Labor Leaders – Liz Shuler, Part II

09/01/20 • 16 min

WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.

In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Liz Shuler, the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the Fight for 15, the gig economy, and the role millennials will have in the future of unions.
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Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the atmosphere of today’s unions. The duo examines the surge of strikes nationwide, the increase of worker activism and the growth of diverse union leadership.
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WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment. - Labor Leaders – Liz Shuler, Part II

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Work is all around us. It defines us. The future of work, impacts nearly every person on our planet, and the ILR School at Cornell University is influencing policy and practice, around the world. In the second part of their conversation ILR school Dean Alex Colvin speaks with AFL CIO secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler about the Fight for 15, and the role Millennials will play in the future of the union movement.

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