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The UpsurgeEpisode 11: UPS Negotiations Resume. One Week Till Deadline.With one week till the strike deadline, UPS and the Teamsters have agreed to resume negotiations on July 24. A deal is still possible and workers' pressure is proving effective.
The Teamsters have already won tentative agreements on several key issues. UPS has pledged to end two-tier pay for drivers, install air conditioning in new trucks, and curtail forced overtime. But the Teamsters aren’t celebrating yet. Instead, there is cross-classification unity for the union's remaining demand: higher pay for part-time workers. If UPS refuses this demand, then, as Teamster General President Sean O’Brien puts it, they are...
2023-07-2138 min
Tales from the Reuther LibrarySEIU: A Successful Union in an Era of Labor DeclineDr. Timothy Minchin explores how the SEIU nearly doubled its membership from 1980-1995, during a time of significantly declining numbers in most other American labor unions. Through an exploration of SEIU’s membership drives at nursing homes, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and its long-running Justice for Janitors campaign, Minchin credits the union’s growth to a combination of organizing, affiliation with independent unions, legislative advances for public employee unions, and the prevalence of low-wage jobs in the growing service sector. Dr. Minchin is a Professor of History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.
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BiographyMartin Luther King Jr 2: I Have a DreamMartin Luther King's effectiveness in the civil rights movement made him the target of fierce opposition, but he was never swayed from protesting. His speech at the March on Washington is famous around the world, and became all the more important after his murder.
Guest: Professor Timothy Minchin (North American History, La Trobe University)
2016-02-1000 minBiographyMartin Luther King Jr 2: I Have a DreamMartin Luther King's effectiveness in the civil rights movement made him the target of fierce opposition, but he was never swayed from protesting. His speech at the March on Washington is famous around the world, and became all the more important after his murder.
Guest: Professor Timothy Minchin (North American History, La Trobe University)
2016-02-1023 minBiographyMartin Luther King Jr 1: They Told Us We Wouldn't Get HereIssues around the segregation of African-Americans in the United States led to an increasingly active civil rights movement. The most influential figure in this movement was a Baptist minister named Martin Luther King Jr. His persuasive words and non-violent methods have made him one of the most revered Americans.
Guest: Professor Timothy Minchin (North American History, La Trobe University)
2016-01-2527 minBiographyMartin Luther King Jr 1: They Told Us We Wouldn't Get HereIssues around the segregation of African-Americans in the United States led to an increasingly active civil rights movement. The most influential figure in this movement was a Baptist minister named Martin Luther King Jr. His persuasive words and non-violent methods have made him one of the most revered Americans.
Guest: Professor Timothy Minchin (North American History, La Trobe University)
2016-01-2500 min