Labor Heritage Power Hour

Office space: designed for whom?


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Broadcast on April 14, 2022

Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith

Chris Biondi, Training Director at the Washington DC Joint Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee talks about apprentices and Plumber Local 5’s April 21 Industry Day and Open House. Then, there are real questions about the future of the office in the wake of the pandemic; we take a look at the fascinating history of office design with Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler, author of Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office.

Labor news headlines: Starbucks workers vote to unionize 6 more stores, pushing total to 16; Amazon alleges ALU interference in recent union election win, calls for a re-vote; Companies like Amazon spend millions on anti-union efforts. Where’s that money going? ; Starbucks is advertising for an in-house lawyer with experience in 'strike contingency planning' amid increased unionization efforts; Wave of union victories suggests union-busting consultants may have lost their sway; Amazon workers suffer injuries at inflated rates; Actors in ‘Waitress’ Tour Seek to Join Labor Union.
Today’s music: 9 to 5, Dolly Parton.

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella.  
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