State of the Unions

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Redux: Can't Stop. Won't Shop. Stories from a UFCW Picket Line Feb 19, 2020

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Meet Caleb-Michael, the new executive producer of State of the Unions as he reintroduces SOTU Pod Episode 16, Can't Stop. Won't Shop. Stories from a UFCW Picket Line. In this episode Julie and Tim talk to Kristen Johnson, a deli manager and shop steward at the Stop & Shop in Somerville, Massachusetts. Kristen and more than 30,000 of her co-workers, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), are out on strike for fair pay, benefits and respect on the job.

A Refugee's Journey: A Conversation With AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre Feb 05, 2020

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Podcast co-host Tim talks with AFL-CIO EVP Tefere Gebre about his journey from being an Ethiopian refugee to success in the labor movement in Orange County, California, and in Washington, D.C., and the people and institutions that helped him along the way.

Healing A Community: A Conversation With Rev. Leah Daughtry of Reconnecting McDowell Jan 22, 2020

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Podcast co-hosts Julie and Tim talk to with Rev. Leah Daughtry, CEO of "On These Things," about Reconnecting McDowell, a project of the American Federation of Teachers that takes a holistic approach to revitalizing the education and community of McDowell, West Virginia, and how her faith informs her activism.

Collective Heroism: A Conversation With Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger Jan 08, 2020

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Podcast co-hosts Julie and Tim talk to International Association of Fire Fighters General President Harold Schaitberger about IAFF's Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery, 9/11 and the life of a firefighter.

A Year of Progress: Our Favorite Episodes of 2019 Dec 25, 2019

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Co-hosts Julie and Tim take a look behind the scenes of "State of the Unions" and chat with the team that makes the podcast and talks about everyone's favorite episodes of 2019.

The Far Right Today: A Conversation with Political Scientist Cas Mudde Dec 11, 2019

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Podcast co-host Tim Schlittner and guest host and AFL-CIO International Director Cathy Feingold talk with Professor Cas Mudde, a political scientist from the University of Georgia. Mudde has a new book, "The Far Right Today," which takes a look at the resurgence of right-wing politicians and activists across the globe, much of it cloaked in populist, worker-friendly rhetoric.

A Future Where People Will Have Jobs: A Conversation with International Labor Organization Director-General Guy Ryder Nov 26, 2019

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Podcast co-host Tim Schlittner talks to Guy Ryder, the director-general of the ILO about the international labor movement, the idea of "decent labor" and the future of work.

Serving Those Who Served: A Conversation with Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig Nov 13, 2019

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Julie and Tim talk with Will Attig about his work connecting the labor movement and the veterans community.

Flexing Labor's Muscle: A Conversation with Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (Wis.) Oct 30, 2019

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Tim talks to union member and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (Wis.) about strikes, trade, health care, LGBTQ equality and the freedom to form a union.

Out of the Woods: A Maine Union Member's Journey From Logging to Senate President Oct 16, 2019

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Julie and Tim talk to Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (IUPAT/IAM) about his path to power and the experiences that have shaped his life and career.

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