This edition: Special: Labor & The Crisis of Democracy (Part 1)
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Original tape date: May 8, 2025. First aired: June 2, 2025.On part one of this City Works special episode, host Laura Flanders visits the international labor conference “Labor & The Crisis of Democracy,” held recently at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. We hear from labor leaders, organizers, and scholars about the urgent threat of authoritarianism in America, and the critical role organized labor must play in the fight to defend and advance democracy.
Guest List
Robert Cassanello Associate Professor of History, University of Central Florida
Annabelle Heckler Artist
Sherman Henry Director, Labor Institute for Advancing Black Strategists
Mudiwa Pettus Assistant Professor of English, Medgar Evers College
Rebecca "Becky" Pringle President, National Education Association
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