This edition: Special: A Year of Strikes and Organizing
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Episode Details
Original tape date: June 20, 2024. First aired: July 1, 2024.On this special episode, we take a look back at the past season of City Works to explore how the last year’s surge in organized labor activity is playing out across the country. Laura speaks with workers and advocates from the United Auto Workers, the Writers Guild of America, East, and the Professional Staff Congress, and also hears from local advocates about how organized labor is influencing communities in New York City.
Guest List
Vincent Alvarez President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Anne Balay Organizer, SEIU Local 509
James Davis President, Professional Staff Congress
Carmen De La Rosa Council Member, New York City Council, District 10
Josh Gondelman Comedy Writer and WGAE Council Member
Alex Press Staff Writer, Jacobin Magazine
Brian Schneck President, UAW Local 259
Jane Slaughter Journalist and Co-founder, Labor Notes
- 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
- Monday, June 8 - 12:00pm
- Tuesday, June 9 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, June 10 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, June 11 - 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
- Monday, May 11 - 12:00pm
- Tuesday, May 12 - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, May 13 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, May 14 - 12:00pm
- Working While Homeless: When Full-time Pay Isn't Enough
- Tuesday, April 28 - 12:00pm
- Food Justice: The Fight for Access and Fairness
- Monday, April 27 - 12:00pm
- Labor in Film: Telling Workers' Stories
- Thursday, April 23 - 12:00pm
- Labor's Uphill Battle: Can Unions Lead the Charge Again?
- Wednesday, April 22 - 12:00pm
- Thursday, April 30 - 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
