Labor History: Todays Challenges of Labor Unions with Lynne Mattison and Stuart Whipple

In 2018, the Supreme Court made a decision that would complicate union work nationwide in the Janus v AFSCME case. We sat down with Lynne Mattison and Stuart Whipple to discuss challenges unions face today and also talk about how the Janus Case has complicated their work. Lynne is a local president of one of the largest locals in Saratoga County and the upstate region 4. She also serves on various committees on the CSA region 4 level and was recently appointed to the CSA Statewide Board of Directors, CSA Statewide Scholarship Committee, as well as CSA Statewide Standing Membership Committee. Stuart is the Saratoga County Educational Local 1st Vice President and oversees 11 school districts and has recently been sworn in as the region 4, 2nd Vice President. His region goes from Clinton County all the way down to Columbia County and out west to Hamilton County and represents CSA members in a total of 14 counties. He is also on the CSA Judiciary Committee. The interview was conducted in 2022 by Conrad Kassin and Giovanni Jacobelli and edited by Emma Gill in 2024 as part of the Saratoga Labor History Digital Archive founded by Eric Morser. To listen to the full interview or discover new stories, visit mediasanctuary.org/labor-oralhistory.