Recent Episodes
Working Their Way Back: New Hope for Unions in Mamdani's NYC | City Works
On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to Brandon Mancilla, the director of UAW Region 9A, and Robin Harvey, an associate professor at NYU and bargaining committee member with the new CFU-UAW. The three discuss ways that New York City can rejuvenate its own labor movement under democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, and some of the work that the UAW and other unions have been recently involved in.
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Guest List:
Brendan Griffith - President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
David Unger - Labor organizer and educator , School of Labor and Urban Studies
Recording Date
04/17/2026
First Air Date
05/04/2026
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
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Labor's Uphill Battle: Can Unions Lead the Charge Again? | City Works
On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by the President of the New York City Central Labor Council, Brendan Griffith, and labor organizer and educator David Unger, to talk about the ways that organized labor is engaging with popular movements across the country and here in New York, and what more can be done to protect workers under attack.
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Guest List:
Brendan Griffith - President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
David Unger - Labor organizer and educator
Recording Date
03/27/2026
First Air Date
04/06/2026
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
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License to Sell: New Street Vendor Laws Fix a Broken System | City Works
On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to New York City street vendor advocates about recent landmark legislation passed by the City Council that will bring thousands more vendors into compliance and provide them with support and training. Council Member Amanda Farías of District 18 in the Bronx, Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, Deputy Director of the Street Vendor Project, and Guadalupe Sosa, a second-generation street vendor in New York City, talk to Laura about the challenges in getting the legislation passed, and how it will help the day-to-day lives of street vendors going forward.
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Guest List:
Amanda Farías - Member, District 18, New York City Council
Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez - Deputy Director, Street Vendor Project
Guadalupe Sosa - NYC Street Vendor
Recording Date
02/13/2026
First Air Date
03/02/2026
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
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About This Show
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city.
Regular Air Times
Monday – Thursday 12:00pm
Featured Segments
Sean Sweeney Interview | City Works
In this segment of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks with
the director of CUNY SLU’s International Program for Labor, Climate and Environment, Sean Sweeney, who attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and has worked with labor on strategies for a transition to sustainable, democratically controlled energy production.
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
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Worker Organizing in 2021 America | City Works
On this episode: worker wins and losses. While the union drive at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama failed, undocumented workers gained a huge victory elsewhere. Joining Laura Flanders are Jessica Garcia from the RWDSU, and long-time organizer Angeles Solis, to discuss what's next.
Recording Date
04/14/2021
First Air Date
05/03/2021
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
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Meet the Host
Laura Flanders
Host