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A Third of Your Life
You spend a third of your life at work. We’re all about making it better. The Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations explores the tech, trends, and controversies that are reshaping the American workplace. Hosted by Steve Flamisch.
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10 Published
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EN
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A Ray of Sunshine and Hope
Published
New Jersey recently became the 11th state to enact labor protections for housecleaners, nannies, and other domestic workers. New Labor organizer and SMLR alumna Jenifer Garcia takes you inside the long campaign that made it happen. Naomi R Williams, assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, leads the discussion.
Published
Mar 27, 2024
File Size
43.1 MB
Episode
#1 (S1)
Explicit
False
Quakertown: A Juneteenth Labor and Migration Story, Part 2
Published
A devastating fire at the Frederick Douglass School in 1913 signals the growing racism that will soon threaten the entire community of Quakertown, Texas. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, associate professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, talks to Alma Clark and Dianne Randolph about the town’s legacy and their work to memorialize it.
Published
Feb 28, 2024
File Size
40.4 MB
Episode
#2 (S1)
Explicit
False
Quakertown: A Juneteenth Labor and Migration Story, Part 1
Published
Formerly enslaved Black Americans established their own community in Denton, Texas in the late 1800s. It grew into a socially vibrant, economically prosperous town. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, associate professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, talks to Alma Clark and Dianne Randolph, who are working to preserve the town’s history.
Published
Feb 27, 2024
File Size
37.1 MB
Episode
#3 (S1)
Explicit
False
No Degree, No Problem?
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Can you really get the job you want without a college degree? Michelle Van Noy, director of the Education and Employment Research Center in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, talks to Clayton Lord (SHRM Foundation) and Jason Tyszko (U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation) about non-degree credentials and skills-based hiring.
Published
Jan 31, 2024
File Size
40.5 MB
Episode
#4 (S1)
Explicit
False
The Writers Strike
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Writers Guild of America, East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, a 1992 Rutgers alumna, takes you behind the scenes of the strike that shut down film and television productions and led to a historic new contract. Susan Schurman, Distinguished Professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, leads the discussion.
Published
Oct 19, 2023
File Size
39.3 MB
Episode
#5 (S1)
Explicit
True
A Just Transition
Published
How do we stop climate change without hurting the workers and communities who rely on fossil fuel jobs? Todd Vachon, assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, shows the way in his book, “Clean Air and Good Jobs.” Les Leopold, J. Mijin Cha, and Dimitris Stevis join the discussion.
Published
Jul 07, 2023
File Size
37.9 MB
Episode
#6 (S1)
Explicit
False
All Work and Low Pay
Published
A new report by the Rutgers Center for Women and Work reveals many of New Jersey’s Latina immigrants are struggling with low wages, non-existent benefits, no childcare, and no time off. Lead author Glenda Gracia-Rivera shares gripping stories and reveals how the Hispanic Women’s Resource Centers are helping.
Published
Mar 29, 2023
File Size
21.5 MB
Episode
#7 (S1)
Explicit
False
A Tower of Strength
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Nannie Helen Burroughs was a visionary Black educator, labor leader, and suffragist who founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, associate professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, wants to make her a household name.
Published
Feb 22, 2023
File Size
55.5 MB
Episode
#8 (S1)
Explicit
False
I Am a Man
Published
William Lucy co-created the iconic slogan that rallied Black workers during the Memphis sanitation strike of 1968, and he became a leading figure in the civil rights movement and the labor movement. Francis Ryan, a labor historian in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, talks to Lucy about his career.
Published
Jan 25, 2023
File Size
49.0 MB
Episode
#9 (S1)
Explicit
False
Workplace Relationships
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Our co-workers can make or break how we feel and what we accomplish on the job. Friends, enemies, two-faced frenemies, even small talk can affect us in surprising ways. Jessica Methot, associate professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, untangles the complex web of workplace relationships.
Published
Dec 27, 2022
File Size
32.9 MB
Episode
#10 (S1)
Explicit
False