Show Notes
Guest Dave Pederson is the producer of a new film, “Americonned,” that examines how the past few generations of workers have suffered from income inequality and been crushed by big business and its government influence. Wages aren’t keeping up, yet productivity has rocketed, on the backs of the American middle class. The rich are getting richer, the middle class is seeing the bottom drop out. Why? And what do seismic shifts in wealth mean for the future of the middle class, unions, and the lawyers who represent them? Organized labor and a strong middle class have been the drivers of Workers’ Comp protections. Without them, we may need to worry about the future. But as Pederson explains, a renewed interest in union membership and strength could be the turning point for workplace protections. If the American working class is being conned, how can Workers’ Comp lawyers help? Mentioned in this Episode: Pitchfork Economics podcast Laffer Curve Trickle Down Economics explained “Amazon Loses Bid To Overturn Historic Union Win At Staten Island Warehouse,” NPR “UPS Deal Raises The Bar For Worker Demands,” Axios Starbucks Workers United Gaslit Nation podcast Kurt Andersen, “Evil Geniuses,” President Lyndon B. Johnson “War On Poverty” speech “Student Loan Debt Crisis,” Education Data Initiative
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