If you want to understand the landscape of politics and policy-making at the California Capitol, it's hard to underestimate the role of Labor.
In today's episode, I have the honor to speak with Tia Orr, Executive Director of #SEIUCalifornia, one of the largest labor unions in the state. #SEIU represents over 700,000 workers in both the public and private sectors.
Tia and I dive into the historic power struggle between corporations and workers and the role of unions in combating unchecked corporate greed.
From last year’s fight to pass #AB257 (Holden), historic legislation giving fast food workers the power to negotiate, to combating the manipulation of the referendum process, we discuss the ongoing struggle of low-wage workers for dignity and fairness in the workplace.
We discuss:
03:02 — Two of the Most Important Bills Passed in 2022, Blocked
05:12 — Our Referendum Process is Rigged
07:47 — Spending Millions to Profit Billions
08:30 — Pitting the Consumer Against the Low-Wage Workers
10:23 — We Will Never Be Able to Compete Dollar for Dollar
15:00 — Why Do We Need a Union? Because Everyone Else is Organized Too
17:24 — How the SEIU is Organized
20:00 — Where Do You Start? With Your Local Central Labor Councils
23:07 — Collective Power is how we win
Click here for the full transcript and video: https://kbhadvocacy.com/podcast/corporate-greed
RESOURCES MENTIONED
SEIU California: https://seiuca.org/
Pro-oil petition drive in California under question: https://apnews.com/article/california-oakland-climate-and-environment-b82cbdbb89b89890ccf24227c0493c15
California union alleges that fast-food effort to block new labor law is ‘willfully misleading voters’: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-10-27/california-union-seiu-alleges-fast-food-industry-making-false-claims-to-block-ab-257-labor-law
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