We The Union

We The Union

By AFSCME District Council 36Society & Culture
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We The Union episodes

  • We The Union Episode 17 | Carla Jones

    Carla Jones has been with the City of Los Angeles for 38 years. She became active with the union in 2016 and has put a lot of time and effort into making the City a better place to work. Learn more about Carla on episode 17 of We The Union.

    34 min
  • We The Union Episode 16 | Cher Mason

    Cher Mason is one of the fiercest union members and activists there is. She has been a member of AFSCME Local 575 for 20+ years and has helped her Local achieve massive wins throughout that time. Now, Cher is retiring from her job at LA County Superior Courts but will continue being a union leader and activist. Learn more about AFSCME Local 575 President Cher Mason in episode 16 of We The Union.

    20 min
  • We The Union Episode 15 | Sean Rivas

    Sean Rivas is an advocate. He has dedicated his time to helping those in his community that need it the most. Whether it is the unhoused individuals that he interacts with at the LA City Recreation & Park center he works at or the kids he sees while working for LAUSD, Sean tries to make a difference in the lives of the people he interacts with. He continues his advocacy work as the Chair of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley. Learn more about AFSCME Local 741 leader Sean Rivas in episode 15 of We The Union.

    33 min
  • We The Union - Episode 13 (Starbucks & Amazon)

    On episode 13, we dive into the massive organizing drives happening at Amazon and Starbucks.   

    Videos Clips: 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxx9kCn4Dzk 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-KMXng5Cp0 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDeXXQZsups 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdIIJbvpies 

    https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cc0WThpgzIB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    22 min
  • We The Union - Episode 12 (Women's History Month)

    In this episode, We The Union host Daisha talks about the history of women in the labor movement.

    Credits: 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SbJr970Vck&t=10s

    https://digital.utsa.edu/digital/collection/p15125coll4/id/1170

    https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/185999


    21 min
  • We The Union - Episode 10

    In episode 10, I interview Mike Sukal, who works for AFSCME International as the Director of Organizing and Field Services. We discuss organizing during a pandemic, as well as major labor stories like the unionizing effort at Amazon. 

    29 min
  • We The Union - Episode 9

    May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month so for episode 9, I discuss the contributions of the AAPI community to the Labor Movement and Unions with Emmelle Israel.


    40 min
  • We The Union - Episode 8

    TW: Suicide

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month! To bring more awareness to the importance of mental health, I have a deep discussion with Jordan Vix, who is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of AFSCME Local 2712. You can find her artwork at https://jdunyasha.myportfolio.com/ or on Instagram @jdunyasha23

    42 min

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We are AFSCME District Council 36 and we represent workers across Southern California. Our podcast is about our members and our union. We also discuss labor issues/topics in Southern California and…