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Who is Steven Pitts?
Steven Pitts is the co-founder and Board Chair of the National Black Worker Center. Steven Pitts’s writings and podcast focus on efforts to strengthen the collective power of Black workers. Pitts left the UC Berkeley Labor Center in 2020 after 19 years of working on various projects centered on Black worker organizing.
Early Life and Childhood
Steven Pitts was born in the United States of America. He is in his 60s, but he keeps his personal life private. As a result, his exact birth date and year are unknown to the general public.
Steven is of African-American descent and of black ethnicity. At the moment, no information about his parents is available.
Education Details
Steven Pitts attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1974.
Steven later attended the University of Houston, where he earned a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on urban economics. He also graduated with honors from the University of Houston.
Professional Career
Pitts has created and hosted the podcast Black Work Talk since his retirement from the Labor Center.
The podcast examines the struggles of Black workers to build collective power and challenge racial capitalism. On November 11, 2020, he will launch the podcast.
Steven interviews union and worker center leaders, rank-and-file worker activists, organizers, and advocates about their fight against the twin evils of racism and capitalism.
The podcast offers new visions of a world free of exploitation, as well as strategies and tactics for getting there.
Steven shares his perspective on the struggle to create what Dr. King referred to as “the Beloved Community” through Black Work Talk.
From 2001 to 2020, he worked as a labor policy specialist at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
Steven concentrated on leadership development and Black worker issues while there. He also published several reports on Black workers and job quality, as well as established a Black union leadership school.
Steven also co-founded the National Black Worker Center, a nationwide network of Black worker centers.
Prior to joining the Labor Center, he taught economics at Houston Community College for 15 years. He previously spent eight years working in a machine shop in Houston called Hughes Tool Company.
Steven was active in the United Steelworkers of America local while there, working to build a stronger and more democratic union.
Net Worth and Salary
Steven Pitts’s net worth is estimated to be $854,325.
Relationship Status
Steven Pitts enjoys his life and career, but he keeps his marital status a secret. As a result, it is unknown whether he is married, divorced, or single.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average stature, standing at 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
Social Media
His social media handles are unknown.
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Trivia
- Steven is a co-founder and Board Chair of the National Black Worker Center from the United States.
- He left the UC Berkeley Labor Center in 2020 after 19 years of working on various projects centered on Black worker organizing.
- Pitts’s net worth is estimated to be $854,325.
- He stands at 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
- Steven attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1974.
