September 02, 2024

Labor History: Unions and Non-Profit Companies with Sean Collins

We sat down and talked to Sean Collins, a union representative and organizer with Service Employees International Union, Local 200 United who is also a delegate president of the Troy Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Here, Sean will share his journey to union organizing and then discuss some of the complicated factors going into organizing in the non-profit sector. The interview was conducted in 2022 by Chloe Hanrahan, and Elena Shostak. and edited by Emma Gill in 2023 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.

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