Belabored

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Belabored: Changing a Culture of Harassment Mar 05, 2021

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Rita Pasarell, former Albany legislative staffer and co-founder of the Sexual Harassment Working Group, discusses recent accusations against Andrew Cuomo.

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Belabored: What’s Joe Biden’s Agenda for Labor? Feb 19, 2021

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Celine McNicholas of the Economic Policy Institute digs into the PRO Act and other labor policies currently on the table.

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Belabored: Labor Unloved with Sarah Jaffe, Kenzo Shibata, and Micah Uetricht Feb 05, 2021

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Belabored co-host Sarah Jaffe talks about her new book, Work Won't Love You Back.

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Belabored: Stopping the Spread of Prop 22 Jan 22, 2021

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California's Proposition 22 locked in a second-tier status for gig economy workers. In the state and around the country, they're still organizing for something better.

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Belabored: Going Union at Google Jan 08, 2021

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Alphabet Workers Union member Alex Hanna talks about Google’s labor politics, how a minority union can mobilize through direct action, and the future of organizing in the tech industry.

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Belabored: How the Pandemic Changed Our Working Lives Dec 18, 2020

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Rebecca Dixon, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Jane McAlevey look back on 2020, a tumultuous year for workers.

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Belabored: Renewing Unions in the Age of Finance, with Alice Martin and Annie Quick Nov 27, 2020

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A new book, Unions Renewed, suggests that labor needs to update its playbook for a new period of capitalist development.

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Belabored: Labor at the Ballot Box Nov 13, 2020

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While the presidential race ended with a narrow victory for the Democrats, the electorate revealed how sharply divided it is—what does it all mean for labor?

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Belabored: Trump’s Broken Promises Oct 30, 2020

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Trump and Pence claim that industrial jobs are "booming" under their leadership. In Lordstown and Indianapolis, local labor organizers tell a different story.

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Belabored: Essential but Excluded, with Nadia Marin-Molina Oct 16, 2020

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Community and labor groups are campaigning for equal benefits for undocumented immigrants and other workers excluded from the coronavirus relief packages.

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