Johnnie Kallas, Ph.D. candidate, The ILR School at Cornell University | Henry Garrido, Executive Director, AFSCME District Council 37

America’s Work Force Union Podcast

English - April 12, 2023 19:50 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Johnnie Kallas, Ph.D. candidate at the ILR School at Cornell University, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the 2022 Annual Labor Action Tracker. Kallas discussed the leading industry for number of strikes, the industry with the most workers involved in strikes and some surprising statistics from the 2022 report has.

Executive Director of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 37, Henry Garrido, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent historical contract agreed to with New York City. Garrido discussed the benefits gained in the new contract and some of the difficulties Garrido faced in the negotiations.