Ben Sachs on Labor Unions: Sharing Power to Build a More Equitable World

Benjamin Sachs is the Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry at Harvard Law School and a leading expert in the field of labor law and labor relations. He graduated from Yale Law School and served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ben is an expert on the history of labor unions, their rise and decline, examining their benefits to both companies and workers, and detailing how they affect the economy and racial inequality. You will learn a lot in this podcast. For example, do you know how long it would take an Amazon worker to make the same amount of money equal to Jeff Bezos’ worth? Do you know why there aren’t more unions today even though 50% of the workforce wants them? Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.