#52: Andy Stern — Fmr. President of the SEIU and Author of "Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream""

Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education

“Do you really want to solve the problem or complain about it and use it as a shield?”

This is the question Andy Stern has for employers, especially as the world still grapples with the impacts of COVID and a changing workforce.

Andy Stern is the former President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and now serves as its President Emeritus. He has been a senior fellow at Georgetown University, Columbia University, and is now a Senior Fellow at the Economic Security Project.

Under his leadership SEIU became both the fastest growing union in the world, growing 1,200,000 members and the largest political action committee (PAC) in the United States.

As SEIU President, Stern was a constant figure in the news. He was on the covers of The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and BusinessWeek, featured on CBS 60 Minutes, on Fox as the Power Player of the Week, CNN, and the Washington Post, and holds the unique record of having been the person to most visit Obama’s Oval Office, at a whopping 54 visitations.

He’s an author of numerous books, including Raising The Floor documenting his five year journey in investigating the impact of technology and the future of work.

This episode deals with a huge issue that faces millions of American’s and is one you’re definitely going to want to pay attention to. So let’s bring it in!