Co-founder of Union Services Access Sam Pond recently sat down with “Today in PhillyLabor” to talk about the firm’s growth, his union background and political action.
Recently, Pond Lehocky Managing Partner Sam Pond was a featured as a call-in guest on Today in PhillyLabor’s radio show. He discussed Pond Lehocky’s continual growth and expansion, the firm’s commitment to political action and what to do if you’ve been injured on the job.
Sam also discussed his strong personal connection to organized labor.
“I grew up in a labor home,” he said. “I grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and had a father within the labor movement in the ’40s. His father was a union tradesman in the ’20s and ’30s and went through the Great Depression. It was drilled in me very early on the importance of collective bargaining for decent wages, work environments and benefits.”
To hear this and more, listen to Sam’s full appearance here.
Today in PhillyLabor airs every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. on talk radio station WWDB/860-AM. Hosted by Philadelphia AFL-CIO President, Pat Eiding, Joe Dougherty, Jr. and Joe Krause, it tackles the top issues in organized labor and provides insider’s look at the Philadelphia area labor movement.
