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Power At Work

by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Sustained and effective worker power arises out of collective action. Our goal at Power At Work is to advance actions that build power to confront power — contributing to a discourse in the United States that puts workers at the center of the conversation.

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  1. The Power Half-Hour Episode #37

    Episode #37 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  2. The Power Half-Hour Episode #36

    Episode #36 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  3. The Power Half-Hour Episode #35

    Episode #35 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  4. Power At Work Special Blogcast: An Interview with (sorta) President Donald J. Trump

    In this very special Labor Day blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is (kind of) joined by the 45th and 47th President of the United States Donald J. Trump. Power At Work has interviewed front-line workers and organizers, union presidents, governors, members of...

  5. The Power Half-Hour Episode #34

    Episode #34 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  6. The Power Half-Hour Episode #33

    Episode #33 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  7. The Power Half-Hour Episode #32

    Episode #32 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  8. The Power Half-Hour Episode #31

    Episode #31 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  9. The Power Half-Hour Episode #30

    Episode #30 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  10. The Power Half-Hour Episode #29

    Episode #29 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  11. The Power Half-Hour Episode #28

    Episode #28 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  12. The Power Half-Hour Episode #27

    Episode #27 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  13. The Power Half-Hour Episode #26

    Episode #26 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  14. The Power Half-Hour Episode #25

    Episode #25 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  15. The Power Half-Hour Episode #24

    Episode #24 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  16. The Power Half-Hour Episode #23

    Episode #23 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  17. The Power Half-Hour Episode #22

    Episode #21 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  18. The Power Half-Hour Episode #21

    Episode #21 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  19. Power At Work Blogcast #114: Results from the Labor Action Tracker with John Kallas

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Professor John Kallas to break down the numbers behind worker activism in 2025 — how many strikes were launched, how many workers walked off the job, and what it all means for labor power in…

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  20. The Power Half-Hour Episode #20

    Episode #20 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  21. The Power Half-Hour Episode #19

    Episode #19 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  22. The Power Half-Hour Episode #18

    Episode #18 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  23. The Power Half-Hour Episode #17

    Episode #17 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  24. Power At Work Blogcast #113: Stories of Belonging and Worker Power

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Patricia Campos-Medina to explore migration, belonging, worker power, and the everyday people shaping the future of immigrant worker justice.In this special episode, Seth talks with Patricia about a project…

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  25. The Power Half-Hour Episode #16

    Episode #16 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  26. The Power Half-Hour Episode #15

    Episode #15 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  27. Power At Work Blogcast #112: Fighting for Amazon’s Employees - Lawsuits and Organizing

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Matthew Platkin and Randy Korgan to discuss the ongoing fight for Amazon’s employees that is raging in the courts and the workplace. In this episode, Seth discusses with his guests the two lawsuits brought by...

  28. The Power Half-Hour Episode #14

    Episode #14 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  29. Power at Work Blogcast #111: Workers in the Boardroom with David Foster and Lenore Palladino

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by David Foster and Lenore Palladino to discuss how workers can build real power at the very top of the corporations that shape our lives. In this episode, Seth, Lenore, and David dig into the arguments for and...

  30. The Power Half-Hour Episode #13

    Episode #13 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  31. Power At Work Blogcast #110: How Workers Win - Thousands of Child Care Providers Win a New Contract

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Miren Algorri and Johanna Hester to discuss the recent important contract victory for more than 60,000 child care workers in California. Watch now to learn more about the lives of child care workers and how…

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  32. The Power Half-Hour Episode #12

    Episode #12 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  33. Power At Work Blogcast #109: Corporations Undermining Democracy with David Sirota and Luc Triangle

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by David Sirota of The Lever and Luc Triangle of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to discuss how some wealthy corporations are aggressively engaged in undermining democracy and how the labor...

  34. The Power Half-Hour Episode #11

    Episode #11 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  35. Power At Work Blogcast #108: Working Class Politics - Virginia and New Jersey Elections 2025

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Sonia R. Vásquez Luna of LIUNA and Steven Gardner of NJ LECET to discuss working-class politics and the state government elections in New Jersey and Virginia that are taking place in 2025. The panel covered a...

  36. The Power Half-Hour Episode #10

    Episode #10 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  37. Power At Work Blogcast #107: AI Training for Union Teachers (and Others)

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Randi Weingarten of the AFT and Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta to discuss the effort by the American Federation of Teachers and its local largest affiliate in cooperation with three of the leading American...

  38. The Power Half-Hour Episode #9

    Episode #9 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  39. Power At Work Blogcast #106: Organizing College Football Players

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Jason Stahl of the College Football Players Association and Tremayne Anchrum Jr., Clemson Tigers alumnus, to discuss the effort currently underway to organize college football players so they will be able to...

  40. The Power Half-Hour Episode #8

    Episode #8 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  41. Power At Work Blogcast #105: 'What Could Happen Under Trump?' Recap

    In this episode, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris will recap all seven of the blogcasts that were a part of the 'What Could Happen Under Trump?' series published on Power at Work. Watch now as Seth shares clips of some of the most important insights from the 14 guests who...

  42. Power At Work Special Labor Day Blogcast: Interview with Gov. Tim Walz

    In this very special blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Governor Tim Walz, the two-term governor of Minnesota and the 2024 Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the United States. Watch now to learn more about the state of worker power in America,...

  43. Power At Work Blogcast #104: Are There Real Conservatives Who Support Real Worker Power?

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Chris Griswold from American Compass, a leading pro-union conservative policy expert who has been working with Sen. Josh Hawley and others on legislation that, if enacted, may very well benefit workers…

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  44. The Power Half-Hour Episode #7

    Episode #7 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  45. Power At Work Blogcast #103: State Labor Leaders Take on Artificial Intelligence

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Lorena Gonzalez and Chrissy Lynch to discuss the new effort by the AFL-CIO’s state federations of labor to study, plan, organize, and bargain around artificial intelligence in the workplace and our society....

  46. Power At Work Blogcast #102: Labor Department Plans to Stop Protecting Workers

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Raj Nayak, Candace Archer, and Rebecca Reindel, three policy experts who are closely monitoring and actively opposing the Labor Department’s deregulatory agenda.Watch now to learn more about some of the labor...

  47. The Power Half-Hour Episode #6

    Episode #6 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

  48. Power At Work Blogcast #101: How Workers Win – Teamsters Strike Republic Services

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Victor Mineros and Kathy Torres to discuss the nationwide strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against Republic Services, which is a solid waste management company that collects and disposes…

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  49. Power At Work Blogcast #100: The Future of Labor Mediation with Javier Ramirez

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Javier Ramirez to discuss the future of labor mediation after President Trump shut down the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Ramirez takes you inside the negotiating room and explains the...

  50. The Power Half-Hour Episode #5

    Episode #5 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sustained and effective worker power arises out of collective action. Our goal at Power At Work is to advance actions that build power to confront power — contributing to a discourse in the United States that puts workers at the center of the conversation.

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The Burnes Center for Social Change

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