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Controlled BurnesAndor Season 1 Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 29On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew is rejoined by Reagan for their longest podcast yet, a nearly 5-hour examination of Andor Season 1. The pair watched the first season together back when it first released and loved it, but returned to it with fresh eyes again in 2025 prior to watching Season 2 to analyze it more deeply than any show yet discussed up to this point. While Reagan is still a relative newcomer to the Star Wars fandom, Andrew has been a devotee for as long as he can remember. But both consider Andor to be the greatest Star...2025-06-234h 43Controlled BurnesCurating a PS2 Classic - Controlled Burnes Ep. 28On this week's episode, Andrew keeps the freewheelin' video game console discussions coming with a draft of two different versions of a potential PS2 classic, one designed to hit the widest mainstream appeal and another catered to his own specific favorite games on the console. So the second list is his de-facto favorite PS2 games of all time. Andrew spent a lot of time with the console in his childhood and still dusts it off for some nostalgic bursts now and again, so if you also grew up with the console enjoy this nostalgic trip down memory lane.2025-06-171h 55Controlled BurnesNintendo Switch Retrospective - Controlled Burnes Ep. 27On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host Andrew Burnes flies solo to reminisce on his time with the Nintendo Switch. SlowBurne talks about when he purchased the console and upgraded to the OLED model as well as discusses where it ranks within his pantheon of favorite consoles. He then shifts to covering the games he completed on the system and discusses which ones he has spent the most time with.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other...2025-06-101h 24Controlled BurnesThe Last of Us Season 2 (Eps 3 - 7) - Controlled Burnes Ep. 26On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan return to cap off their discussion and analysis of The Last of Us Season 2. Andrew played through the first half of Part II in the leadup to firm up comparisons to the show, further solidifying some major issues he has with the changes in characterizations and plot developments of the story while Reagan is generally more supportive of the changes. Then we get an update on Andrew's lists of the top episodes, moments and characters of the series up to this point.Controlled Burnes is a weekly...2025-06-054h 17Controlled BurnesGame of Thrones Season 5 Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 25On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan return to their Game of Thrones series to dissect Season 5 and break down its highs and lows. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.Timestamps2:36: Season Synopsis2:27:18: Ranking the B...2025-05-213h 28Controlled BurnesThe 25 Greatest Video Game Twists - Controlled Burnes Ep. 24On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne flies solo for the first time in months to discuss the top 25 video game twists of all time. The list is obviously limited to games that I've played, but I've played a fair few in my day, so there's plenty to discuss.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or...2025-05-061h 11Controlled BurnesThe Last of Us Part I Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 22On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan take a break from Game of Thrones to dissect The Last of Us Part I including both the first game and season 1 of the HBO show. Like with Game of Thrones, the duo breaks down each episode of the show and analyzes the changes from the source material before ranking the episodes, characters, and top moments. Discussions for the ongoing Season 2 of the show will be forthcoming as it progresses, so if you'd like to join the conversation, you can write into the show at controlledburnes@gmail.com.2025-04-154h 12Controlled BurnesGame of Thrones Season 4 Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 21On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze Season 4 of Game of Thrones. The podcast includes a discussion (or at least a mention) of every scene in the season as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the episodes, best moments, and dead characters from this stage of the story. Episodes on each of the eight seasons of Game of Thrones are incoming so please write in to controlledburnes@gmail.com if you'd like to join the conversation.Timestamps2:00: Season 4 Recap1:40:00: Ranking the...2025-04-083h 13Controlled BurnesGame of Thrones Season 3 Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 20On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze both Season 3 of Game of Thrones. The podcast includes a discussion (or at least a mention) of every scene in the season as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the episodes, best moments, and dead characters from this stage of the story. Episodes on each of the eight seasons of Game of Thrones are incoming so please write in to controlledburnes@gmail.com if you'd like to join the conversation.Timestamps1:58: Season Summary2:18:58: Ranking...2025-03-253h 15Controlled BurnesGame of Thrones Season 2/A Clash of Kings Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 19On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze both Season 2 of Game of Thrones and the second book in the series, A Clash of Kings. The podcast includes a breakdown and comparison of the plot points of the book vs. the show as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the best moments from the show, chapters from the book, and dead characters from both at this stage of the story as well as ranking the 10 episodes of Season 2 and 10 POV characters in the book in order of...2025-03-173h 25Controlled BurnesA Game of Thrones/Season 1 Analysis - Controlled Burnes Ep. 18On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze both Season 1 of Game of Thrones and the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones. The podcast includes a breakdown and comparison of the plot points of the book vs. the show as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the best moments from the show, chapters from the book, and dead characters from both at this stage of the story as well as ranking the 10 episodes of Season 1 and nine POV characters in the book in order...2025-03-032h 57Controlled BurnesBrandon Scoggins' Top 25 Video Games of All Time (Part 2) - Controlled Burnes Ep. 17On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his brother Brandon Scoggins to break down the second half of his top 25 video games of all time as part of that ongoing series.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.2025-02-243h 10Controlled BurnesBrandon Scoggins' Top 25 Video Games of All Time (Part 1) - Controlled Burnes Ep. 16On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his brother Brandon Scoggins to break down the first half of his top 25 video games of all time as part of that ongoing series.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast atControlledBurnes@gmail.com....2025-02-122h 11Controlled BurnesThe Greatness of Hades - Controlled Burnes Ep. 15The 2020 classic Hades has been dominating my free time over the last couple of weeks as I replay it in preparation for the release of Hades 2 later this year, so in this episode I dissect the key reasons I find this game to be so addictive and rank my favorite characters, boons, bosses and weapons in the game.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in...2025-01-291h 09Controlled BurnesThe Top 25 Most Beautiful Video Games - Controlled Burnes Ep. 14On this week's abbreviated episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne walks through his picks for the top 25 most beautiful video games of all time, taking into consideration art style, atmosphere, music and themes.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can
write in to the podcast at ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.2025-01-2130 minControlled Burnes2024 in Review: My top music, movies and books - Controlled Burnes Ep. 13On this week's episode of the podcast, SlowBurne looks back on the music, movies and books he checked out in 2024 including a definitive look at his top albums and songs from 2024 as well as a ranking of the movies and books he watched and read throughout the year.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you...2025-01-071h 43Controlled BurnesChase Dillard's Top 25 Video Games of All Time - Controlled Burnes Ep. 12On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne welcomes another new guest, Chase Dillard, to continue the show's top 25 video game series with Chase's picks. Chase is definitely the guest I know the least out of everyone I've had on, so it is exciting to dig in and listen to his picks. As a bonus, we also catch up on the biggest announcements of The Game Awards and discuss our criticisms of the show as a whole.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games...2024-12-233h 06Controlled BurnesRanking Games I Played in 2024 - Controlled Burnes Ep. 11On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne breaks down his year in gaming in 2024 including all of the games he started and finished over the course of the
year, his Xbox and PlayStation year-end stats, his platinum trophies, and his ranking of all of the games he finished in terms of quality. While SlowBurne didn't play a lot of games that actually released in 2024, it's still a great time to look back on the year and the experiences that were had in our favorite
medium.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular...2024-12-171h 40
Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #73: A Worker Power Overview for the Trump AdministrationIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris lays out a worker power overivew for the Trump administration. Harris also answers questions from the live audience during this blogcast, as well as discuss the implications of a Trump presidency on unions, the NLRB, federal employees, and much more.
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Seth D. Harris is a Distinguished Professor of Practice at Northeastern University and Affiliated Faculty and a Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change (and its partner project The GovLab) where he runs the Initiative on Labor and Economic Justice. Prior to joining Northeastern University, Professor Harris was the Deputy Assistant to the President for Labor and the Economy and Deputy Director of the Biden White House’s National Economic Council. Building on almost seven years of service in the Labor Department during an earlier administration, Professor Harris was Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor (and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet) and Deputy U.S. Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2014. Between the Obama and Biden Administrations, he was an attorney in Washington, D.C., a Visiting Professor at Cornell University’s Institute for Public Affairs and School of Industrial & Labor Relations, and one of the nation’s most sought-after analysts, speakers, and commentators on work, workers, wo2024-12-111h 01Controlled BurnesRanking the Greatest Video Game Launch Titles - Controlled Burnes Ep. 10On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne ranks and discusses the greatest video game launch titles of all time in a wide-ranging that look that extends all the way back to the launch of the original NES in 1985. SlowBurne creates three different lists ranking key launch titles in terms of importance and success, quality, and a special third list that looks at the 10 most important launch titles that really sold SlowBurne himself on new hardware over the years.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related...2024-12-101h 32Controlled BurnesThe Greatness of Bloodborne - Controlled Burnes Ep. 9Controlled Burnes host SlowBurne kicks off a new appreciation series dissecting individual pieces of entertainment that stand out as exemplary with an episode focused entirely on one of the greatest video games ever made: From Software's Bloodborne. SlowBurne discusses his history with the
game from overwhelmed noob to hardened vet and puts together four lists ranking his top 10 weapons from the game as well as a ranking of the game's levels, and bosses in terms of both quality and difficulty. Then, as a bonus, SlowBurne also provides a corrected version of his NFL playoff bracket that adjusts the seeding...2024-12-021h 23Controlled BurnesNFL Playoff Predictions with Brett Fox - Controlled Burnes Ep. 8On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne welcomes guest Brett Fox to the podcast and the two go back and forth making their playoff predictions for the 2024-25 NFL season. Both guys pick each division champion and three wildcards for both the AFC and NFC and SlowBurne goes so far as to lay out his entire playoff bracket. And, of course, both make their pick for who will ultimately take the Lombardi
Trophy in the 2025 Superbowl. Additionally, both make their picks for the top five quarterbacks so far this season. Both guys have some hot takes in...2024-11-251h 50Controlled BurnesThe Top 10 Reasons Kamala Harris Lost the 2024 Election - Controlled Burnes Episode 7Controlled Burnes shifts gears a bit this week for a deep dive into the result of the 2024 Presidential Election along with SlowBurne's picks for the top 10 reasons why Kamala Harris lost to President Donald Trump. Was the fault with the voters who are too racist and sexist to elect a black female president like many corporate media pundits would lead you to believe, or are there more factors at play here that resulted in the Democrats' biggest loss in at least two decades? All of that and more will be discussed.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly...2024-11-1954 minControlled BurnesTreeTrunkSean's 25 Favorite Video Games Part 2 - Controlled Burnes Ep. 6After an unplanned week-long break, Controlled Burnes returns with Part 2 of TreeTrunkSean's Top 25 video games list as host SlowBurne and Sean break down his top 10.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can
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Timestamps1:20: Recap of Sean's list from Part 1 (entries 25...2024-11-112h 20Controlled BurnesTreeTrunkSean's 25 Favorite Video Games Part 1 - Controlled Burnes Ep. 5Controlled Burnes continues its Top 25 Greatest Games series with special guest TreeTrunkSean, the other co-founder of Wildfire Gaming. This massive Wildfire Gaming reunion is too big to pack into a single episode, so Sean's Top 25 will be split into two episodes starting with episode 1
taking us through his picks for numbers 25 through 11.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments...2024-10-282h 42Controlled BurnesReagan Burnes Picks Her 25 Favorite Video Games: Controlled Burnes Ep. 4Controlled Burnes' Top 25 series continues with the introduction of Andrew's wife Reagan Burnes, who joins the podcast to share her own picks for the top 25 video games. While Reagan's time as a gamer is notably shorter than
many other guests that will be joining the series, she brings a unique perspective to the medium and discussion that should make for an intriguing listen for new and longtime gamers alike.
ControlledBurnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects...2024-10-223h 13Controlled BurnesPlayStation Trophies with SlowBurne - Controlled Burnes Ep. 3SlowBurne calls an audible on this week's episode of the podcast to discuss one of his greatest gaming loves: PlayStation trophies. SlowBurne breaks down
his path from a kid who barely finished anything to a video game completionist and tells stories about his recent years as a trophy hunter including a ranking of his current platinums and a look ahead to the trophies that are next on his list.
Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies...2024-10-151h 43Controlled BurnesSlowBurne Picks the 25 Greatest Video Games of All Time - Controlled Burnes Ep. 2SlowBurne flies solo again this week and kicks off Controlled Burnes' 25 Greatest Games series where SlowBurne and guests will be discussing their picks for the top 25 video games of all time.
While SlowBurne generally tries to avoid major spoilers for the games discussed, some are unavoidable. For those interested in skipping ahead, timestamps are included below.
If you have your own list you'd like to share or would like to write in to the podcast for any other reason, please reach out to ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.
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Controlled BurnesControlled Burnes Podcast Episode 1Welcome to the Controlled Burnes podcast, a new podcast from SlowBurne from Wildfire Gaming in tandem with TheSoundtrackOnline.com. Your host is Andrew Burnes AKA SlowBurne, one of the co-founders of Wildfire Gaming and the editor of TheSoundtrackOnline.
This introductory episode features an update on Wildfire Gaming and its hosts SlowBurne and TreeTrunkSean as well as a rundown of SlowBurne's biggest podcasting influences as well as his ideas and goals for the new podcast.
You can get in touch with SlowBurne and write into the podcast at ControlledBurnes@gmail.com. Emails will be read on...2024-10-0222 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #55: Inside the Movement: Jaz Brisack on Starbucks Unionizing and the Future of OrganizingIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Jaz Brisack, one of the original Starbucks union organizers, and the co-founder of the Inside Organizer School. Watch now to hear an inside perspective on union organizing, Jaz's origins in organizing, the successes in unionizing at Starbucks, and how those successes can lead to further improvements with other companies and in other industries.
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Jaz Brisack, nationally known as a co-founder of Starbucks Workers United, now works for UC Berkeley's Labor Center as a practitioner in residence. During their year-long residency, Brisack is working on a project to develop the “Inside Organizer School,” which they co-founded in 2018 to train non-union workers and “salts” to unionize their workplaces. The Inside Organizer School training laid the groundwork for Starbucks Workers United, providing its replicable model that enabled the campaign to rapidly expand nationwide. It brings together or2024-08-0259 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #54: Transformational Organizing and "Expanding the We": An Interview with the AFL-CIO's Cindy EstradaIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Cindy Estrada, the strategic advisor to the president for the Center for Transformational Organizing at the AFL-CIO. Watch now to hear about Cindy's career, the CTO, her strategies to further the labor movement, and much more.
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Cindy Estrada is the strategic adviser to the president for the Center for Transformational Organizing at the AFL-CIO. Before her role at the AFL-CIO, Estrada was vice president of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). She also served as a member of the board of IndustriALL Global Union and as a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. Cindy started as a member organizer in the UAW and went on UAW staff in 2000. She was first elected UAW vice president in 2010 and began directing the union’s UAW Independents, Parts and Suppliers (IPS)/Competitive Shop Department2024-07-2652 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #53: Project 2025 and Labor -- The Plan to Destroy Worker PowerIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Jody Calemine, director of advocacy at the AFL-CIO, and Karla Walter, senior fellow for Inclusive Economy at the Center for American Progress, to discuss Project 2025's labor related implications. Watch now to hear about how the proposal would affect American workers, unions, and the labor movement as a whole if President Trump gets re-elected in the upcoming election.
For more information on Project 2025, visit the AFL-CIO's guide to Project 2025 and Unions and the Center for American Progress' article, written by Aurelia Glass, "...2024-07-2359 minPower At WorkThe Power Hour #8: Democracy Under Attack: Lieberwitz and Reddy on Unions, Universities, the Supreme Court, and more!In this edition of The Power Hour, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Risa Lieberwitz, a Professor of Labor and Employment Law in the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR); and Diana Reddy, an Assistant Professor in UC Berkeley's School of Law; to discuss changes and infringement's on democracy taking place in labor unions, universities in the U.S., recent Supreme Court decisions, and more.
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Risa L. Lieberwitz is a Professor of Labor and Employment Law in the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), where she has been a professor since 1982. Sh...2024-07-1558 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #52: Strippers Are Workers: Fringe Organizing in Washington’s Strip ClubsIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Madison Zack-Wu, lead organizer of Strippers Are Workers, and Kim Kelly, freelance labor journalist, to discuss Washington state's new bill to protect dancers in their workplaces. Watch now to hear about the Strippers' Bill of Rights, how the COVID-19 pandemic affected dancers, and how the labor movement can get involved in securing rights for strippers.
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Madison Zack-Wu is the campaign manager for Strippers Are Workers, a grassroots organization that advocates for labor rights for dancers within the Washington community and legislature. Her work pertains to issues of labor, race, class, gender, LGTBQ+, and bodily autonomy.
Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer. She has been a regular labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018, and her writing on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in The Ne2024-07-0958 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #51: Rainbow Revolution: Labor & the LGBTQ+ CommunityIn this special Pride Month blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Jerame Davis, President of Pride At Work, Evette Avery, Southeast Regional Director of Teamsters' LGBTQ+ Caucus, and Jared Reece, Co-President of SEIU's Lavender Caucus, to discuss the state of the world for LGBTQ+ workers. Watch now to hear about why the labor and LGBTQ+ communities intersect, how labor can resist attacks on LGBTQ+ workers, and what union caucuses and other organizations can do to support LGBTQ+ workers.
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...2024-06-2552 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #50: Labor & Liberation: Juneteenth and Worker Power with Rev. Terrence L. MelvinIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Rev. Terrence L. Melvin, President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and Secretary-Treasurer of New York AFL-CIO to discuss the significance of Juneteenth to the labor movement, why Juneteenth can be considered a workers' holiday, and the work that needs to be done to fully liberate black workers.
Watch now to hear more about the history of Juneteenth, a pending lawsuit against Alabama's forced prison labor program, and how labor can step up to support black workers.
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Follo...2024-06-1954 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #49: BREAKING NEWS BLOGCAST: Understanding Treasury’s New Rules - Higher Wages, More Apprentices, and More Union MembersIn this breaking news blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Aviva Aron-Dine, Acting Assistant Secretary on Tax Policy in the Treasury Department, and Alex Jacquez, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy, to discuss how the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service's new regulation implementing two labor provisions requiring prevailing wages and apprenticeship programs in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will impact worker power.
Watch now for an expert breakdown of the new regulations, including the importance of requiring a prevailing wage, why...2024-06-1855 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #48: Reporting on Worker Power with Alex N. Press and Robert IafollaIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by two labor journalists to discuss some of the most important stories that affect workers, worker power, collective action, and unions in our country.
Robert Iafolla is a Senior Legal Reporter at Bloomberg Law, where he covers issues related to labor and employment.
Alex N. Press is a staff writer at Jacobin who covers labor organizing, among many other topics.
Their conversation covers the latest developments from the worlds of la...2024-06-1154 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #47: Labor Podcasters on Labor with Lynn Fields and Mark GevaartIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by the hosts of two fascinating labor radio shows to discuss why labor podcasting is important and a few current labor issues. Tune into his conversation with Lynn Fields, host of the Resolved Labor Podcast, and Mark Gevaart, host of My Labor Radio, about what inspired their shows, the UAW's recent loss in Alabama, and why so many cultural workers are organizing at this moment.
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Listen to the Resolved Labor...2024-06-0445 minPower At WorkThe Power Hour #7: Labor Experts on Generative AI, Worker Organizing, & the Online Platform Economy with Lilly Irani and Alexander Hertel-FernandezIn this edition of The Power Hour, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Lilly Irani, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Faculty Director of the Labor Center at U.C. San Diego; and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Labor; to discuss the transformative potential of generative AI in building worker power, how technology can facilitating worker organizing, and how workers are resisting the exploitative nature of online platforms like Uber and L...2024-05-2849 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #46: AI & the Future of Workplace Democracy with Orly LobelIn this blogcast, Professor Orly Lobel joins the Burnes Center for Social Change and the Power at Work Blog to discuss her new book The Equality Machine - Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future. Burnes Center Senior Fellow and former top White House labor policy advisor and Deputy U.S. Secretary of Labor Professor Seth Harris moderated the discussion. The conversation continued the Burnes Center’s Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI lecture series and was recorded live on May 16th.
The Equality Machine is a contrarian constructive response to debates on A2024-05-211h 08Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #45: Safeguarding Labor's History: Labor Archivists for Labor History MonthIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Christine Root, Project Manager of the African Activist Archive at Michigan State University, and Alan Wierdak, reference archivist and social media manager for the Labor collections in University of Maryland's Special Collections and University Archives, to discuss the importance of maintaining the records and artifacts of labor history and how the labor movement can apply the knowledge of archives to today's struggles. Watch now to see some interesting items from these archivists’ collections.
You don't want to miss the latest Power At Wo...2024-05-141h 01Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #44: Behind the Bylines: Surviving the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Epic 18-Month StrikeIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Emily Matthews, striking photographer and Treasurer of the Post-Gazette Branch of the Pittsburgh Newspaper Guild, and Natalie Duleba, striking designer and union member, to discuss what their contract demands are, their experiences after 18 months on the picket line, and how they are keeping their union siblings motivated.
Tune in to hear about how union members have been supporting one another throughout the strike, recent developments in the strike, including a possible National Labor Relations Board injunction against the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and t...2024-05-0753 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #43: How to Beat a Billionaire: Stadium Battles w/ Samuel Epps, Virginia Diamond, & Greg AkermanIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by labor leaders from Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia to discuss how the labor movement succeeded in stopping the billionaire owner of two sports teams from relocating those teams from downtown D.C. to the suburbs of Northern Virginia and, in the process, stood up for union jobs and workers in the region. Harris is joined by Virginia Diamond, President of the Northern Virginia AFL-CIO; Samuel Epps, President of the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO; and Greg Akerman, President of the Baltimore/DC-Metro Building Trades...2024-05-0557 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #42: Order Up: California Fast Food Workers Serve Justice Through Union PowerIn this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Anneisha Williams, fast food worker and Fast Food Council member; Michelle Healy, SEIU Director of Breakthrough Campaigns; and Maria Maldonado, statewide director and Fast Food Council member, to discuss the organizing and innovation achieved by the California Fast Food Workers Union, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. Tune in to hear about the union's non-traditional sectoral bargaining strategy and what fast food workers in California have achieved so far, such as a pay increase to $20 per hour and the establishment of a...2024-04-3057 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #41: BREAKING NEWS BLOGCAST: FTC Kills Non-Compete AgreementsIn this BREAKING NEWS BLOGCAST, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Hannah Garden-Monheit, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, to discuss the FTC's new rule prohibiting employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their employees. Harris and Garden-Monheit explain the legal reasoning behind the rule and explore how the ban will improve competition in labor markets across the economy.
Tune in for expert analysis on the FTC's authority to issue labor regulations, the expected legal challenges the rule must overcome, and how the ban on non-compete agreements will in...2024-04-2547 minPower At WorkEMERGENCY BLOGCAST: Volkswagen Workers Vote "Union Yes"According to preliminary returns, workers in the Volkswagen manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly on April 17, 18, and 19 to be represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) in a historic election result with important implications for those workers and their families, the city of Chattanooga, the state of Tennessee, the labor movement, and the auto industry. Early returns suggest the union won the election by a roughly 3-to-1 margin.
The UAW claimed victory after 11PM ET.
Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris offered his commentary on the union election results just a f...2024-04-2124 minPower At WorkThe Power Hour #6: Labor Experts on Sectoral Bargaining, Child Labor, & Public Policy with Terri Gerstein and Alí BustamanteIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Terri Gerstein, Director of the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; and Alí Bustamante, deputy director of the Worker Power and Economic Security program at Roosevelt University. Listen to their conversation on sectoral bargaining, the importance of protecting workers and children from exploitation, and the implications of organizing in the South.
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2024-04-1656 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #39: Beyond the Headlines: Regional Reporting on Worker Power with Don McIntosh & Tim RowdenIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Tim Rowden, editor of the St. Louis/Central Illinois Labor Tribune, and Don McIntosh, editor of the Northwest Labor Press to talk about how national headlines are impacting their regions, what they're hearing from workers on the ground, and the uncertain future of labor journalism.
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Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Ov...2024-04-0956 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #38: Live Interview + Q&A with journalist Hamilton Nolan on his new book "The Hammer"Join the Power at Work Blog, the Burnes Center for Social Change, and the Massachusetts State House Employee Union for a conversation with acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan about his new book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. This conversation was recorded live on March 27.
The conversation was moderated by Seth Harris, former top Biden White House labor advisor, former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor, and a Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University; and Thomas Pelkey, an organizer with the Massachusetts State House Employee...2024-04-021h 00Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #37: Labor Podcasters on Labor with Jamala Rogers, Bianca Cunningham, Adam Keller & Jacob MorrisonListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris’s conversation about worker power, the labor movement, social justice, and podcasting with Jamala Rogers and Bianca Cunningham, co-hosts of Convergence Magazine's Black Work Talk, and Adam Keller and Jacob Morrison, co-hosts of The Valley Labor Report.
Our guests discuss how they coordinate their podcasts and their other jobs, what workers in their communities are currently talking about, and how unions can build power among workers in the South.
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Listen to The Valley Labor Re...2024-03-261h 02Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #35: Labor Organizers Roundtable w/ Indira Mohan, Sarah Bright, & Juan EldridgeIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Sarah Bright, Organizing Director at SEIU 925; Juan Eldridge, Assistant Organizing Director at IAMAW; and Indira Mohan, Associate Director of Organizing at AFL-CIO/AFSCME DC 37 to talk about how to become a union organizer, why union activism is increasing, and how to confront employer opposition to worker organizing.
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Juan Eldridge is an Assistant Director of Organizing for the International Assoc...2024-03-121h 07Power At WorkPower At Work Blog's #LaborOscars2024 Awards CeremonyIn this special blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by film and labor experts to reveal the results of the blog's #LaborOscars2024 and discuss the importance of supporting worker power in media. This conversation features Andrea Lyman, actor and New England Local President of SAG-AFTRA; Harold Phillips, actor, host of "Labor Week," co-coordinator of the Labor Radio Podcast Network, and SAG-AFTRA member; and Jennifer Merin, journalist, film critic, and co-founder and President of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Watch now to hear our experts' takes on our nominees and find out which films will take...2024-03-071h 16Power At WorkPower at Work Blog's Labor News #2: March 4, 2024In this new Power At Work Blog weekly segment, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow and former top White House economic advisor Seth Harris provides his analysis of the latest news stories in the labor movement. In this episode, Seth discusses Starbucks and Workers United's framework for collective bargaining, UAW's organizing plans, and NYU contract faculty's recent election victory.
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Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog to receive the Weekly Downl...2024-03-0427 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #34: Uplifting Women in Construction with Director Wendy Chun-Hoon, Anita Bruno, Jeannine Giguere-Gagnon, & Sinade WadsworthIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Wendy Chun-Hoon, Director of the Women's Bureau in the Department of Labor; Anita Bruno, founder and CEO of Rhode Island Women in the Trades; Jeannine Giguere-Gagnon, retired union carpenter and RI Women in the Trades representatives; and Sinade Wadsworth, New York City union carpenter and RI Women in the Trades representative to discuss the Women's Bureau's WANTO grant program, the upcoming Rhode Island Labor Standards conference, and the importance of providing education and support to women in construction.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley is the labor reporter for The Washington Post, where she covers unions, the labor movement, and the economic forces that...2024-02-271h 01Power At WorkPower at Work Blog's Labor News #1: February 26, 2024In this new Power At Work Blog weekly segment, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow and former top White House economic advisor Seth Harris provides his analysis of the latest news stories in the labor movement. In this episode, Seth discusses the recent wave of Starbucks union filings, union opposition to the Wizards and Capitals' plans to move to Virginia, and the American Federation of Musicians' tentative collective bargaining agreement covering basic theatrical motion picture and basic television motion picture operations.
You don't want to miss this edition of "The Power at Work Blog's Labor News,"...2024-02-2620 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #32: Legal Assault on the NLRBIn this podcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Charlotte Garden, Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School and contributor to the Economic Policy Institute's Unequal Power Project; Michael Z. Green, Professor of Law at the Texas A&M University School of Law and Director of the Workplace Law Program; and Jeffrey Hirsch, Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law and editor of the Workplace Prof Blog, to discuss the business community's legal attacks on the NLRB. Listen to their conversation as they discuss the pending Supreme Court c...2024-02-211h 11Power At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #31: Analyzing the Labor Action Tracker 2023 Annual Report with Johnnie KallasIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Johnnie Kallas, Assistant Professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois and Program Director of the Labor Action Tracker, to discuss the Labor Action Tracker 2023 Annual Report. Listen to their conversation as they dissect the report's numbers, discuss 2023 strike activity, and make predictions for the next year.
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Follow us on social...2024-02-1157 minPower At WorkWorkers by the Numbers #16: Analyzing the January Jobs and Unemployment Report with Aaron Sojourner and Seth HarrisDue to technical difficulties, the Power At Work Blog was unable to share this month's Workers by the Numbers stream live, but you can still catch our labor experts' latest takes on the January BLS report. Watch below to hear a conversation between Alicia Modestino, Seth Harris, and Aaron Sojourner recorded live at 9 AM on February 2, 2024, the morning of the BLS report's release.
Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, hosts this month's Workers by the Numbers Blogcast. Listen to her in conversation with Aaron Sojourner and Seth Harris as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jo...2024-02-0239 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #30: Experts Analyze BLS’s 2023 Union Members SurveyDuring this blogcast moderated by Seth Harris, Former top Biden White House labor advisor, former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor, and a Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, our guest labor experts will react to and analyze the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 Union Member Survey, which reports on how many American workers are union members as well as America’s union density rate --- in other words, the percentage of workers in unions. This blogcast was aired and recorded live on January 23.
This blogcast features Vonda McDaniel, President of the Centra...2024-01-241h 02Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #29: Labor Podcasters on LaborListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation about podcasting in the labor movement with Judy Ancel, executive producer of the "Heartland Labor Forum;" Max Alvarez, host of "Working People" and Editor-In-Chief of the Real News Network; and Mel Buer, staff reporter at the Real News Network and host of the "Real News Network Podcast."
Seth and guests discuss why they started their podcasts and some of the biggest current issues in the labor movement like union reform, the strengths and weaknesses of American labor law, and the importance of labor leadership.
**This...2024-01-181h 15Power At WorkThe Power Hour: End-of-Year Labor Roundup with Cynthia Estlund and Steve GreenhouseBurnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Cynthia Estlund, author and Professor at NYU School of Law, and Steven Greenhouse, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation. Listen to their conversation on the importance of collective bargaining in 2023, the trends leading into 2024, and the future of worker power. 2023-12-1758 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #28: Higher Education OrganizingListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Bill Herbert, executive director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining, Joseph van der Naald, PhD candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, and Scott Phillipson, president of SEIU Local 200.
Seth and guests discuss trends in organizing among higher education workers, including graduate and undergraduate students, Ruth Milkman's union density report, and current organizing efforts at Universities like Emory, Syracuse, and California State.
**This blogcast is brought to you by Union Built PC: https://unionbuiltpc.com/ ** 2023-12-0558 minPower At WorkThe Power Hour #3: Labor Experts Discuss Labor in Politics, Labor Law, the NLRB, and TechnologyIn this month's Power Hour blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Ruben Garcia, professor of law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Mark Gaston Pearce, the executive director of the Workers’ Rights Institute at Georgetown University Law Center.
Listen to their conversation on the politics of labor and labor in politics, the unfinished business of pro-worker legislation, the unfinished business at the NLRB, bargaining over new technologies, and much more.
Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog here: https://poweratwork.us/2023-11-2856 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #27: An Exclusive Veterans Day BlogcastIn this very special Veterans Day Blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by William Attig of the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council and Martin Helms from Helmets to Hardhats to discuss veterans in the labor movement. Learn about the role unions play in the lives of veterans, the role veterans play in unions, the best programs in the movement for veterans, and much more.
Don't forget to subscribe to the Power At Work Blog: https://poweratwork.us/ 2023-11-1359 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #25: A Political Directors RoundtableListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with three political directors exactly a year before the 2024 presidential election. Seth is joined by Susan Valentine from Unite Here!, Russ Breckenride from the International Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, and Katrina Mendiola from National Education Association.
This blogcast is a treat for any political junkie. Pay close attention, you don't want to miss this one.
Subscribe to the Blog! https://poweratwork.us/ 2023-11-0759 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #24: Unions and Transgender Worker PowerIn this podcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris speaks with with Amy Livingston and Sarah Lazare, co-authors of Workday Magazine and In These Times article "5 Things Unions Can Do To Defend Transgender Workers".
Learn about the gender related terms they define, listen to them talk about why gender identity rights are workers' rights, what unions can do to protect their transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive members, and more.
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Don't forget to subscribe to the Power At Work Blog: https://poweratwork.us/2023-11-0158 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #23: An Interview With UAW Local 2250 Members Don Looney and Glenn KageListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with returning guests Glenn Kage and Don Looney, two front-line UAW members from Local 2250. Hear their update about the strike against General Motors in Wentzville, Missouri.
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Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog here: https://poweratwork.us/2023-10-1328 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #22: Worker Organizing TechnologyIn this blogcast, "WorkerTech" experts Michelle Penson of the AFL-CIO and Adrian Haro of the Workers Lab join Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris to discuss how technology is being used as a tool to build worker power. 2023-10-1055 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #21: AFSCME Volunteer Member Organizing ProgramListen to Burnes Center Senior fellow Seth Harris in discussion with Mike Sukal, AFSCME’s organizing and field services director, and three volunteer member organizers as they discuss their choice to be volunteer member organizers, their experiences organizing through the pandemic, the future of organizing, and more.
Don't forget to subscribe to the Power At Work Blog: https://poweratwork.us/ 2023-10-051h 08Power At Work(Updated) Power At Work Blogcast #20: EMERGENCY BLOGCAST Assessing the Federal Government Shutdown**This episode is updated with a new intro to explain why we are keeping it on the blog despite the federal government remaining open**
Listen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, and Doreen Greenwald, president of the National Treasury Employees Union as they talk federal government shutdown. Listen to how this shutdown will affect workers, both union and non-union alike, the American people, and more.
This is breaking news here on the Power At Work Blog, and you do not want...2023-10-0246 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #20: EMERGENCY BLOGCAST Assessing the Federal Government ShutdownListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, and Doreen Greenwald, president of the National Treasury Employees Union as they talk federal government shutdown. Listen to how this shutdown will affect workers, both union and non-union alike, the American people, and more.
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Subscribe to the Power At Work Blog here: https://poweratwork.us/ 2023-09-2943 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #19: New York's Facilitated Childcare Enrollment ProgramWatch Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Senator Jessica Ramos of the New York Senate and Debby King, a trade unionist with the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Our guests describe the current program in New York state to help working people find childcare, which is in high demand but low supply, and the impact it has on young people, especially young moms. There are some great ideas in here to bolster worker power that unions in other states should pay attention. 2023-09-2850 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #17: An Interview With UAW Local 2250 Members Don Looney and Glenn KageListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with two front-line UAW members, Glenn Kage and Don Looney, as they discuss their fellow strikers attitudes toward the strike, what it will take to settle, and what it is like to work in an auto factory.
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Don Looney – @the_telecom_don2023-09-2035 minPower At WorkThe Power Hour #1: Labor Experts Discuss the UAW Strike, Union Density, and Prevailing Wage LawsThe Power at Work Blog is proud to present its newest featured blogcast: The Power Hour. The Power Hour is a monthly labor experts roundtable in which Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris discusses current labor news with expert guests. This special blogcast is designed to provide you with a diverse perspectives and opinions, as well as to keep you updated with the latest news and analysis.
In this month's Power Hour blogcast, Seth is joined by Dr. Ruth Milkman, chair of the Labor Studies Department at CUNY's School of Labor and Urban Studies, and Dr. Patricia C...2023-09-191h 00Power At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #16: An Interview with Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of TeachersWatch Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with the President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten. In the third installment of the Power at Work's Labor Day blogcasts, President Weingarten discusses important ideas for public education, the assault on education, worker organizing, democracy, and the future. If you care about worker power, collective action, and unions, this is one interview you should not miss.
***This episode is marked as explicit because it includes one swear word. It is only said once, but please be aware.***2023-09-1252 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #15: An Interview with AFL-CIO President Liz ShulerWatch Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. In this special blogcast recorded a day after Labor Day, President Shuler talks candidly about her earliest organizing experience, the increase in worker militancy, the AFL-CIO's role in organizing, and much, much more. If you care about worker power, collective action, and unions, this is one interview you should not miss.2023-09-0658 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #14: An Interview With NLRB General Counsel Jennifer AbruzzoWatch Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. In this special blogcast, recorded a week before Labor Day, Abruzzo talks candidly about her long history with the NLRB, the organization’s mission and workers’ rights, and some of the most important labor issues in our country today. If you care about worker power, collective action, and unions, this is one interview you should not miss.2023-08-301h 00Power At Work[Podcast] Power at Work Blogcast #22: Cultural Institution Organizing in the UAW Local 2110In this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris spoke with Maida Rosenstein, the organizing director for the UAW local 2110, and three museum employees she worked with-- Jordan Barnes, Karissa Francis, and Erika Wentworth. Listen to what they have to say about their experiences working to ratify their unions' first contracts with their employers. 2023-08-2258 minPower At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #21: Honoring National Whistleblower DayIn this special National Whistleblower Day blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris spoke with Siri Nelson and Stephen Kohn, the executive director and the founding director of the National Whistleblower Center, and whistleblowers Dr. Toni Savage, a former contracting officer with the Army Corps of Engineers, and Jane Turner, a former FBI Special Agent. 2023-07-271h 09Power At WorkPower at Work Blogcast #20: Reporting on Worker Power with Josh Eidelson and Dave JamiesonIn this blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris spoke with Josh Eidelson and Dave Jamieson -- two of the biggest hitters in the world of labor reporting. The conversation covered the UPS-Teamsters negotiations, the role of the Supreme Court in advancing corporate attacks on worker power, and several other stories impacting labor and worker power today.
Josh Eidelson covers the workplace for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, where his work has exposed government choices that narrowed workers’ rights, corporate practices that exacerbated the Covid-19 pandemic, and labor leaders’ sexual misconduct.
Dave Jamie...2023-07-1158 minPower At WorkWorkers by the Numbers #19: Analyzing the June Jobs and Unemployment Report with Alicia Modestino and Elise GouldWatch Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, and Elise Gould, Director of Health Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for June 2023. This conversation was aired live on the homepage of the blog at 8:45 AM ET on Friday, July 7—just 15 minutes after the release of the report.2023-07-0732 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #18: Farmworker Organizing Rights in New York StateListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Cathy Nolan, former New York State Assemblywoman for District 37, and Jessica García, Assistant to the President of the Retail, Wholesale Department Store Union (RWDSU), as they discuss agricultural workers' rights, the barriers and triumphs organizing under the 2019 New York Farm Workers Bill, the fight to get it passed, and much more.2023-06-2759 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #17: An Interview With John O'MalleyListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with John O'Malley, legislative coordinator for the Communications Workers of America Local 1180, as they discuss his history organizing in the workplace, the legislative goals of local 1180, organizing not-for-profit workers, and much more. 2023-06-201h 11Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #16: A State Labor Secretaries RoundtableListen to Burnes Center for Social Change senior fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Portia Wu, Secretary of Labor for the state of Maryland, Laura Fortman, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor, and Robert Asaro-Angelo, Commissioner at New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as they discuss the the role and responsibilities of a labor secretary, the big issues each state faces, and much more.2023-06-131h 04Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #15: Analyzing the Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Supreme Court DecisionListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Charlotte Garden, Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota, and Anne Marie Lofaso, Professor of Law at West Virginia University, as they discuss the recently decided Glacier Northwest Inc. V. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Supreme Court Decision. 2023-06-061h 01Power At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #14: Analyzing the May Jobs and Unemployment Report with Aaron Sojourner and Alicia ModestinoListen to Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, and Aaron Sojourner, Senior Researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for May 2023. This was aired live on the homepage of the blog at 8:45 AM ET on Friday, June 2—just 15 minutes after the release of the report.2023-06-0234 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #13: An Interview with Daniel RatnerListen to the Burnes Center for Social Change's Seth Harris in conversation with Daniel Ratner, partner at Levy Ratner, as they discuss the incredible story of the Battle of Bronxville, Ratner's history as a union organizer, some of the biggest cases in labor now, and more.2023-05-2353 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #12: Beyond the Headlines: Reporting on Worker Power with Matthew Cunningham-Cook, Alexandra Martinez, Tim Noah, and Noam ScheiberListen to the discussion between Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris, Matthew Cunningham-Cook, researcher and writer with The Lever, Alexandra Martinez, the Senior News Reporter at Prism, Tim Noah, staff writer at the New Republic, and Noam Scheiber, reporter with The New York Times, as they talk about some of the biggest news stories impacting workers, unions, and worker power in the U.S. today. 2023-05-161h 10Power At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #11: Analyzing the April Jobs and Unemployment Report with Alicia Modestino and Elise GouldListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, and Elise Gould, Senior Economist at the Economic Policy Institute, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for April 2023. This conversation aired live on the blog—https://poweratwork.us/—at 8:45 AM ET on Friday, May 5, just 15 minutes after the release of the report. 2023-05-0531 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #10: An Interview with Tony ClarkListen to the Burnes Center for Social Change's Seth Harris in conversation with Tony Clark, Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), as they discuss the minor league organizing success, life as a player, the importance of unions in baseball, and more. 2023-05-0257 minPower At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #9: An Interview With Andy LevinListen to Burnes Center senior fellow Seth Harris interview Andy Levin, former U.S. representative for Michigan’s 9th congressional district and current distinguished senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
2023-04-251h 13Power At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #8: Analyzing the March Jobs and Unemployment Report with Alicia Modestino, William Spriggs and Aaron SojournerListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in a conversation with Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, William Spriggs, AFL-CIO’s chief economist, and Aaron Sojourner, senior researcher at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment research, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for March 2023.2023-04-0743 min
Power At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #7: Analyzing the February Jobs and Unemployment ReportBurnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in a conversation with Elise Gould, Senior Economist at the Economic Policy Institute, and Teresa Ghilarducci, Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at the New School, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs, wages, and unemployment report for February 2023.2023-03-1034 minPower At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #6: Did Worker Activism and Strike Activity Grow in 2022? An Interview with Johnnie KallasListen as Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris and Director of the Cornell ILR Labor Action Tracker Johnnie Kallas unveil the latest data about strikes and other work stoppages in the United States. This blogcast was posted at the same time the report was released to the public, and is the first analysis of these numbers.2023-02-2146 minPower At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #5: Analyzing the Employment Situation Report with Alicia Modestino, William Spriggs and Aaron SojournerListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris, Northeastern University Professor Alicia Modestino, AFL-CIO Economist Bill Spriggs and W.E. Upjohn Institute Senior Researcher Aaron Sojourner have an in-depth worker-focused conversation on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation Report. The discussion was aired live on the Power At Work Blog on Friday, February 3 at 8:45 AM — just 15 minutes after the report’s release. 2023-02-0331 minPower At WorkWorkers by the Numbers Blogcast #4: Analyzing the Union Members Report with Sara Nelson and Kate BronfenbrennerListen to Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in a conversation with Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants, and Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Director of Labor Education Research and Senior Lecturer at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, as they discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Union Members Report for 2022.2023-01-1947 min
Power At WorkPower At Work Blogcast #1 - A Discussion About the National Freight Rail Labor DisputeThis Power at Work blogcast will take you behind the headlines to explore why a Democratic-controlled Congress this week imposed an agreement on the freight railroads and the rail unions and effectively prohibited the unions from striking for a better deal. Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris was joined by two expert commentators: Jonah Furman, a reporter for Labor Notes; and Sharon Block, a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, the Executive Director of the Harvard’s Labor and Worklife Program, and a former senior Biden White House official.
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