City Works

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to organizers JoAnn Lum and Vic Galvan and home care worker Luz Estrella about the 24-hour shifts for home care workers in New York, as well as the proposed legislation to end it. Also on the program, excerpts from a recent SLU seminar on A.I. and Big Tech in higher education, and how the perceived advantages of the new technology can act as a Trojan Horse for staff cuts, budgetary waste and worker surveillance.

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Guest List:
JoAnn Lum - Organizer, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops
Luz Estrella - Home-care worker
Vic Galvan - Organizer, Ain't I a Woman Campaign
Britt Paris - Associate Professor, Rutgers University
Lilly Irani - Associate Professor, UC San Diego

Recording Date
05/8/2026
First Air Date
06/01/2026

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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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.

Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/cityworks

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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.

Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/cityworks

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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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