April Verrett on Labor Unions and the 2024 Election

Bakari is joined by April Verrett, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), to discuss the idea of building a modern day labor movement (4:54), dealing with the movement’s historical and present relationship with race (6:29), and the state of college athletics and the future of collective bargaining in student athletics (8:30). Plus, her decision to endorse Kamala Harris for president (10:12), and the republican ticket’s relationship with unions (11:48).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: April Verrett

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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