Union Talk Podcast
1) A Transformational Approach to Public Education in Rural America
Take a trip to a rural corner of southeast Ohio, where New Lexington schools are unlocking real opportunity for students and offering a blueprint for relevant and engaging public schools that meet the...Show More
2) Taking on Trump on Student Debt—and Winning
For months, the Trump administration has illegally blocked people from accessing student debt relief they are entitled to. The AFT took President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon to ...Show More
3) Healthcare Under Attack. Nurses Share the Impacts of Trump’s Government Shutdown
AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by three nurses to take us to the frontlines of the Trump and congressional Republican government shutdown. They share how the shutdown and continued attacks o...Show More
4) A Back-to-School Season Like No Other
AFT President Randi Weingarten talks to educators about their aspirations and anxieties as they enter a new school year. This is a back-to-school period like no other, fueled by anxieties over histori...Show More
5) The Big Betrayal
AFT President Randi Weingarten unpacks the dangers for working people in the big, ugly bill being pushed through Congress by President Donald Trump and Republicans. The bill would affect nearly every ...Show More
6) World Pride
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Los Angeles educator and United Teachers Los Angeles member Skye Tooley, as well as student activists Rehman Hassan, Ray Loux and Erica McPheeters for a s...Show More
7) Higher Education Under Attack
President Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities. The administration has launched investigations into dozens of colleges and universities and stripped billions in research grant...Show More
8) Economic Opportunity or Destruction?
We're talking economics on this episode of Union Talk, but you won’t need a Ph.D. to join the conversation. This episode focuses on how the economic policies of President Trump and Elon Musk hurt work...Show More
9) Wrecking Ball: Teachers on the Devastating Impact Trump’s Education Cuts Will Have on Kids
Direct from the classroom, four teachers join AFT President Randi Weingarten to talk about the devasting impact that President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s education cuts will have on their students and co...Show More
10) On Strike: Oregon Healthcare Professionals Stand Up for Better Care Conditions
5,000 nurses, physicians and other medical professionals are on strike in Oregon, the largest healthcare strike in the state’s history. After a day on the strike line, Dr. Lesley Liu and Rebekah Van D...Show More