This edition: New York's Labor Movement: Unions Are Winning Again
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Episode Details
Original tape date: April 12, 2024. First aired: May 6, 2024.On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders is joined by Vincent Alvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, and Carmen De La Rosa, a Council Member for New York City's 10th District. The three look back at a year-and-a-half of organized labor activity in the city and country, discuss continuing challenges, and describe the impact that unions have had on their own lives.
Guest List
Vincent Alvarez President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Carmen De La Rosa Council Member, New York City Council, District 10
- Working Their Way Back: New Hope for Unions in Mamdani's NYC
- Monday, May 11 - 12:00pm
- Tuesday, May 12 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, May 13 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, May 14 - 12:00pm
- Labor in Film: Telling Workers' Stories
- Monday, May 18 - 12:00pm
- Food Justice: The Fight for Access and Fairness
- Tuesday, May 19 - 12:00pm
- Working While Homeless: When Full-time Pay Isn't Enough
- Wednesday, May 20 - 12:00pm
- A Reporter Roundtable: Mamdani's Historic Victory
- Thursday, May 21 - 12:00pm
- When the Subways Stopped: The 2005 NYC Transit Strike
- Monday, May 25 - 12:00pm
- Civil Rights at Work: A Century of Black Labor Activism
- Tuesday, May 26 - 12:00pm
- License to Sell: New Street Vendor Laws Fix a Broken System
- Wednesday, May 27 - 12:00pm
- Labor's Uphill Battle: Can Unions Lead the Charge Again?
- Thursday, May 28 - 12:00pm
- TBA
- Monday, June 1 - 12:00pm
- Tuesday, June 2 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, June 3 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, June 4 - 12:00pm
- Working Their Way Back: New Hope for Unions in Mamdani's NYC
- Monday, May 4 - 12:00pm
- Tuesday, May 5 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, May 6 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, May 7 - 12:00pm
- License to Sell: New Street Vendor Laws Fix a Broken System
- Tuesday, April 21 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, April 29 - 12:00pm
- Civil Rights at Work: A Century of Black Labor Activism
- Thursday, April 16 - 12:00pm
- Monday, April 20 - 12:00pm
- Working While Homeless: When Full-time Pay Isn't Enough
- Wednesday, April 15 - 12:00pm
- Tuesday, April 28 - 12:00pm
- Food Justice: The Fight for Access and Fairness
- Tuesday, April 14 - 12:00pm
- Monday, April 27 - 12:00pm
- Labor in Film: Telling Workers' Stories
- Monday, April 13 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, April 23 - 12:00pm
- Labor's Uphill Battle: Can Unions Lead the Charge Again?
- Thursday, April 9 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, April 22 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, April 30 - 12:00pm
