First Thursday

A monthly podcast from LRIS that provides in-depth coverage of trends in public sector labor relations.

Recent Episodes

Posted July 3, 2025 • 01:20:22

This month, Rick is joined by Philadelphia labor attorney Jesse Bernstein. The two discuss the following cases:

Posted June 5, 2025 • 00:50:54

FAQs

Posted May 1, 2025 • 00:49:03

Posted April 3, 2025 • 00:57:25

Rick and economist Jeremy Crimmel discuss the nation’s economic outlook...

Posted March 6, 2025 • 01:04:11

In this month’s podcast, Rick discusses an important free speech case involving a fight over a police association’s logo and speaks with police...