Welcome to the first episode of the New England Joint Board's podcast! We're excited to be introducing a new way to speak with and hear from members (and those who are interested in the labor movement).

On this episode your hosts Kat, Mitch, & Ryan discuss Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's record as he transitions to his new role as U.S. Secretary of Labor under the Biden/Harris administration. We also interview Warren Pepicelli, NEJB Manager and UNITE HERE Executive Vice President, to hear his perspective on the labor movement - where we're coming from, and where we're going.

• "Back to Boston: The Office of Returning Citizens" - Harvard Crimson (2018)
• Pager, D., Western, B., & Sugie, N. (2009). Sequencing Disadvantage: Barriers to Employment Facing Young Black and White Men with Criminal Records. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 623, 195-213.
• Geiger, B. (2006). The Case for Treating Ex-Offenders as a Suspect Class. California Law Review,94(4), 7th ser.
• Kirklin, J. (2011). TITLE VII PROTECTIONS FOR INMATES: A MODEL APPROACH FOR SAFEGUARDING CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA'S PRISONS. Columbia Law Review, 111(5), 1048-1089.