Unions! - a podcast by Vox

Dara Lind talks with professor Gabriel Winant of the University of Chicago about the new Bureau of Labor Statistics report that showed a topline decline in union membership despite increasing labor-oriented momentum. And later, journalist Rachel Cohen (@rmc031) joins to talk about the importance of teachers’ unions in the labor movement and in Democratic politics. References:

The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America, Gabriel Winant Rachel Cohen’s recent article about school closures and Democrats 

The recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report on union membership numbersHosts:
Dara Lind (@dlind), immigration reporter, ProPublicaCredits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineerLibby Nelson, editorial adviser
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