Episode Details

The frontline of healthcare and the frontier of tech are colliding.

In this episode of America’s Work Force Union Podcast, we tackle two of the most significant shifts facing the American worker today: the healthcare staffing crisis and the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence.

National Nurses United (NNU) with Mary Turner, NNU President
Mary Turner discusses the "Red Alert Hospital Tour." As corporate health systems prioritize profits over patients, Turner explains why nurses are taking the fight to the streets to prevent hospital closures and enforce safe staffing ratios.

• The "Moral Injury" of Nursing: Why clinical standards are non-negotiable.

• Red Alert Tour: Building community power to save local healthcare anchors.

United Labor Agency (ULA) with Dave Megenhardt, Executive Director
Dave Megenhardt joins us to discuss the "Workers First Summit" and the labor movement's response to AI. With the potential to compress decades of disruption into years, Megenhardt explains how unions are bargaining for guardrails.

• The Job Chain Threat: How AI affects manufacturing, trucking, and logistics simultaneously.

• Policy & Protection: Why worker voice must be built into AI deployment.

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