Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to Brandon Mancilla, the director of UAW Region 9A, and Robin Harvey, an associate professor at NYU and bargaining committee member with the new CFU-UAW. The three discuss ways that New York City can rejuvenate its own labor movement under democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, and some of the work that the UAW and other unions have been recently involved in.
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Guest List:
Brendan Griffith - President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
David Unger - Labor organizer and educator , School of Labor and Urban Studies
Recording Date
04/17/2026
First Air Date
05/04/2026
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
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On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to Brandon Mancilla, the director of UAW Region 9A, and Robin Harvey, an associate professor at NYU and bargaining committee member with the new CFU-UAW. The three discuss ways that New York City can rejuvenate its own labor movement under democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, and some of the work that the UAW and other unions have been recently involved in.
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Guest List:
Brendan Griffith - President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
David Unger - Labor organizer and educator , School of Labor and Urban Studies
Recording Date
04/17/2026
First Air Date
05/04/2026
City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.
Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/cityworks
Subscribe to the Series Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqOW3sjwjhMeTOwgHt33aWEFHTGrW3Dx
Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: bit.ly/2GmGb13
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