# How labor unions shape society

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSeattle
- Speaker: Margaret Levi
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_levi_how_labor_unions_shape_society)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political economist Margaret Levi explains how these organizations forge equality and protect worker rights, calling for a 21st-century revival of the labor movement in order to build a more equitable future.

## Lectures

1. [How labor unions shape society](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/margaret_levi_how_labor_unions_shape_society/0a52d144a096), 17 min (TED's player)