Kathy Newman (Working Class Perspectives) / Emil Ramirez (USW)

Kathy Newman, Professor of Literary and Cultural studies for Carnegie Mellon University and a contributor to Working Class Perspectives, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about a blog she wrote about Sidney Poitier’s life as an actor and his working class roots.

United Steelworkers Union District 11 Director Emil Ramirez was today’s second guest and he talked about the need to increase the domestic mining of precious metals needed for solar panels, wind turbines, electric car batteries and other technologies.