In the first episode of 99 Rising, Host, Max Arias, sits down with rank and file union members of SEIU Local 99 and labor leaders, Cecily Myart-Cruz from United Teachers Los Angeles and Yvonne Wheeler from the Los Angeles Federation of Labor. In this episode we discuss the wins of SEIU 99 along with those of our coalition partners, we delve into how we use these wins to move toward a better future for working people. Hear about how real life workers turned their labor into power.

Hosted by Executive Director Max Arias, 99 Rising features candid discussions with Local 99 members, community leaders, labor leaders, elected officials, and movement thinkers—all focused on what it takes to build power and win justice for working people.

Welcome to 99 Rising, a podcast brought to you by SEIU Local 99, Education Workers United. In this series, we dig into the labor, political, and cultural issues shaping the lives of education workers and our communities. We invite you, our community family, into a conversation around the history of the labor movement, affordability, childcare, immigration, and much more.

Hosted by Executive Director Max Arias, 99 Rising features candid discussions with Local 99 members, community leaders, labor leaders, elected officials, and movement thinkers—all focused on what it takes to build power and win justice for working people.