Labor Day: The Future of Car Safety, 50 Years of Unions, Raising the Minimum Wage, Moving for Work, Women of Pop
The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 4, 2017
Happy Labor Day! Today's show honors American workers through different perspectives. But we also know that today is one of the busiest driving days of the year, so we'll start the show with a conversations about cars. Here's what's on the docket:
- Jake Fisher, director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, talks about the latest innovations in car safety features.
- William Herbert, distinguished lecturer at Hunter College, and the Executive Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, and Joshua Freeman, distinguished professor of history at Queens College, discuss 50 years of the Taylor Law, which grants public employees the right to unionize. There will be a Taylor Law anniversary event on September 26th at Hunter College, more information here.
- Chris Lu, former United States Deputy Secretary of Labor, Time contributor and a senior fellow at the Miller Center, talks about raising the federal minimum wage, paid family leave and other labor-related news.
- Patricia Cohen, New York Times reporter on national economy and author of In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age, talks about the long history of moving for work in America, and explains why people don’t seem to be moving around as much as they once did.
- Ann Powers, NPR Music critic and correspondent, talks about the list she and her NPR and member station colleagues compiled that represents the best 150 albums in popular music - with all women artists, and the reasons why such a list was necessary.
These interviews originally aired earlier this year. Links to the unedited audio are here:
- A 'New World Order When it Comes to Car Safety' (7/13/17)
- 50 Years of Public Employees Unionizing (8/9/17)
- The State of Labor-Related Issues (8/3/17)
- Would You Move for a Job? (7/28/17)
- A New Canon of Pop Music Featuring All Women (7/28/17)
