What you need to know about work and the future
summary
Panel argues that technology will disrupt jobs but policy and collective action can capture gains: unions represent 55 unions and private sector union membership is 7% (down from ~30%), federal minimum wage stays $7.25 equaling ~$15,000/year, and the productivity–wage gap totals about $12 trillion or roughly $17,000 per worker annually. Examples include The Young Turks reaching 200 million monthly views and hiring 100 people, Hired highlighting unfilled software roles, and apprenticeship, free education and Germany’s labor board seats as concrete remedies.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 0:45Future of work overview
- 3:16Technology's rapid impact on jobs
- 5:01Wages and inequality crisis
- 7:55The great American wage robbery
- 10:01Opportunity gap in tech jobs
- 11:48Automation and utopian future
- 14:19Job displacement fears
- 15:22Universal basic income and education
- 16:27Government's role in opportunity
- 17:31Unions as partners in change
- 19:17Diverse new opportunities today
- 20:00Fair wages for all workers
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