BradCast 3/6/2023 (Labor historian Dr. Nelson Lichtenstein on 'egregious' labor law violations by Starbucks)
b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 Public support for labor unions in the U.S. is near all-time highs, but at the same time, lawlessness by major companies willfully violating labor laws has also skyrocketed. A federal judge found that Starbucks has committed egregious violations of labor law in trying to crush union organizing efforts, and the company has racked up massive violations from the National Labor Relations Board. Despite efforts of the pro-labor Biden Administration, major corporations are spending millions on union-busting. DR. NELSON LICHTENSTEIN, professor of labor history at UC Santa Barbara, explains the latest successes and obstacles faced by the new union movement surging in the U.S. and the aggressive tactics of major corporations to quash them. Lichtenstein also discusses potential solutions, from legislation to other legal tactics to 'change the incentive structure' for companies violating labor laws, and much more. Also today: the United Nations has reached a breakthrough agreement to protect the planet's oceans. As Daylight Saving Time looms again this weekend, legislators examine making it permanent."