This edition: City Works Premiere Episode
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Original tape date: October 7, 2019. First aired: October 7, 2019.On the first episode of City Works, we dive head first into the issues facing workers in our city today. How do gig workers make ends meet, and is it worth it? What are nail salon workers doing to improve conditions? Author Steve Greenhouse gives us some labor history. We visit a blacksmith in the Central Park forge, and finally, the Robert Anderson Jazz Band plays for every dollar in the subway.
Guest List
Robert Anderson Robert Anderson Jazz Band
Andrew Campbell UBER
Morgan Fiers barkly.com
Alexis Flakes alexisflakes.com
Luis Gomez Workers United NY
Larry Hagberg Blacksmith, In Their Own Words
Demetria Irwin thegrio.com
Yanelia Ramirez Nail Salon Workers Association
Glenda Sefla Nail Salon Workers Association
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