Jacob Lindahl, Lead Organizer, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania | Michael Shields, Economist, Policy Matters Ohio

Lead organizer for the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania, Jacob Lindahl, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the growing privatization efforts in Pennsylvania nursing homes. Lindahl also talked about contract negotiations in Westmoreland County and his experience on the Kaiser Permanente strike.

Economist with Policy Matters Ohio, Michael Shields, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss his recent report on earning wage increases for the working class. Shields discussed how policymakers influence wages and one of the main tools at their disposal for helping the working class improve wages.