# Hour 1: Why has teacher union membership declined across the country?

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-06-08T15:55:23+00:00
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## Resource

This hour, Newell speaks with Mike Giorlando, the new athletic director at UNO, overseeing the transition to the LSU system and leading the Privateers into a new future. Then, Amber Northern, Senior Vice President for Research at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins the show to discuss a new report showing teacher union membership has declined across the country.

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