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On this episode of South Coast Working, we take a look at the impact of an education in labor and how Gen Z is engaging with the labor movement. We ask questions like, why is Gen Z the most pro-union generation? What moments did young people feel they were making a difference in their communities? We’ll hear from current and former students of the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Center at UMass Dartmouth.
Voices in this episode:
Gabriel Johnson is a third year health and society major at UMass Dartmouth. He is currently a paid intern at the Labor Ed Center and previously was a part of their Summer of Solidarity program.
Siggy Meilus is a longtime community and labor organizer who grew up in Massachusetts and attended UMass Dartmouth. She has worked on issues regarding public transportation, fighting evictions, and organizing restaurant workers. She now works as the national co-director of organizing for Repairs of the Breach and the Poor People's Campaign.
Aaron Wazlavek is the contract coordinator and a business agent for general Teamsters local 251. The Labor Center was where he reconnected with the labor movement after moving to the Northeast and starting law school. He worked as an intern for the UMass Labor Education Center.
Brian Pastori is the deputy director at the Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts in New Bedford. He is from the Boston area, but has lived on the South Coast for 17-18 years now.
Often overlooked, The South Coast of Massachusetts — the southeastern part of the state between Cape Cod and Rhode Island — is a fascinating region with a vibrant working class and immigrant heritage. On South Coast Working, you'll hear the stories of scallop fishermen, seafood processors, textile workers, union leaders, and more. Topics include the decades-long struggle for commuter rail, and the effort to recruit a diverse construction workforce to build the nation's first offshore wind farm. South Coast Working is a project of the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Center at UMass Dartmouth. For more information head to https://www.umassd.edu/labored/.
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By UMass Dartmouth Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education CenterOn this episode of South Coast Working, we take a look at the impact of an education in labor and how Gen Z is engaging with the labor movement. We ask questions like, why is Gen Z the most pro-union generation? What moments did young people feel they were making a difference in their communities? We’ll hear from current and former students of the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Center at UMass Dartmouth.
Voices in this episode:
Gabriel Johnson is a third year health and society major at UMass Dartmouth. He is currently a paid intern at the Labor Ed Center and previously was a part of their Summer of Solidarity program.
Siggy Meilus is a longtime community and labor organizer who grew up in Massachusetts and attended UMass Dartmouth. She has worked on issues regarding public transportation, fighting evictions, and organizing restaurant workers. She now works as the national co-director of organizing for Repairs of the Breach and the Poor People's Campaign.
Aaron Wazlavek is the contract coordinator and a business agent for general Teamsters local 251. The Labor Center was where he reconnected with the labor movement after moving to the Northeast and starting law school. He worked as an intern for the UMass Labor Education Center.
Brian Pastori is the deputy director at the Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts in New Bedford. He is from the Boston area, but has lived on the South Coast for 17-18 years now.
Often overlooked, The South Coast of Massachusetts — the southeastern part of the state between Cape Cod and Rhode Island — is a fascinating region with a vibrant working class and immigrant heritage. On South Coast Working, you'll hear the stories of scallop fishermen, seafood processors, textile workers, union leaders, and more. Topics include the decades-long struggle for commuter rail, and the effort to recruit a diverse construction workforce to build the nation's first offshore wind farm. South Coast Working is a project of the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Center at UMass Dartmouth. For more information head to https://www.umassd.edu/labored/.