Union Talk Podcast

On Union Talk, AFT president Randi Weingarten interviews workers, policymakers and experts who are confronting the issues working families face and championing solutions. From the classroom to the bargaining table to Congress to the streets, Union Talk looks at the past, present and possible ways the labor movement and unions are vehicles to secure opportunity, justice and a voice in our democracy for all. Different episodes of Union Talk do deep dives on great public schools and affordable higher education, healthcare as a right, unions, an economy that works for all and what it takes to maintain a thriving democracy. Union Talk tells the stories that demonstrate that together we can accomplish for our families and communities what is impossible to do alone.

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Latest Episodes

Union Talk Podcast, 07/28/23
7/28/23

How Education Is Bridging the Divides Between Jews and Arabs

AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Dani Elazar and Manar Hayadre to discuss the impact their multicultural Hand in Hand schools, which bring Jewish and Arab students and teachers together, are having on Israeli society and how empathy can be a good tool for combating decades long strife.

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Union Talk Podcast, 07/25/23
7/25/23

Randi Weingarten’s Keynote Speech at TEACH

AFT President Randi Weingarten delivers the keynote speech at the TEACH (Together Educating America’s Children) conference and launches the union’s new “Real Solutions for Kids and Communities” campaign, which focuses on literacy, experiential learning, community schools, students’ mental health and well-being, and appropriate funding for our public schools.

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Union Talk Podcast, 06/27/23
6/27/23

Pride and Power

In a special Pride Month episode of Union Talk, AFT President Randi Weingarten and Brian Bond, the executive director of PFLAG, discuss the history and power of the LGBTQIA+ community and the current fight against hateful policies impacting students, teachers and families.

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Union Talk Podcast, 06/23/23
6/23/23

Engaging Students Through Career and Technical Education

AFT President Randi Weingarten talks with Brent Parton from the U.S. Department of Labor and Billie Helean from the Rio Rancho School Employees Union to discuss the success of career and technical education programs and dispel any myths about these programs, which are transforming the landscape and offering students more than one post-high school route to achieve their dreams.

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More Episodes

5/8/23

Teacher Appreciation Week with ‘Abbott Elementary’ Actor Sheryl Lee Ralph

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3/29/23

In Defense of Public Education

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3/20/23

Why Workers Need Paid Leave Now

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2/28/23

Finding the Real Rosa Parks with Soledad O’Brien

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2/22/23

Are School Vouchers Good for Education?

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2/3/23

The Promise of Community Schools

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1/31/23

Randi Weingarten Goes One-On-One with Govs. Michelle Lujan Grisham and J. B. Pritzker

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12/20/22

Reading Opens the World: Building a Nation of Confident, Joyous Readers

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12/12/22

How to Fix the Healthcare Staffing Shortage

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11/4/22

2022 Midterm Roundtable with Congressional Candidates Nikki Budzinski, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Jahana Hayes and Robert Zimmerman

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10/3/22

Solutions to the nationwide teacher and school staff shortages

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9/16/22

White House “Back to School” Panel Discussion

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8/5/22

2022 American Federation of Teachers Convention Highlights

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7/21/22

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s 2022 State of the Union Speech

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6/21/22

After the Shootings: How to Help Our Kids and Ourselves

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6/9/22

Guns and Hate: Buffalo, Uvalde and Other Tragedies

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5/12/22

Social Media and Our Kids: A Conversation with Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen

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1/21/22

Omicron, Boosters and Schools

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12/08/21

Teaching Honest History

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11/22/21

COVID-19 Vaccines and Children

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11/01/21

Do you have student debt? New Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and how this can help you!

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10/07/21

From the Bedside: A Conversation with Nurses Caring for COVID Patients

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09/22/21

Prioritizing Student and Staff Safety in the Classroom

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09/04/21

Labor Day with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

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09/04/21

A Safe Back to School for All

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