CUNY TV's City Works

On this episode of City Works, Laura speaks to JoAnn Lum, Vic Galvan, and Luz Estrella about the 24 hour shifts for home care workers in NY, and an SLU seminar explores the cuts, waste, and surveillance accompanying A.I. in higher education.

On this episode of City Works, Laura speaks to Brandon Mancilla, director of UAW Region 9A, and Robin Harvey, NYU professor and CFU-UAW contract bargainer, about ways to renew the labor movement in New York under its new democratic socialist mayor.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by the President of the New York City Central Labor Council, Brendan Griffith, and labor organizer and educator David Unger, to talk about the ways that organized labor is engaging with popular movements across the country and here in New York, and what more can be done to protect workers under attack.

On this episode of City Works, Laura speaks to Council Member Amanda Farías and other advocates of NYC street vending about recent landmark legislation that brings thousands more vendors into compliance, and provides them with support and training.

On this episode, host Laura Flanders presents excerpts from a recent CUNY SLU event, “Lessons from 100 Years of Black Labor Activism,” that featured labor scholars and activists in discussion about the unsung history of black labor organizing.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders takes a look back at the historic 2005 New York City transit strike on its 20th anniversary, with strike leader and former TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint, and Bill Herbert, Executive Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. The three discuss the strike’s impact and legacy and the state of collective bargaining for public sector workers in New York City today.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders convenes a panel of political reporters to discuss the 2025 mayoral election and what the future may hold for the incoming Mamdani administration.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Henry Love, Vice President of Public Policy and Strategy at Win, and Angela Wyse, an Assistant Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, to talk about a largely unknown part of the homelessness crisis: people who are employed but still unable to afford a place to live.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to food advocate Liz Accles and NYS Assembly Member Khlaeel Anderson about the ongoing crisis of food access in New York, and the bold measures being taken to address it.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to filmmakers Pam Sporn and Tami Gold, and film festival director Andrew Tilson about the current state of pro-worker films in an increasingly hostile political climate.

On part two of this City Works special, host Laura Flanders speaks to labor leaders and activists at “Labor & The Crisis of Democracy,” the international conference held in May at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.

On part one of a special episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders visits the recent conference at CUNY SLU and speaks to labor leaders from around the country about the urgent threat of authoritarianism in America, and their fight to stop it.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Murad Awawdeh of the NYIC and Seth Goodman Park of the Asylum Support Clinic about the surge in attempted deportations and the work that is being done to help empower those being targeted.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to guests Roland Rexha and Captain Joseph Ahlstrom about the problems in the maritime industry that led to the tragic Baltimore bridge crash, as well as the potential to revitalize U.S. shipping.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Barbara Edmonds of DC37 and Gabriel Pedreira of AFGE, to talk about the onslaught of attacks on public sector unions and what may be yet to come from the Trump administration.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Professors John Mollenkopf from the CUNY Graduate Center and Robin D. G. Kelley of UCLA to examine why many low-income voters shifted to the Republican Party in the last election cycle.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Assistant Professors Susannah Glickman and Jason Resnikoff about the facts and fictions surrounding A.I. in the workplace.

On this hour-long episode of City Works, Laura speaks to the political directors of three unions to discuss what’s at stake for workers in the 2024 presidential election, and post-electoral strategies to keep organized labor on the offense.

On this special episode of City Works, Laura takes us through the last year of conversations with organizers from the UAW, the WGAE, and the PSC, as well as local labor advocates in NY, to explore the resurgence of labor activity around the country.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders talks to Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, attorney Richard Winsten, and reporter Amir Khafagy, about the rise of immigrant construction worker deaths in the city and the organizing being done to reverse it.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks with Vincent Alvarez of the NYC Central Labor Council and Council Member Carmen De La Rosa about the current state of organized labor in the city, and the impact unions have had on their own lives.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks with Richard Blum from the Legal Aid Society and Joanna Wuest from Mount Holyoke College, to talk about the rise and importance of LGBTQ+ leadership in the organized labor movement.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks with James Davis from the PSC, and Anne Balay from SEIU Local 509, about the adjunct professors struggling with low pay, long hours, and insecure employment in colleges around the country.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks with Mikhael Simmonds from CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, and Virginia Doellgast from Cornell ILR, about the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders interviews CUNY SLU's Kafui Attoh and Cameron Black and Georgetown’s Katie Wells about some remarkable transformations in the labor market that are reimagining the way people work and earn a living.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Brian Schneck, President of UAW Local 259, and Jane Slaughter, co-founder of Labor Notes, about the UAW’s historic strike and victory against the “big three” automakers.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to labor historian Steve Fraser and Nina Mast, an economic analyst with the Economic Policy Institute, about the EPI’s recent report on the alarming increase in child labor across the country.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to labor historian Jeff Schuhrke and organizer Ron Kaminkow about the critical working conditions faced by our nation’s railroad workers and their fight for workplace justice.

On this episode of City Works, staff writer for Jacobin Magazine Alex Press, and WGAE council member Josh Gondelman sit down with Laura Flanders to talk about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA’s ongoing strikes in the entertainment industry.

On this special one-hour edition of City Works, new developments and new strategies from organizers, union leaders and labor scholars who participated at the recent SLU conference, “How Workers Win: Rebuilding Labor’s Power for the 21st Century”.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders talks to Irene Tung, a Senior Researcher at NELP, and Ellen Dichner, former Chief Counsel with the NLRB, about how legislation is aiming to push back against unjust firings and other abuses by employers.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders is joined by CWA organizer Erin Mahoney, Polygon journalist Nicole Carpenter, and QA tester Rhyanna Eichner for an inside look at the unprecedented push to unionize the video games industry.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders is joined by tenant advocates Jasmin Sanchez and James Rodriguez to discuss the importance of public housing to New York’s working class, and efforts to protect it from privatization.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to journalist Juan González about his long career in social activism, the history of American journalism, and his advice for new generations of organizers and advocates.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Rebecca Lurie, LaRay Brown, and NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse about the recent enthusiasm surrounding worker cooperatives and their potential to build more just workplaces.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders hosts a reporter roundtable with journalists Rozina Ali, Gabrielle Gurley, and Kim Kelly, to talk about the 2022 midterm election and how working people figured into the results

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Ellen Cassedy, co-founder of the 9to5 movement, and Sarita Gupta, VP of U.S. Programs at the Ford Foundation, to discuss the history and current state of organizing women in offices and beyond.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to organizers from both new and veteran unions, with Brett Daniels from the Amazon Labor Union and Joanne Borts from Actors’ Equity.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to Ligia Guallpa, Joshua Wood and Andrew Wolf, three activists working to organize NYC’s app-based delivery workers for better working conditions in the often hazardous profession.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks to the authors of a new book, The Future We Need, about organizing in new industries and beyond. And organizer Marianne LeNabat talks about the hard work that lies ahead of recent labor victories.

On this episode of City Works, Laura Flanders speaks with Professor Penny Lewis about her new book, A People’s Guide to New York City. And an SLU digital event explores what role worker pension funds can play in building a progressive economy.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders examines the growing crisis in elder care with National Domestic Workers Alliance founder Ai-jen Poo, former NYC Deputy Mayor J. Philip Thompson and Public Health Professor Maggie Ornstein.

On this episode of City Works, two outstanding thinkers, NYC Health Department First Deputy Commissioner Dr. Torian Easterling and author/journalist Heather McGhee, help unravel the fundamental inequality that holds back this nation.

Executive Director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Bhairavi Desai, and NYC Taxi Owner/Driver, Richard Chow, speak to City Works host Laura Flanders about their historic campaign to alleviate the huge financial crisis faced by medallion owners.

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to the director of CUNY SLU’s International Program for Labor, Climate and Environment, Sean Sweeney, who recently attended the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Scotland.

On this episode, Zephyr Teachout and SLU's Samir Sonti talk about a renewed public interest in breaking up industrial monopolies. And Laura Flanders talks to columnist Christopher Mims about his new book “Arriving Today", and the global supply chain

On this episode of City Works, the de Blasio administration is reexamined in a “Tale of Two Cities Revisited” panel discussion held by SLU, and by guest Deepak Bhargava, who talks about the progressive agenda and its prospects under the next mayor.

On this episode of City Works, Laura speaks to Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce about two reports that they co-authored: the annual State of the Unions Report, and Changing the Subject, a report on Occupy Wall Street and its effects ten years later

What can the experiences of disabled workers tell us about the possibilities of work after COVID? On the season premiere of City Works, Laura Flanders talks with three advocates about the past, present and future of disability in the workplace.

Join us for a discussion with two leading LGBTQ activists at a pivotal time for the transgender workforce. Features Kris Hayashi, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center, and Amber Hollibaugh, activist, filmmaker, and author.