Podcasts about Working America

Eleanor LeCain talks about why Trump won and how Democrats can win in the future with organizer and policy analyst Ruth Wattenberg, state program director for Working America in the swing state of Wisconsin, offering a bird's eye view of the campaign.

The State of Working America podcast investigates the realities behind the Southern economic development model Today's labor history: CO militia crushes Western Federation of Miners strike Today's labor quote: Gil Scott Heron @EconomicPolicy @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

The State of Working America podcast investigates the realities behind the Southern economic development model Today's labor history: CO militia crushes Western Federation of Miners strike Today's labor quote: Gil Scott Heron @EconomicPolicy @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On this week's show: On the Payday Report, Steven Greenhouse discusses how NAFTA bred working class distrust in the Rust Belt…Workers take on Kaiser Permanente again in Southern California, on the Working People podcast…On the State of Working America Podcast, Naomi Walker and Chandra Childers discuss the Southern economic development model…Barbara Stevens, whose parents were both union activists in the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, tells her story in On The Line: Stories of BC Workers…Singer/songwriter Bev Grant tells the story behind her song We Can Move Mountains, on The Labor Heritage Power Hour. And, in our final segment, we go all the way to Melbourne, Australia, for the Solidarity Breakfast podcast's report featuring a photo exhibition exploring Greek/Australian life, including work, culture, recreation, and politics. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. 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. @PaydayReport @WorkingPod @EconomicPolicy @BC_LHC @LaborHeritage1 @3CRsolidarity #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Tonight, Writers for Blue is offering a special opportunity to learn about writing your first pages. We'll have four award-winning authors, including myself, Aaron Hamburger, Nancy Johnson, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Jayne Anne Phillips, workshopping seven first-page writing submissions in support of electing Kamala Harris, our first female president—and our 47th. We'll also hear about ways you might use your words in the upcoming election cycle, including how to write politically-charged topics, canvassing, and more, from writers Charles Coe, Rishi Reddi, Daphne Kalotay, Julia Rold, and Gish Jen.   All of these authors have donated their time, energy, and talents in support of this event. We're hoping you might follow suit and consider donating to our Writers for Blue campaign. Go to writersforblue.com to get started. And, if you're looking for specific links and resources mentioned during the event, see below.AUTHORS FEATURED:Charles Coe, author of five books of poetry and one novel, teaches in the Newport MFA writing program, and is renowned both as a writer and a performer; we are honored to have him speaking as well as kindly reading aloud our sample pages.Aaron Hamburger is author of four acclaimed books of fiction, winner of the Rome Prize and a 2023 Lambda Literary prize; his new novel HOTEL CUBA has been featured on NPR; Aaron does political activism with Swing Left and is on the faculty at Stonecoast MFA.Author of nine acclaimed books, most recently a ‘best book' choice by the Oprah Book Club, NPR and the New Yorker, Gish Jen writes about charged issues with humor and heart, as in her latest collection, THANK YOU, MR NIXON.Nancy Johnson's acclaimed debut novel THE KINDEST LIE, was a New York Times Editor's Choice and Indie Booksellers choice; Nancy's also an Emmy-nominated award-winning journalist as well as author of the forthcoming 2025 novel, PEOPLE OF MEANS.Daphne Kalotay is the author, most recently, of the story collection THE ARCHIVISTS, winner of the Grace Paley Prize, a Boston Authors Club “Notable Book” and long-listed for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and Massachusetts Book Award. National bestselling author of NIGHT SWIM and WOMEN IN BED; Jessica Keener is the Co-Chair with Randy Susan Meyers and, from the start, the driving force of Writers for Blue.From the iconic story collection BLACK TICKETS through 6 more indelible books of fiction to her 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, NIGHT WATCH Jayne Anne Phillips is—as Caroline Leavitt said on A Mighty Blaze—‘everyone's literary heroine.'Rishi Reddi is the PEN New England award winning author of KARMA AND OTHER STORIES and the novel PASSAGE WEST; when not writing, she is an environmental lawyer and lobbies for sound climate policy in her day-job. Julia Rold is a writer, playwright and Novel Incubator alum who has worked on political campaigns in Massachusetts, NH, NY, Florida, and her home state of Kentucky.LINKS TO RESOURCES:DIRECT LINK TO WritersForBlue DONATION PAGE.WRITERS FOR BLUE website: https://writersforblue.com/Our partners:WRITERS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION (WDA)A MIGHTY BLAZEMarkers for Democracy: https://markersfordemocracy.org/postcarding (get out the vote cards to Democratic voters. has a monthly writing bootcamp online)Swing Blue: https://swingbluealliance.org/ (coordinating with Working America on postcard campaign focused on Healthcare for independent voters in PA)VoteForward: https://votefwd.org/instructions (letter-writing you can download yourself. Excellent examples of positive, nonpartisan "let's go vote!" messages)More suggested messages (specifically for postcards to swing state voters), stats to support the effort, and ways to order postcards: https://turnoutpac.org/If folks are interested in supporting Dems in Arizona, Wednesday night at 7pm ET, my Swing Left group is hosting an Arizona Zoom Fundraiser. Sign up here. Door-to-door canvassing resources.Canvassing in NH:  https://www.mobilize.us/massdems/event/627702/Canvassing in PA: https://www.mobilize.us/2024pavictory/event/645465/https://www.31ststreet.org sends out weekly emails with canvassing, donating, phone banking, and letter writing opportunities. Sign up!One way of targeting critical races is to think about donating to Crimson Goes Blue. It's a Harvard group, but don't be put off by that! They do great research, and their record in giving to races that turned out to be super tight, and where money made the difference is impressive. Highly recommended! Here's a Slide with a lot of resources about door-to-door canvassing.  LISTS OF AND INFO ON BANNED BOOKS:https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/banned-books/SWING LEFT: VOLUNTEER IN A VARIETY OF WAYS— LETTER-WRITING, POST-CARDING, CANVASSING, PHONE-CALLING and MORE for DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT:PEN AMERICA, sponsoring many activities such as WRITING LETTERS to free political prisoners around the world and teaching writing in prisons; also programs addressing online abuse and misinformation:Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The case for contributing to the 2024 US election with your time & money, published by alexlintz on August 21, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Executive summary We believe contributions to the 2024 US election are worthy of serious consideration. In particular, we believe this election is much more tractable and important than conventional wisdom within the EA community suggests. Many of our team members were previously working in AI safety/governance and have temporarily switched to focusing primarily on the election. We think more EAs should consider doing the same. This election is much more tractable than most expect: US presidential elections are often decided by slim margins in a few swing states (537 votes in 2000, 77,744 in 2016, and 42,918 in 2020). The best polling data we have as of August 2024 is that 2024's margins will be in a similar range, with Harris very slightly favored to lose. Given how small margins of victory have been, many organizations have arguably been responsible for flipping past presidential elections (and many more could have flipped them with relatively modest investments). While a lot of good work is being done, poor incentives among established organizations attempting to elect Democrats result in many inefficiencies. This election matters more than most give it credit for: For any given EA cause area, there are strong reasons to believe Trump would cause considerable harm or fail to make important positive progress. While it's still unclear what a Trump administration will think of AI risk, it seems highly likely they'd be worse than a Harris administration. Trump and allies have a clear game plan for eliminating most checks on the president's power and have demonstrated clear intent to harm America's democratic institutions. A second Trump administration would already enjoy far more power due to a recent Supreme Court ruling (backed by Trump-appointed justices). They've made it clear they intend to gut the civil service and fill it with loyalists as well as further expand presidential authority. We worry that people have forgotten just how incompetent and amoral Trump is. A second administration, primarily selected for loyalty to Trump instead of domain expertise and integrity, dramatically increases the risk of many catastrophic outcomes (e.g., escalations in international tensions, nuclear war, adverse relationships with AI labs, etc.). There are donation and volunteer opportunities which could meaningfully affect the chances of a Harris victory. Research by a team we trust indicates the following are the most effective donation opportunities right now: American Independent Radio, the Center for US Voters Abroad, and Working America. We're collecting useful volunteer opportunities (including some projects our team is planning) and would be happy to share them with you. You can sign up to hear more here. Our team is also raising money for some projects which are intuitively compelling and informed by data but lack a prior track record in an attempt to fill gaps in the space. Email us at civicleverageproject@gmail.com for more details. Introduction Working on US presidential elections is unique in that it plausibly allows many individuals, regardless of skill sets and power, to affect the trajectory of the entire world. The US is the world's most powerful state and the only superpower that is also a liberal democracy. If one of the presidential candidates is expected to be much worse in important cause areas (e.g., protecting liberal democracy, AI safety, biosecurity, climate change, global health, or animal welfare), and if the election is expected to be very close, then contributing to helping the better candidate win has extraordinary value. We know of no lever, other than the US presidential election, that allows as many...

David Callahan is a prolific creator and thinker within Democratic politics. He helped start the progressive think tank Demos in the late 90s, founded the media outlet Inside Philanthropy as a Consumer Reports of sorts into the world of charitable giving, and more recently created Blue Tent - an advisory group to help progressive donors get the most bang for their buck. In this conversation, David talks his early days in politics focused on foreign policy, his next stint as a think-tanker trying to pull the Democratic Party left, and why he's more recently been focused on the world of political giving. David is one of the most informed people on the planet on all facets of the political donor world and provides a tour de force on both the current state of play and future trends to better understand how our politics are funded.IN THIS EPISODEGrowing up in New York as the child of academics...An early experience that showed David he was not cut out to be an activist...A formative year spent at the liberal magazine, The American Prospect...David talks getting his PhD and his recommendations for those considering academia...David helps found the progressive think tank Demos and talks the role of think tanks in American politics...What led David to start Inside Philanthropy, a media outlet dedicated to understanding political fundraising...The disturbing trend in political giving that led David to start Blue Tent, a resource for progressive donors...How David and Blue Tent determine where donors will get the most bang for their buck...Why David is an advocate of giving to organizations instead of candidates...David on the phenomenon of "rage giving"...Are donors pulling Democratic candidates to the left?Has Democratic giving fallen off this cycle?David's concern about too many advocacy groups and donor fragmentation on the left compared to more unanimity on the right...David de-mystifies the world of big "donor advisors"...David on the Soros factor on the left...The rough balance of spending from the right vs. spending from the left...The types of operatives who succeed in the donor advising space...The political novel David wrote in the late 90s that eerily predicted elements of both the 9/11 attacks and the rise of a Donald Trump-like politician...AND AOC, Stacey Abrams, Miriam Adelson, The American Enterprise Institute, The American Liberties Project, The American Prospect Magazine, Arabella Advisors, Joe Biden, bioethics, Michael Bloomberg, bureaucratic machinations, the Cato Institute, the Center for Voter Information, Bill Clinton, The Committee on States, credential firepower, the DLC, The Democracy Alliance, Michael Dukakis, The Economic Policy Institute, effective altruism, Federalist Society, Marcus Flowers, Focus for Democracy, Fredrick Forsyth, Forward Montana, Give Well, giving circles, Al Gore, Lindsey Graham, Stanley Greenberg, Jamie Harrison, Hastings-on-Hudson, the Heritage Foundation, Hezbollah, Indian Point Power Plant, Indivisible, the Koch Brothers, LUCHA, Mitch McConnell, Amy McGrath, Michigan United, Mind the Gap, Dustin Moskovitz, Movement Voter Project, neoliberal mindsets, The New America Foundation, Paul Nitze, NYPIRG, Beto O'Rourke, Open Markets, RCTs, Ronald Reagan, The Roosevelt Institute, Run for Something, saber-rattling, Sandinistas, Adam Schiff, Star Wars, the States Project, Swing Left, Marjorie Taylor Greene, transactional donors, Way to Win, Working America & more!

BigTent was pleased to host Karen Nussbaum, founding director of Working America, and Joseph Loyacono Bustos, Volunteer Coordinator. Working America is the largest non-union labor organization in the U.S. With over 4 million members nationwide, working people get a chance to be heard in the political debate and make positive changes in their communities. Working America has helped increase the minimum wage in Ohio, save thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania and Colorado, protect workers' rights in Minnesota and get more health insurance coverage for kids in Oregon. Across the country, they are taking the lead on the issues that matter to the 99%. They unite working people on commonsense issues of economic justice—and they win. OUR SPEAKERS Karen Nussbaum, the founding director of Working America and the Working America Education Fund, has been fighting for the rights of working people for more than four decades. She was a founder and director of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women and president of District 925, SEIU. Karen served as the director of the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau during the first Clinton Administration, the highest seat in the federal government devoted to women's issues. Prior to taking on the leadership of Working America, Karen served as a special assistant to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. Joseph Loyacono Bustos (Joe) is an organizer with Working America based in Washington, D.C. He has a personal and professional passion for making politics more attuned to the needs of working people and continues to pursue that goal by involving volunteers in the process of connecting with working-class voters. His time at Working America has been spent expanding and improving volunteer opportunities, specifically Working America's personalized letter program. Joe continues to believe in the need to fight and advocate for a political and economic system that benefits all people.If you are looking to do more for Election 2024 use this link or QR Code below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigtentnews.substack.com

680 Working America Believes in the Power of Resilience

The State of Working America the historical economic performance of different administrations. Today's labor history: American Railway Union workers boycott Pullman Today's labor quote: Gene Debs @EconomicPolicy @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

The State of Working America the historical economic performance of different administrations. Today's labor history: American Railway Union workers boycott Pullman Today's labor quote: Gene Debs @EconomicPolicy @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network

On this week's show: The Supreme Court's latest ruling on the National Labor Relations Act; EPI Chief Economist Josh Bivens discusses the economic performance of the Biden administration in a historical context; longtime organizer Chris Townsend on the organizing surge in Virginia; Madeline Gamsemer Topf, co-president of TAA Local 3220 in Wisconsin discusses grad workers, and we wrap up with a report on the attack on unionists in Hong Kong. This week's featured shows are Work Stoppage, The State of Working America Podcast, Payday Report, We Rise Fighting and RadioLabour. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. 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. @WorkStoppagePod @EconomicPolicy @radiolabour#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

661 Working America Wants to Thrive

621 Working America Needs a Thriving Work Culture

Economic Policy Institute president Heidi Shierholz, on what the latest surge in labor actions means for workers and the fight for racial and economic justice; New York State AFL-CIO Legislative Director Mike Neidl on legislative priorities for 2024; Carlos Jimenez, head of the AFL-CIO's special projects division, talks about labor strikes over the past year; General Secretary of UNI Global Union Christy Hoffman on the benefits of being in a union in the age of AI; and writer and recording artist Hilary Peach reads from her memoir, Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood. This week's featured shows are The State of Working America, the podcast from the Economic Policy Institute; Union Strong, the official podcast of the New York State AFL-CIO; Black Work Talk, a show that elevates the voices of Black labor, workers, leaders, activists, and intellectuals; RadioLabour, which promotes global communication between labour organizations; and the Labor Heritage Power Hour, which promotes knowledge of the cultural heritage of the American worker through the arts. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. 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. @EconomicPolicy @nysaflcio @BlackWorkTalk @radiolabour @LaborHeritage1 #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

In this week's episode of Politics In Question, Lee takes a big picture look at political polling with Michael Podhorzer. Podhorzer is a senior fellow at the Center for American Process where he writes weekly on election data and political strategy. He is the former political director of the AFL-CIO. Podhorzer founded the Analyst Institute, the Independent Strategic Research Collaborative (ISRC), the Defend Democracy Project, and the Polling Consortium, and helped found America Votes, Working America, For Our Future, and Catalist.Does political polling account for place, community, and political organization? How does the present approach to polling overlook state and local dynamics? To what extent have the Democratic and Republican parties altered their geographical bases of support in recent decades? How have the cultural and economic aspects of place shaped the two parties? And is a kakistocracy? These are some of the questions Michael and Lee ask in this week's episode.

This week, Mallory speaks with Karen Nussbaum, a 1970's trailblazer who ignited the 9 to 5 movement, sparked a nationwide revolution for women's rights in the workplace, and inspired the Dolly Parton anthem we all know and love today.   Karen shares the ubelievable realities for working women of the time, as well as the practical strategies she and her co-founders used to garner widespread support and initiate change.   This conversation feels especially timely as Karen references when she turned 18 in the late 1960's when she says, "...the world was blowing up and everything was being challenged. There was the Civil Rights Movement. there was the very beginning of the women's rights movement, there was the war in Vietnam which was very unpopular with most Americans, there were uprising on campuses..."   Sounds familiar, doesn't it?   More than anything, Karen is an example of how activism can be lifechanging in the best ways. Even after 50 years of activism, she exudes the kind of confident joy, calm, and gratitude we all long for.    __   More about Karen:   Karen Nussbaum has been an organizer for more than 50 years. She was the founding director of 9to5, the national organization of working women; District 925, SEIU; and Working America, the community organizing arm of the AFL-CIO. Nussbaum served as the director of the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau, the highest seat in the federal government devoted to women. She is the co-author of two books and writes about women, labor, politics and culture. Nussbaum is on the board of Working America.   https://www.karennussbaum.com/ 

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. The "Moral Crisis" for Doctors in Working America's Corporatized Health Care (First) | Union President Weighs in on Tentative Teachers Contract Deal (Starts at 31:57) | 'The Sandwich' and Other Hidden Culinary Gems (Starts at 01:01:23) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

Eyal Press, journalist and author of several books, most recently, Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021), talks about his new piece in the New York Times Magazine on the "moral crisis" doctors in America are experiencing as health care becomes increasingly corporatized. 

The largest labor union in the nation, the AFL-CIO, is masquerading as Katie from Working America to mislead Wisconsin voters. Fact Check is your only dependable source of state and local news from a conservative perspective. Thanks for listening.  We invite you to join the conversation on our Facebook group Fact Check WIZM with Bill Feehan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests: Nancy Velardi, President, Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association Rich Templin, Ph.D., Director of Politics and Public Policy, Florida AFL-CIO Jim Junecko, Union Representative/Organizer, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 487, Tampa Cheryl Schroeder, Executive Director, West Central Florida Federation of Labor Cristian Cardona, Worker-Spokesperson, The Fight for 15 This week we discuss:The State of Labor and Working America 2022To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek

Local labor movement welcomes members and supporters at the annual parade; CLICK HERE to RSVP; dwilliams@dclabor.org or FLASHMANBISSELL@aol.com.   Today's labor quote: Saru Jayaraman. Today's labor history: AFL-CIO creates Working America. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingAmerica @SaruJayaraman @9to5org @WorkersUnitedMA Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Local labor movement welcomes members and supporters at the annual parade; CLICK HERE to RSVP; dwilliams@dclabor.org or FLASHMANBISSELL@aol.com.   Today's labor quote: Saru Jayaraman. Today's labor history: AFL-CIO creates Working America. @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingAmerica @SaruJayaraman @9to5org @WorkersUnitedMA Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

Brett Cooper joins Free America Now to discuss the betrayal of working Americans by the new “woke” Democrat Party and Bernie Sanders' harmful plan to put America's three-and-four-year-olds into centrally planned government indoctrination centers.

On Monday Morning QB, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, offers her critical take on the conservative culture war over the idea of critical race theory in schools. On Belabored, Sarah and Michelle talked to Anna Canning, campaigns manager for the Fair World Project, about the limitations of corporate social responsibility and ethical certification. Should policy makers look to the New Deal as the gold standard for progressive reform? Historian Gabriel Winant, author of The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Healthcare in Rust Belt America joins Laborwave Radio in Philadelphia. Nina Banks discusses the scholarship and ideas of Sadie Alexander, the nation's first black economist on the State of Working America podcast. In the Working People podcast Max talks to Professor Richard Wolff about how to understand COVID 19 within the context of American capitalism and its development since the 1970s. The Brazilian Olympic team put in an impressive showing in Tokyo, finishing first among Latin American countries, but the Brazil Workers Podcast puts out a call for better funding for the countries athletes who are getting the short end of the stick when compared to more profitable sports. Finally, bad lighting, extraneous noises, and messy bedrooms. For actors, casting calls have been transferred from an in-person to a self recorded format within the past eight-months. Casting director Kim Williams discusses the new rules of the road on the SAG-AFTRA podcast.

Broadcast on June 10, 2021 This week's show: Chris Garlock and Ed Smith are off this week but we've got a special show for you today. First, on the State of Working America podcast, Heidi Shierholz and Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute fact-check the labor shortage hype. Then, from the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Seeing Red: What will it take to get people to stop voting against their interests? How do we overcome the divide-and-conquer tactics that keep us all down? And when did our electoral choices get so limited? By the way, the Mime Troupe's Tales of the Resistance, Volume 2 starts July 10 and you can hear all 10 episodes right here on Your Rights At Work! Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @EconomicPolicy @SFTroupers

Can your boss actually do that? What workplace legal protections do you have if you're not covered by a union contract? On the Working to Live in SouthWest Washington podcast, hosts Shannon and Harold sat down with Diana Winter, attorney for IBEW Local 48…On the AFT In Action podcast we meet Connecticut State representative Josh Elliott who discusses the costs of higher education in the Nutmeg State…The Economic Policy Institute's podcast, The State of Working America, is back, and none too soon, as EPI staffers fact-check the labor shortage hype…Then on The Blue Collar Gospel Hour, author and activist Sue Blaustein remembers her earliest days in the labor movement and the describes what it's really like to be a food safety inspector. Finally, a touching story on the Union Strong podcast from the New York State AFL-CIO, as we meet fifth generation electrical worker Chris Erickson, who donated a kidney to his brother in 2017, and changed the way members of his local thought about live organ donation. 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 @SWWACLC @AFTCT @EconomicPolicy @nysaflcio Edited by Patrick Dixon; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips

Working America's shifting allegiance. (5-27-21)

Hank Linderman, a musician and candidate for the 2nd District Congressional seat, talked about Contract for Rural and Working America, the Post Office taking over the rural broadband mission, and helping family farms in the Commonwealth...

Hank Linderman, a musician and candidate for the 2nd District Congressional seat, talked about Contract for Rural and Working America, the Post Office taking over the rural broadband mission, and helping family farms in the Commonwealth...

Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, Jen Pan, Ariella Thornhill, and Paul Prescod host a new episode of The Jacobin Show, offering socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is an audio version of the broadcast from March 3, 2021. Karen Nussbaum, the founding director of Working America and a founder of the organization 9to5: National Association of Working Women, joins the show to discuss organizing women clerical workers in the 1970s, how her group inspired the hit Dolly Parton movie 9 to 5, and which sectors are prime for unionization today. Subscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?cod... Music provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkey Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag

SYLLABUST Episode 1.0: The Tipping Point It’s Malcolm Gladwell Week! We’re kicking off our first full episode with Malcolm Gladwell’s first book, THE TIPPING POINT. Originally published in 2000, we’re digging into some of the historical, social and economic developments at the time it was written (hello Y2k); exploring what’s still relevant in 2021; and what we really need to leave at the turn of the millennium. To stay up to date on our episodes, subscribe to SYLLABUST on your favorite podcast platform. If you're reading or listening along with us, we'd love your feedback. You can connect with other professionals to share your insights at the SYLLABUSTERS LinkedIn Group. Up next, in Episode 2.0, we get real with GRIT: THE POWER OF PASSION AND PERSEVERANCE by Angela Duckworth. See you then! Research Resources Criticism of Gladwell Reaches Tipping Point (2009) https://archives.cjr.org/the_observatory/criticism_of_gladwell_reaches.php NYT Book Review of Outliers, 2008 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/books/18kaku.html?_r=1 The Atlantic: Malcolm Gladwell Reaches His Tipping Point 2019 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/when-malcolm-gladwell-says-nothing-at-all/597697/ The Problem with Malcolm Gladwell 2013 https://slate.com/technology/2013/10/malcolm-gladwell-critique-david-and-goliath-misrepresents-the-science.html Is The Tipping Point Toast? 2008 https://www.fastcompany.com/641124/tipping-point-toast?page=0%2C0 The Economist: Tipping Point Idea 2009 https://www.economist.com/news/2009/04/20/tipping-point State of Working America 1998-1999 EPI https://www.epi.org/publication/books_swa98/

Post-film Q&A with 9to5 co-founder Debbie Schneider and Angel Darcourt, Associate National Field Director for Working America. Moderated by Elise Bryant, President of the Coalition of Labor Union Women. 9to5: The Story of a Movement captures the real-life fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace. When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment—but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. Featuring interviews with 9to5’s founders, as well as actor and activist Jane Fonda, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is the previously untold story of the fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace. Presented by the DC Labor FilmFest; Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW); Labor Heritage Foundation, Rochester Labor Film Series. The DC Labor FilmFest is sponsored by American Income Life. Produced by Evan Matthew Papp of Empathy Media Lab.    

Executive Director of Working America, Matt Morrison, talks about the political and economic factors that originally helped Trump succeed and how Democrats can build on their 2020 victory

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony get the low down from the grassroots organizing perspective of Working America political director Kevin Paper and Fight for a Better America advisor Linda Goldman. Listen to the episode and then join us Wednesday Oct. 21st for a fun fundraiser for Working America on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5606908681#success If you can't make the fundraiser, donate here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/we-can-fight-back-against-greedy-corporations?source=webheader

Another week in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Bill Barr lies to Congress. Mitch McConnell whines about working people on unemployment. Trump hates Democrats as much as he hates democracy and Louie Gohmert gets COVID and blames the wearing of masks. We discuss the madness. _____________________________________________________________ Let’s help get ⁦⁦⁦Greg Palast's new book on the bestseller list - before it’s too late to stop #Twitler from stealing the 2020 election! Republicans can’t win without cheating and they’re not stopping without a fight! Order here: https://tinyurl.com/y9ss3ghr We discuss another week of madness _________________________________________ BECOME A "TARABUSTER" PATRON: www.patreon.com/taradevlin _________________________________________ Want to Connect In between shows? LEAVE TARA A MESSAGE: 360-777-6007 (your message may be played on the air) _________________________________________ Join the Tarabuster community on Discord too!! https://discord.gg/PRYDBx8 _________________________________________ DONATE TO PROGRESSIVE VOICES: www.progressivevoices.com/rdtdaily Buy some Resistance Merch and help support our progressive work! rdtdaily-merch.myshopify.com/ _________________________________________ Please support the Independent Liberal Media. Donate to RDTdaily.com and "Tarabuster." Every donation over $20 will receive a "Grab them by the Midterms" window cling featuring RDTdaily's mascot Francis Junior, Jr.! rdtdaily.com/dona…/donate-to-rdtdaily-2/ _________________________________________ Tune in tonight 6PM EST a FACEBOOK and Youtube LIVE for another LIVE “Tarabuster!” Join RDTdaily.com’s Tara Devlin for our weekly therapy session for the Resistance! Rebroadcast on Progressive Voices Sunday 6PM EST, then ANYTIME on the Progressive Voices App. Spend your Saturday Evenings with Tara Devlin. Tweet @REALTaraDevlin or join the Chat LIVE at www.youtube.com/c/RDTdailyMedia

The Life of Brian. From nursing home hero to society’s garbage heap. Hear the shameful details of the state of Michigan’s elder Covid care and the state of Working America. #HireBrian

Hank Linderman, a candidate for Congress in Kentucky's 2nd District, talked about his Contract for Rural and Working America. He discussed the importance of healthcare, broadband Internet, and wireless access in rural America and the future of energy jobs in the Commonwealth...

Hank Linderman, a candidate for Congress in Kentucky's 2nd District, talked about his Contract for Rural and Working America. He discussed the importance of healthcare, broadband Internet, and wireless access in rural America and the future of energy jobs in the Commonwealth...

Julie and Guest Co-host Carolyn Bobb sat down with Matt Morrison, executive director of Working America, to discuss how the affiliate union is mobilizing millions of workers from all demographics who otherwise lack representation at work.

Carolyn Harding with Jonathan Beard and David Harewood, organizers for Everyday People for Positive Change, a citizen ballot initiative committee seeking to improve Columbus City Council. (from website) “We believe our city council and our elections should be structured in such a way so that council members are accountable to ordinary citizens. We believe in fair and competitive elections for a responsive and representative council.” Jonathan Beard serves as Treasurer of Everyday People for Positive Change. He has participated with three such groups since 2013, calling for reforms in the structure of city council and campaign finance reform, including serving as co-chair of Represent Columbus, the only citizen-led charter amendment initiative to make it to the ballot in the charter's 100 year history (2016). Beginning in 1996, Beard served for 22 years as President and CEO of Columbus Compact Corporation the nonprofit organization charged with developing and leading community strategies for areas of Columbus that met federal statutory criteria for "pervasive poverty and social distress." In this role, he organized and led a wide variety of grassroots economic development and neighborhood improvement initiatives. He has served as a little league coach and Board Chairman for the Driving Park Youth Baseball League, served as a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Central Ohio, Ohio Dominican University, and on community advisory groups including with COTA, MORPC, PNC and Huntington National Bank, and has volunteered with numerous civic groups. Beard received a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Masters in Public Administration from the Ohio State University. He is married with two children, and a resident of the Near East Side of Columbus. David S. Harewood moved to Columbus in the summer of 2011, working to protect collective bargaining rights for the state's union employee population. He spent the next few years working with groups like Working America and the NAACP to register voters and promote progressive causes in the greater Twin Cities, Detroit, and Philadelphia areas, then returned to Columbus to focus on more local matters. A founding member of the People's Justice Project, former Ohio field director of the National Association for Civil Discourse, David is a progressive organizer who strongly believes that good government is possible so long as it's responsive to the needs and desires of its people. http://everydaypeoplecolumbus.us/ GrassRoot Ohio w/ Carolyn Harding - Conversations with every-day people, working on important issues here in Columbus and all around Ohio! Tune in every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org ​ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753

Trump has officially started to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement — and that could threaten our collective ability to act on the crisis. Then in honor of election week, Working America’s Karen Nussbaum explains how to rally undecided voters who are up for grabs in the 2020 presidential race. Plus, sociologist Arlie Hochschild talks building bridges with right wing voters.

Jill Schlesinger on preparing for financial armageddon // Paging Dr. Cohen -- reversing diabetes // Dr. Lee Bowes from Working America on a "job-first" approach to homelessness // Dose of Kindness -- a high school football player honors his step-dad // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the Seahawks' loss to the Ravens // Hanna Scott on implementing I-940 (police accountability) // Kate Yoder from Grist on rebranding taxes as anything but taxes

Ian Urbina, author of Outlaw Ocean // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- I5-529 interchange wetlands project // Karen Nussbaum from Working America on reaching undecided voters // Heather Bosch with our Charity of the Month -- Crucial Catch/Crucial Cash // Dose of Kindness -- making up for a failed wedding venue // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the Husky-Duck rivalry // Michael Morell live on the Turkey-Syria clash/ the attributes of a good spy

The Economic Policy Institute will soon launch the State of Working America Podcast, which is aimed at elevating workers' voices in the economic debate. Communications Director Pedro da Costa breaks down what you can expect—and how to subscribe.

Ellen Bravo is co-director of Family Values @ Work (FV@W), a network of broad coalitions working for—and winning—policies such as paid sick days and family leave insurance.Ellen has served on several state and federal commissions, including the national bi-partisan Commission on Leave to study the impact of the FMLA, and has testified before Congress several times. She’s a member of the leadership team of Caring Across Generations, and served on the boards of Working America and the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Among her many commendations, Ellen has received the Ford Foundation’s Visionary Award, the Francis Perkins “Intelligence and Courage” Award, a Families and Work Institute Work-Life Legacy Award and a Trailblazer award from the Ms. Foundation.Described as “moving, witty and sometimes bawdy,” Ellen is a leading commentator in the media, appearing on MSNBC, Fox News and NPR, among others. Her writing is regularly featured in such outlets as The New York Times, CNN, The Nation, Salon, The Huffington Post, Ms. and other sites. She has taught Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her most recent non-fiction book, Taking on the Big Boys, or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business and the Nation, won ForeWord Magazine’s Gold Medal in women’s issues and was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice magazine.Familyvaluesatwork.org To RSVP to October 15th 2019 Game Changer Awards

In this week's Moving Kentucky Forward podcast, we're joined by Matt Morrison, executive director of Working America. We'll bet that most of you have never heard of this group, but if you listen to this episode, you'll learn about their work, and how they may make a significant impact on this year's gubernatorial race and on Kentucky politics.

Not so long ago, economic growth was shared widely among Americans thanks to a suite of policies that boosted the bargaining power of workers. In recent years, employer power has increased while worker powers have been significantly eroded—and as a result, income inequality has grown at record rates. Experts David Rolf and Larry Mishel explain how this collapse of worker power came to be, and offer solutions that will tilt the scales of power back in the right direction. David Rolf is a labor leader, organizer, writer, and speaker working to build the next American labor movement. He is the founder and President Emeritus of SEIU 775 and a former Vice President of SEIU International. He led campaigns that helped organize hundreds of thousands of minimum-wage home care workers, and helped lead the nation’s first two successful campaigns for $15 minimum wages in SeaTac and Seattle. Twitter: @DavidMRolf Larry Mishel is a distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute after serving as president from 2002-2017, where he has helped build it into the nation’s premier research organization focused on U.S. living standards and labor markets. Mishel has co-authored all 12 editions of ‘The State of Working America’, and has written extensively on wage and job quality trends in the United States. Twitter: @LarryMishel Further reading: https://tcf.org/content/report/roadmap-rebuilding-worker-power/?session=1 https://www.epi.org/publication/what-labor-market-changes-have-generated-inequality-and-wage-suppression-employer-power-is-significant-but-largely-constant-whereas-workers-power-has-been-eroded-by-policy-actions/ https://psmag.com/economics/what-caused-the-decline-of-unions-in-america Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Morrison has spent a lot of time over the last two years talking to working class voters in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania and he’s got a message for those living in the blue bubble: President Trump could easily win re-election. “If nothing were to change from today, I would give him a better than likely probability  of being re-elected and winning pretty clear majorities in places like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin,” said Morrison, who leads the labor-funded organization Working America. He explains how Democrats could change that dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Morrison stops by The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how Working America, with over 3.5 million members, is engaging the workforce and going door to door to bring about progressive political change in the country.

What do we mean when we call the United States an empire? We don't have vast swaths of territories that we lord over like the British did in India, or the Romans in Central Europe. Well, that was yesterday's way of building an empire. Here's how we roll in the 20th and 21st centuries. The State of Working America - aka, the reports on how well our economy is doing are grossly overrated. Here's the scoop. Speaking of empire, Haiti isn't a US territory, but it's a long standing crime scene with our fingerprints all over it.   leecamp.com artkillingapathy.com  

Roland Leggett is smart, strategic, politically savvy, suave and oh so dapper. This nationally recognized movement leader joins Collections by Michelle Brown-Blog Radio on Thursday, January 10th to share his over two decades of social justice advocacy and management experience He’s worked as an organizer with Obama for America, with the Detroit Branch of the ACLU, Equality Michigan, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, Working America and MI Time to Care. He's also an outspoken LGBT advocate serving on the LGBTQ and Allies Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party. Through his consultancy firm "Roland Leggett Strategies" he works at building inclusive communities and making the tradition from artist to activist right here in Detroit Why Detroit? Roland believes it’s because there’s unlimited potential for innovation here. If you are dedicated, if you are responsible, and if you are thoughtful in the way you plan things, you can make incredible things happen here.

Money media keep telling us that Trump voters are sticking by him, but are they? And what do so-called swing voters really want? Working America, the community organizing affiliate of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., took to the streets of Ohio to find out. Matt Morrison, the deputy director of Working America, shares the findings of the Front Porch Focus Group, and we hear from some of the canvassers who knocked on all those doors. Plus, an F-word from Laura on why it's business as usual for the Koch brothers in the states. Right wing funders know power shifts from the bottom up, not Trump-down. Sadly, the same can't be said of our media.   Music featured in this weeks episode includes Magical Connection” by Sarah Vaughn from the ‘Feeling Good- Supreme Sounds of  Bob Shad' collection and “He Wants to Live Like You” by Diggs Duke from the Brownswood 10 Year Collection. Be sure to watch this weeks show and support by becoming a sustaining member.

National attention is increasingly focused on growing inequality, stagnating wages, rising unrest, and economic insecurity and immobility. From Occupy Wall Street to the Fight for $15, workers and their families have raised their voices for change in recent years, calling on society to uphold its values, including equal opportunity to succeed through work. How can these voices to be translated into changes in policies and practices? Can exercises of democratic rights – to free speech and association – provide a means for workers and their families to attain fair wages, reasonable hours, and safe working conditions? David Rolf, one of the nation's most successful labor organizers in recent years, discusses his book The Fight for $15: The Right Wage for a Working America. He is joined by local labor leaders who share their experiences in today's workplace and their efforts to engage their co-workers, advocating for better working conditions and revitalizing the democratic process. This event features David Rolf (President, SEIU 775), Tanika Aden (Home Care Worker and Board Member of SEIU 775), Ridwan Axmed Geele (Airport Worker), Crystal Thompson (Fast Food Worker and Member of Working Washington), and moderator Maureen Conway (Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program). This event is part of the Working in America series, an ongoing discussion series hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program that highlights an array of critical issues affecting low- and moderate-income workers in the United States and ideas for improving and expanding economic opportunities for working people. For more information, visit as.pn/workinginamerica. The Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. We recognize that race, gender, and place intersect with and intensify the challenge of economic inequality and we address these dynamics by advancing an inclusive vision of economic justice. For over 25 years, EOP has focused on expanding individuals' opportunities to connect to quality work, start businesses, and build economic stability that provides the freedom to pursue opportunity. Learn more at as.pn/eop.

Todd ReSean will join Can WE TALK FOR REAL, co-host Terry Boi and Michelle to discuss his journey to adopt his son Taylen. Todd, a single father would like to motivate more men to adopt and give a child a loving home. He is still in the process but would like to share his hopes and dreams for his son and encourage others to do the same. Todd is slated to return to the stage in the starring role of Roommates, a John Ruffin production. He is currently the vocal arranger and lyricist for the Chicago theater group, Theater47 of which RaSean has worked with productions such as DreamGirl and The Color Purple, He is currently an advocate for LGBT men to become fathers. Roland Leggett will also talk about the importance of lifting up Black fathers in our community, celebrating the difference they make and the ups (like attending daddy/daughter dances) and the downs (like being ditched by his daughter at the daddy/daughter dance). A nationally recognized community activist and movement leader with many years of social justice advocacy experience, his resume includes bringing progressive leadership to several organizations including the ACLU of Detroit, Equality Michigan and Working America. He and his partner, the Rev. Matthew Bode were married in 2014 and are very visible in metro-Detroit’s LGBTQ community. Roland is a leader on many levels both locally and nationally but his most important role is that of Dad. Father’s Day is Sunday June 21,2015. We’ll be celebrating all fathers – adopted, biological, and foster as well as others who step up and step in to this important role in the lives of our children.

Civil Discourse is a local podcast hosted by former State Senator Peter Bear and Eric Brant. Peter and Eric connect the dots from historical events to current issues in an effort to correctly predict the outcomes. We lay out current events, expand on the issues, and blend facts with our own take on the subject matter. This show aims to easily and accurately break down complex political situations for working America. In this episode we will talk about the economic outlook for Janesville.  The 2014 elections are beginning to take shape.  Pope Francis ends the year with a bang.  What did congress leave undone in 2013?

Civil Discourse is a local podcast hosted by former State Senator Peter Bear and Eric Brant. 30 years seperate these two co-hosts, offering a unique dynamic to this program. Learn about current events from a historical viewpoint.   This show aims to easily and accurately break down complex political situations for working America. This Episode: Wisconsin ranks first in the nation for African American incarceration.  The Senate passes the budget.  Elizabeth Warren submits a bill to stop employers from doing a credit check as terms of employment. Scott Walker tries to do away with the income tax, and John Do II hangs on.

Belabored interviews the BBC's Paul Mason and talks minimum wage, maximum subsidies, the expansion of Working America, the end of the American Crystal Sugar lockout, the beginning of a strike at “Fashion Police," and the role of guestworkers in the immigration debate. The post Belabored Podcast, Episode 2: “The neoliberal era is over.” appeared first on Dissent Magazine.

The Great Recession—which officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009—began with the bursting of an 8 trillion dollar housing bubble. The resulting loss of wealth led to sharp cutbacks in consumer spending. This loss of consumption, combined with the financial market chaos triggered by the bursting of the bubble, also led to a collapse in business investment. As consumer spending and business investment dried up, massive job loss followed. In 2008 and 2009, the U.S. labor market lost 8.4 million jobs, or 6.1% of all payroll employment. This was the most dramatic employment contraction (by far) of any recession since the Great Depression. By comparison, in the deep recession that began in 1981, job loss was 3.1%, or only about half as severe.