How labor unions shape society | Margaret Levi

TED Talks Daily

TED

Creativity, Ted Podcast, Ted Talks Daily, Business, Design, Inspiration, Society & Culture, Science, Technology, Education, Tech Demo, Ted Talks, Ted, Entertainment, Tedtalks

4.1 • 11.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political economist Margaret Levi explains how these organizations forge equality and protect worker rights, calling for a 21st-century revival of the labor movement in order to build a more equitable future.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I'm Elise Hugh, you're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:07.4	If you enjoy the weekends or a work day that lasts no longer than eight hours, in the
0:12.6	US we have labor unions to thank for that.
0:15.8	But political scientist Margaret Levi says it's time to reimagine unions for the modern
0:20.8	work world.
0:21.9	In her 2021 talk from Ted X Seattle, she shares the possibilities and the potential.
0:30.4	Support for Ted Talks Daily comes from Airbnb.
0:34.4	When you're staying at an Airbnb, you might be like me wondering, could my place be an
0:39.0	Airbnb and if it could, what could it earn?
0:42.8	I think about this all the time.
0:44.5	Sub, whose extra room in London was storing furniture until his mom had the idea to start
0:49.4	Airbnb in it.
0:51.1	Now that extra room helps pay the mortgage.
0:54.8	Find out what your place could be earning at arabianbe.co.uk slash host.
1:03.5	Thanks to our partner destination Canada for sponsoring today's episode.
1:07.8	Connect with a place people from all over call home.
1:10.5	Enjoy vibrant multicultural cities like Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.
1:15.1	I love all those cities.
1:16.5	And take in incomparable landscapes from the heights of the Rocky Mountains to the wide
1:20.8	open prairies.
1:22.4	Search Canada Travel to learn more.
1:26.2	It's easy to imagine a world without labor unions.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from TED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of TED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.