Union Talk: Finding Common Ground
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with two union members — one who voted for Harris and one who voted for Trump – to discuss not only what the November election meant to them, but how we can all find common ground within our union to fight for workers across America.
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The Power and Future of Unions with Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten goes one-on-one with Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to discuss the transformative power of labor, the recent rise of labor unions and how we can secure a better future for our kids by connecting education and industry in exciting ways.
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2024 Election Ground Game
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten invites election canvassers and organizers to discuss the importance of talking face-to-face to get out the vote during the crucial last few days of election season. Her guests are Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Westchester Chapter President Maria Kercado, Yolanda King from the Detroit Federation of Teachers, Ashanti Wood from For Our Future and Kate Sundeen from the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.
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The Very Real Dangers of Trump’s Project 2025
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Joe Radosevich, vice president of campaigns and outreach at the Center for American Progress, for a searing episode about how Donald Trump’s Project 2025 would decimate public education, our healthcare system, labor unions and our systems of justice—and how we can fight back.
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Keep Marching, Progress is Possible
Union Talk
Join the AFT Votes campaign during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference for a political town hall and special live recording of the Union Talk podcast – discussing the modern rise of unionism and pro-labor values, the power of collective action and solidarity between workers, parents, students, and community, and the path to a progressive agenda with real solutions from the workplace to our communities to the polls.
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Behind the Scenes of the DNC with Minyon Moore
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Minyon Moore, the chair of the Democratic National Convention, to get the inside story of this summer’s biggest week in politics. The two discuss how the party celebrated the nomination of Kamala Harris, the perils of Project 2025 and the huge stakes of this election.
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Keeping Teachers Ahead of the AI Curve
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, and Melissa Cropper, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, to discuss the union’s ongoing efforts to ensure that our nation’s educators stay central and engaged during the rise of artificial intelligence technology in our classrooms and in our lives.
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AFT President Randi Weingarten’s 2024 State of the Union Speech
Union Talk
In a landmark State of the Union address delivered at the AFT’s 88th biennial convention before 3,500 delegates in Houston, President Randi Weingarten highlighted the union’s historic membership gains, a new fight to protect those with student loans, the union’s full-throated support for Kamala Harris’ presidential nomination, and “Real Solutions for Higher Education,” a new campaign focusing on college affordability, access and academic freedom. Listen to the full speech in this special episode of Union Talk.
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Special Education Done Right
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery and Illinois special educator Maggie Stewart to discuss the state of special education and turn a spotlight on Bridges, an extraordinary program committed to ensuring differently-abled students thrive and lead healthy, independent lives.
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A Union Talk Recap: Pride and Power
Union Talk
AFT President Randi Weingarten and Brian Bond, the executive director of PFLAG, celebrate Pride encouraging everyone to build community in solidarity as a way to push back against bigoted legislation that targets LGBTQIA+ kids and teachers.
info_outlineRecorded live at the AFT’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Conference in Houston, this episode features mini-keynotes from AFT leaders who have stood up for the union’s core values—social justice, democracy and authentic community engagement. AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by co-host and political commentator Richard Fowler and four local or state presidents: Jeff Freitas (California Federation of Teachers), Stacy Davis Gates (Chicago Teachers Union), Karla Hernandez-Mats (United Teachers of Dade) and Terrence Martin (Michigan Federation of Teachers).