Bill Sokol is a practicing labor lawyer with the largest union-side law firm in the nation. He is a senior partner in the firm, which represents over four hundred labor organizations and Taft-Hartley benefit Funds. He litigates in State Courts, Federal Courts, and practices extensively in arbitrations, as well as participating in collective bargaining from time to time.
Chapter Markers:
00:00:50 - Summer Job with Mineworkers Pension
00:04:41 - The Story of Kaiser (kp.org)
00:14:15 - The Bill Sokol Story
00:24:43 - Yale on a bet
00:31:15 - To CA for a girl 1969
00:34:44 - Story about a guy named Ybarrolaza
00:46:02 - Back in the Day
00:51:07 - The Union's role in all of this
Unionist is hosted by Phil Ybarrolaza in Oakland, CA.
This episode was recorded in Alameda California. Unionist is a proud member of the Podifornia (podifornia.com) podcast network.