Power At Work

The Burnes Center for Social Change
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Sustained and effective worker power arises out of collective action. Our goal at Power At Work is to advance actions that build power to confront power — contributing to a discourse in the United States that puts workers at the center of the conversation.

  1. 15H AGO

    The Power Half-Hour Episode #19

    Episode #19 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are: Kim Kelly - Writer, In These Times Michael Green - Professor of Law, Texas A&M University Dave Jamieson - Labor Reporter, HuffPost Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

    52 min

  2. JAN 27

    The Power Half-Hour Episode #18

    Episode #18 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are: Michael Sainato - Writer, The Guardian Kate Bronfenbrenner - Director of Labor Education Research, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Chris Garlock - Executive Director, Labor Heritage Foundation Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

    50 min

  3. JAN 13

    The Power Half-Hour Episode #17

    Episode #17 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived!The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are:Alexandra Martinez - writer for PrismAlex Jacquez - Chief of Policy and Advocacy at Groundwork CollaborativeDavid Madland - Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Catch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on January 27th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US.Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tdZ4QF...Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Listen on OvercastConnect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.usTikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

    54 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    Power At Work Blogcast #113: Stories of Belonging and Worker Power

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Patricia Campos-Medina to explore migration, belonging, worker power, and the everyday people shaping the future of immigrant worker justice.In this special episode, Seth talks with Patricia about a project of the Worker Institute at Cornell University called Stories of Belonging: TPS Workers. The project collected interviews with Temporary Protected Status holders living and working in the United States. Seth and Patricia examine how race, immigration status, and workers’ rights intersect and how collective action transforms precarity into power. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina is a Research-Teaching-Extension (RTE) Faculty and labor educator focusing on the intersection of race, immigration status, and workers’ rights. She serves as the Executive Director of the Worker Institute at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

    1h 16m

  5. 12/16/2025

    The Power Half-Hour Episode #16

    Episode #16 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are: Bill Samuel - Pro-union consultant for NVG Andrew Ziaja - Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law Catch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on January 13th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

    54 min

  6. 12/09/2025

    The Power Half-Hour Episode #15

    Episode #15 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are: Claudia Irizarry Aponte - Senior Reporter covering labor and work for THE CITY Matt Alley - Creator of BlueCollarWriter Catch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on December 16th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

    34 min

  7. 12/02/2025

    Power At Work Blogcast #112: Fighting for Amazon’s Employees - Lawsuits and Organizing

    In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Matthew Platkin and Randy Korgan to discuss the ongoing fight for Amazon’s employees that is raging in the courts and the workplace. In this episode, Seth discusses with his guests the two lawsuits brought by New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin that allege Amazon has broken the laws protecting its workers, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' efforts to organize Amazon delivery drivers and others. Most importantly, they will discuss the intersection of New Jersey’s lawsuits against Amazon with the Teamsters’ efforts to organize Amazon. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work Matthew J. Platkin is the Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the state’s 62nd Attorney General on February 3, 2022, and confirmed to that role with bipartisan support by the New Jersey Senate on September 29, 2022. Randy Korgan leads the Teamsters’ Amazon Division and serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, California.

    1h 7m

  8. 11/25/2025

    The Power Half-Hour Episode #14

    Episode #14 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor story of the preceding week and the labor story everyone should be talking about over the next two weeks. Joining Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris for this episode are: Kim Kelly - Labor reporter for In These Times magazine Mark Gevaart - Host of the My Labor Radio podcast and an active and activist member of the United Auto Workers Ruben Garcia - Ralph Denton Professor of Law at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada Catch our next episode live on Power At Work's LinkedIn page on December 9th and soon after on PowerAtWork.US. Connect with Power At Work: Website: poweratwork.us TikTok: @poweratworkblog Instagram: @poweratworkblog Twitter/X: @poweratworkblog Facebook: @poweratworkblog LinkedIn: power-at-work

    58 min
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Sustained and effective worker power arises out of collective action. Our goal at Power At Work is to advance actions that build power to confront power — contributing to a discourse in the United States that puts workers at the center of the conversation.

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  • Creator
    The Burnes Center for Social Change
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    167
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Burnes Center for Social Change
  • Show Website
    Power At Work