Workers at Colectivo Coffee recently voted in favor of forming a union. This would make Colectivo the largest unionized café in the United States and provide a model for other restaurant-industry employees hoping to organize after a long year-and-a-half of precarious and sometimes dangerous working conditions under COVID. To discuss this win and what comes […]
The Truth Behind the So-Called Labor Shortage
“No one wants to work anymore.” This is a common refrain from business owners around the country as the economy opens back up. Conservative commentators claim that unemployment insurance is keeping people from going back to work and fueling widescale laziness—but is that really what’s going on? Today on the show, labor economist Laura Dresser […]
Dan Kaufman on the Legacies of Act 10
As we approach the ten-year anniversary of the passage of Act 10, we spend the hour with journalist Dan Kaufman to reflect on the history and legacies of Act 10 and what it’s meant for labor in Wisconsin. Dan Kaufman is a Brooklyn-based journalist who was educated in Madison public schools. His articles have appeared in […]
Open Line: Reflecting on Ten Years of Act 10
This month marks the ten-year anniversary of former governor Scott Walker’s introduction of the bill now known as Act 10—a piece of legislation ostensibly meant to repair the state budget but that ultimately stripped away union rights for public employees. There was a massive uprising in response, with an estimated 100,000 people or more attending […]
Work and Workers in the Age of COVID
Facing another COVID case surge in the U.S. and with the presidential election just around the corner, today we do a worker check-in with Stephanie Luce, professor at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. Over the course of the hour, she and Patty cover topics like COVID’s ongoing impact on workers, the changing […]
Making the Gig Economy Work for Workers
The “sharing economy,” which has been on the rise for the past decade, has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, with American unemployment reaching its all-time high back in April and more workers struggling to make ends meet under ever-changing conditions. Today on the show, Patty discusses the gig economy and how to make […]
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