us the minimum wage, the 8-hour day, and child labor laws – all of which were opposed by the Chamber of Commerce, which continues to oppose what most working Americans demand.   David Rolf The “Fight for 15,” organized labor's move to raise the minimum wage, is having success, state by state, reports Service Employees union leader David Rolf.   Jim Hightower Clueless CEOs Confused By Workers Quitting   For more than a year, America's corporate chieftains have been moaning about “The Great Resignation” – the recent phenomena of workers just up and quitting their jobs. And now comes “Quiet Quitting,” workers who don't leave their jobs, but only do what they were hired to do, quietly rejecting the endless extra (unpaid) tasks and weekend assignments that bosses try to pile on. What's at work in the heads of all these workers?   Bill Press Rep. Jackie Speier is Retiring, But She Leaves a Legacy for Women   Congresswoman Jackie Speier represents California's 14th congressional district just south of San Francisco. Jackie has been a strong leader on the important issue of sexual assault in the military. She's been relentless going after the Generals in the Pentagon pressuring them to take cases of sexual assault out of the military chain of command. Where they were too often just swept under the rug. Rep. Speier is retiring this year and reflects on the current fragile state of American Democracy.    If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.

In Episode 6, we take a look at one of the recent Supreme Court rulings – West Virginia v. EPA. It turns out this case is about much more than climate change. As you will hear from Jenny Breen, Gordon Lafer, Adolph Reed Jr., and Samir Sonti, this ruling is the first time the Supreme Court has used the "major questions doctrine" in a majority opinion. That doctrine is an attempt to squash the ability of agencies like the EPA, OSHA or FDA, for example, to carry out legislation passed by Congress. We dive into the impact it could have on working people in the United States.

On this week's show, on the first episode of the Class Matters podcast, Adolph Reed Jr., Gordon Lafer, and Samir Sonti define the working class and discuss the eroding trust in government among workers in the United States…Black Work Talk launches Season Two with Bert Bayou, DC Chapter Director of African Communities Together (ACT) and Vice President of UNITE HERE Local 23…In August 2019, 300 workers across 19 branches of the historic Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh voted enthusiastically to join the United Steelworkers union; earlier this month, they officially became members as they ratified their first agreement. On the latest episode of Solidarity Works, two library workers talk about their monumental organizing campaign and about their roles as pillars of the community….Mario Cervantes, a skilled factory worker who makes the tools that make the planes for Boeing aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, talks with the America Works podcast – which just launched their latest season -- about his pride in his trade and his pride in working for Boeing.          Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @radiolabour @BlackWorkTalk @steelworkers @librarycongress Edited by Patrick Dixon, Mel Smith and Chris Garlock; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

In early January, workers at a Starbucks in Eugene filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union, the first such effort in Oregon among employees of the Fortune 500 coffee chain. After Starbucks employees in Buffalo won their unionization bid last month, workers in at least 10 other states, including Washington where the company is based, have contacted the National Labor Relations Board to seek union representation. We hear from Ky Fireside, a Starbucks barista and the lead organizer behind the unionization campaign in Eugene and Gordon Lafer, a professor at the University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center, as a shift in public attitudes toward unions coincides with changes in service sector jobs.

In Episode One of Class Matters, Adolph Reed Jr., Gordon Lafer, and Samir Sonti discuss the eroding trust in government among workers in the United States.

“If I'm running a business and I can't afford to pay my electricity, I can't say the electric company is lazy.” So, why are so many companies over the last few weeks going on TV and calling workers lazy? Gordon Lafer has been fighting for the rights of workers for over 30 years. He is a political economist who has served as Senior Labor Policy Advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor and has a history of Labor Union activism. He has written widely on labor and employment policy issues and is the author of one of our favorite books, The Job Training Charade. He started his political work as an economic policy analyst in the Office of the Mayor in New York City under Mayor Ed Koch. Lafer is currently an associate professor in the Labor Education & Research Center at the University of Oregon and a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute. This episode raised some really important questions around the true effectiveness of job training, wage inequality and the role of government to create a more equitable climate for workers. This is definitely one you're not going to want to miss, so let's bring it in!

Perfection is an illusion.Pursuing it is both dysfunctional and quite frankly, a waste of time. There is no perfect individual. There is no perfect business plan. There is no perfect strategy. There is no perfect anything. Stop trying to be the perfect business. Stop trying to have the perfect strategy before you launch something.You cannot anticipate every outcome, every variable, or every obstacle before you move forward. Pursue progress, not perfection. In this episode of iDigress, it's all about why you should let go of the perfection mindset and instead embrace the "progress over perfection mindset". Perfection is a waste of time. Did you know you're more likely to achieve your set goals when you pursue progress and not perfection?  It is important to understand that you cannot anticipate every outcome or obstacle and the best way to deal with them is to have a realistic and flexible strategy in whatever you do. Listen in to learn how to take action and apply the ‘progress not perfection' concept in your marketing strategy to see the change you want to see.   “We will never be perfect, but we can all make progress.”   What You Will Learn:• How to improve 1% of what you do every day and in 70 days you'll be twice as good as you're today.• How to figure out a flexible and nimble strategy for your business with wisdom.• Having the right mindset to perform well in business will in turn help you hit your bottom-line.  • Learn to make a realistic plan that's fueled by optimism, passion, and community.• The power of focusing on the community while being genuine and authentic.Book Mentioned:The One Percent Solution by Gordon Lafer #####Rate & Review iDigress Podcast: RateThisPodcast.com/iDigress#####Looking for direction in your business?Searching for clarity in your messaging?Having difficulty connecting to your target audience?Wishing you had a roadmap to navigate platforms & trends?Looking to systemize your marketing to reach your destination?If you're internally screaming yes to any of these questions, connect with Troy below to discover how you can finally get the answers and solutions you need!#####Connect with Troy:Follow Troy on Twitter: Twitter.com/FindTroyConnect with Troy on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/FindTroySubscribe to Troy's YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/FindTroyLooking for a marketing strategist to build the structure, strategies, and systems you need to get the success you want and the ROI you desire in your business? Book a discovery call to talk with Troy at FindTroy.com.

One of the most informative & persuasive writers ever, Gordon Lafer is author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations are Remaking America One State At A Time. Both empowering & maddening, the piercing exposé of the destruction of labor & the middle class by moneyed interests is essential to mounting an effective reply. Gordon Lafer is a political economist and Associate Professor at the Labor Education and Research Center of the University of Oregon in Eugene.

President Donald Trump’s recently passed tax bill included a sizable tax break for many American corporations, slashed from 35 percent to 21 percent. While the tax cuts have increased cash flow for businesses, they also raise questions about the power of corporations in Washington through lobbying, campaign finance and political mobilization. Author and academic Gordon Lafer joins this episode of Politics & Polls to discuss the corporate tax cut and his new book, “The One Percent Solution: How Corporations Are Remaking America One State at a Time.” Lafer is a political economist and is an associate professor at the University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center. He has written on issues of labor and employment policy and is author of “The Job Training Charade” (Cornell University Press, 2002). Lafer has served as an economic policy analyst for the Office of the Mayor in New York City and has testified as an expert witness before the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and state legislatures. Lafer is the founding co-chair of the American Political Science Association’s Labor Project, and has taught as a visiting faculty member at the University of Massachusetts’ Union Leadership Academy and at the Universidad Latina de America in Michoacan, Mexico. From 2009 to 2010, Lafer took leave from his faculty position to serve as senior labor policy advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.

"Corporate education agenda" gets thrown around a lot - but what does it actually mean? Have You Heard talks to economist Gordon Lafer, who tracked the state-level legislation backed by the corporate lobbies, including the Chamber of Commerce and the American Legislative Exchange Council, in the wake of the Great Recession. Lafer paints a disturbing picture of the corporate vision for education, an agenda that remains deeply unpopular with voters. Perhaps the bleakest episode of Have You Heard so far!

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we'll interview Gordon Lafer about his new book which asks what elites are doing with all their new-found power. We'll review with him […] The post Gordon Lafer: The 1% Solution and Builidng the Kansas City Skyline appeared first on KKFI.

This episode features Gordon Lafer, author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations Are Remaking America One State at a Time.

1869 is the podcast of Cornell University Press. In episode 4, we chat with Gordon Lafer, author of The One Percent Solution: How Corporations are Remaking America One State at a Time. Lafer talks about the impact big business has on our daily lives and how so few people pay any attention to it because it happens at the state level and not the federal level. Visit cornellpress.cornell.edu or sagehouse.blog to find out more about this book and the others published by Cornell University Press.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Gordon Lafer to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss his new book THE ONE PERCENT SOLUTION----and what he hopes readers take away from it.

Gordon Lafer discusses his article from the Jan/Feb 2013 issue, "Election 2012: Is a Second Term a Second Chance for Labor?"

Professor Gordon Lafer reviews the corporate war against labor. Antitrust expert Sandeep Vaheesan reveals a corporate conspiracy to repeal the laws against monopolies. And Bill Press interviews Democratic consultant Erikka Knuti.   Another Labor Day, but what’s to celebrate? Professor Gordon Lafer says issues like the minimum wage, a living wage and paid sick days are winning issues politically and progressive candidates should call out big business – and win. Antitrust expert Sandeep Vaheesan calls out what he says is a corporate conspiracy, aided and abetted by Democrats, to trash the nation’s anti-monopoly laws. And Bill Press interviews Democratic strategist Erikka Knuti.   Gordon Lafer As we commemorate another Labor Day, professor Gordon Lafer reminds us that unions gave us the minimum wage, the 8-hour day, and child labor laws – all of which were opposed by the Chamber of Commerce, which continues to oppose what most working Americans demand. http://www.epi.org/people/gordon-lafer/   Sandheep Vaheesan Antitrust expert Sandheep Vaheesan reveals how a corporate conspiracy has turned consumers into opponents of government regulation and let monopolies run wild. http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/content/sandeep-vaheesan   Erikka Knuti Bill Press and his guest, political analyst Erikka Knuti.   Jim Hightower Labor Day lesson: there's no such thing as a "consumer".

Economist Gordon Lafer on the GOP and the Supreme Court’s war on workers …  author Harvey Kaye on the legacy of FDR’s “Four Freedoms” and Bill Press with steelworkers president Leo Gerard   The Supreme Court has just struck another blow against unions, and economist Gordon Lafer traces the Republican war on workers. Historian Harvey Kaye has written a book about FDR’s “Four Freedoms” and how they propelled us through the Depression and World War II. But he says Democrats have let them fall into disuse. And Bill Press talks with Steelworkers President Leo Gerard about  the Supreme Court’s “baloney” decision encouraging workers to freeload off of unions.   Gordon Lafer Professor Gordon Lafer says the Republican war on workers is most intense in battleground states where the Koch Brothers are spending money and is targeting government employees, just like the Supreme Court just did. http://www.epi.org/people/gordon-lafer/   Harvey Kaye Historian Harvey Kaye has written a book on the legacy of FDR’s “Four Freedoms” and says we need a march on Washington to demand their fulfillment. http://books.simonandschuster.com/Fight-for-the-Four-Freedoms/Harvey-J-Kaye/9781451691436   Leo Gerard Bill Press talks with Steelworkers President Leo Gerard about  the Supreme Court’s “baloney” decision encouraging workers to freeload off of unions.   Jim Hightower Time for "We the People" to re-declare our independence.  

As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, an important new study reveals a separate and unequal system of education in this country. This new research indicates that the proliferation of charter schools is not benefiting our nation's most vulnerable children and is potentially detrimental to them. Not only that, but the current motivations behind the charter movement are not entirely altruistic. Dr. Gordon Lafer is the author of that study, and he joins us on this episode of Know-It-All to talk about the disturbing results and about what we can do to counter the movement and focus on equity for all of our children. Host Allison R. Brown is a civil rights attorney and President of Allison Brown Consulting (ABC), which creates education equity plans and promotes equity in education in compliance with federal civil rights law.