Unions: Giving Workers a Voice
b'In honor of Labor Day we\\u2019re going to talk about the importance of the American worker, but more specifically about the importance of union work. American workers have clearly had enough. The majority of us know we can\\u2019t carry on like this. That the wealth inequality and the growing chasm between workers and owners is leading this country down a dark path. At their peak, 40% of American workers were part of a union, now that number is under 7%, and look what\\u2019s happened - the rich got richer while the poor got poorer and the middle class has all but disappeared. People can\\u2019t afford homes, food or health care, and the majority of us have to take a side hustle or gig work on top of our regular jobs just to make ends meet. It\\u2019s unsustainable, and the workers of America are beginning to stand in solidarity against it. To talk about the importance of union voices in the fight for our future we are joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler whose federation includes 60 unions and 12.5 million working people across all sectors of the U.S. economy as she gives us a hopeful path to a better future.\\xa0\\n\\nAs always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You\\u2019ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you\\u2019re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That\\u2019s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium\\n\\nThank you for caring! xoPG\\n\\nMERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store\\n\\nGuest social:\\nhttps://aflcio.org/\\n\\nAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!\\n\\xa0\\nAll show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl\\n\\nA big thank you to our other sponsors!!\\nhttps://michaelsteelenetwork.com/\\nhttps://moshlife.com/politicsgirl\\nhttps://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl'