Union busting

It’s Hump Day! Emma speaks with Jeremy Gantz, contributing editor at In These Times, to discuss the recent unionization efforts at Trader Joe’s. Then, she speaks with Leah Goodridge, Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission and former member of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board...
Emma hosts Daisy Pitkin, organizer at Workers United, to discuss her recent book On The Line: A Story Of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build A Union. Then Emma is joined by Brianna Wu, executive director of The Rebellion PAC, to discuss the upcoming primary in Ohio’s 11th Congr...
Emma hosts Peter Robison, investigative journalist at Bloomberg, to discuss his recent book Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing, on the deregulation and the turn to serve the shareholders exclusively that lead up to a six month period a few years ago that saw multiple plane c...
Good morning, journalist Christopher Leonard joins Sam to discuss his new book The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America. Join us at noon ET. Leonard’s latest work has received high praise from leading journalists like Jane Mayer and Bryan Burrough because of its exhaus...
David Dayen from Firedoglake discusses California’s Prop 32, the ballot initiative to divest unions of their political voice under guise of “campaign finance reform”.  Prop 32 goes before voters in November.  In the better half, a fired up “Kathy Janeane Garofalo Harriss” calls in and a new low, ...
Laura Clawson, Daily Kos, on Republican union bashing efforts in Indiana.  NFL Players Union pushes back against right-to-work causing Republicans toattempt blitz passage to avoid Super Bowl spotlight.  Occupy Bloomington supports striking workers, Occupy Movement gears up for J17 Occupy Congress...