23: Fighting Back Against Corporate Greed with Guest Tia Orr

<p>If you want to understand the landscape of politics and policy-making at the California Capitol, it&#39;s hard to underestimate the role of Labor. </p> <p>In today&#39;s episode, I have the honor to speak with Tia Orr, Executive Director of <a href="https://seiuca.org/">SEIU California</a>, one of the largest labor unions in the state. SEIU represents over 700,000 workers in both the public and private sectors. </p> <p>Tia and I dive into the historic power struggle between corporations and workers and the role of unions in combating unchecked corporate greed. </p> <p>From last year’s fight to pass #<a href="https://calmatters.org/california-divide/ca-divide-workplace/2022/08/fast-food-workers/">AB257 (Holden)</a>, historic legislation giving fast food workers the power to negotiate, to combating the manipulation of the referendum process, we discuss the ongoing struggle of low-wage workers for dignity and fairness in the workplace. </p> <p><br></p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>03:02 — Two of the Most Important Bills Passed in 2022, Blocked </p> <p>05:12 — Our Referendum Process is Rigged</p> <p>07:47 — Spending Millions to Profit Billions </p> <p>08:30 — Pitting the Consumer Against the Low-Wage Workers</p> <p>10:23 — We Will Never Be Able to Compete Dollar for Dollar</p> <p>15:00 — Why Do We Need a Union? Because Everyone Else is Organized Too</p> <p>17:24 — How the SEIU is Organized </p> <p>20:00 — Where Do You Start? With Your Local Central Labor Councils</p> <p>23:07 —  Collective Power is how we win</p> <p><br></p> <p>Click here for the full transcript and video:<a href="https://kbhadvocacy.com/podcast/corporate-greed" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> https://kbhadvocacy.com/podcast/corporate-greed</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>RESOURCES MENTIONED </p> <p>SEIU California:<a href="https://seiuca.org/"> https://seiuca.org/</a></p> <p>Pro-oil petition drive in California under question:<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-oakland-climate-and-environment-b82cbdbb89b89890ccf24227c0493c15" target="_blank"