Category: Your Rights At Work - Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: ATU strike updates, new NAFTA endorsed, & Marvin Miller (finally) elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame!

12/12/2019

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith

DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Labor news headlines: ATU Fairfax Connector striker over (for now); Lorton strike continues; ATU 689 tentative contract brings work in-house; AFL-CIO endorses new trade deal. Plus: the craziest things people put on expense reports; most sleep-deprived professions in the U.S.

Guests:
Al Neal: Marvin Miller (finally) elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
“Case Closed” with David Schloss, Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Michael Nasella

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: DECEMBER 5, 2019

12/5/2019

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith

DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Labor news headlines: Coalition to Repeal "Right-to-Work" meets tonight in Arlington, VA; AMC theatre employees not entitled to holiday or overtime pay?
Luis Santiago, Striking Fairfax Connector driver
Jeff Vogt, 12/9 'The Right to Strike' panel discussion
Nikko Bilitza, 12/10 Pay Stub Clinic
Sameerah Ahmad, 12/14 USAS Dance Party benefit
“Case Closed” with Bob Samet (Ashcraft and Gerel)

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Michael Nasella

“Your Rights At Work”: November 21, 2019

11/21/2019

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith

DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Labor news headlines: House Votes Today on H.R. 1309 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act; Hearst staffers decide to unionize; “Newsies” onstage at Arena Stage and sales of our Dec 13 performance -- with Labor Talkback – have just been extended to 12 noon Fri, only 40 seats left! Order now at dclabor.org; Popeyes’ employees report being forced to stand until their legs go numb for 10-hour shifts; Google hires firm known for anti-union efforts
Jackie Jeter, Metro Washington Council: live report from the ATU demo at WMATA HQ
Joyce Gibson, SEIU 1199: Nearly 1,000 nurses vote union in West Virginia
Al Neal: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team's discrimination lawsuit granted class status
Daoud Kuttab: produces Jordan radio show Workers of the Country
Case Closed: David Schloss (Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis)

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Michael Nasella

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: NOVEMBER 14, 2019

11/14/2019

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith

DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Mark Anner & Tula Connell; “Continuing the Struggle: The International Labor Organization (ILO) Centenary and the Future of Global Worker Rights; Nov 21 – 22 at Georgetown University”
Edward Gero, actor: plays Joseph Pulitzer in "Newsies" at Arena Stage; special labor performance December 13; details here
Case Closed, with Bob Samet, Senior Partner at Ashcraft and Gerel

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Michael Nasella

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: NOVEMBER 7, 2019

11/7/2019

Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM; also available as a podcast on Itunes, Stitcher, OverCast, etc.

Hosted by Chris Garlock
DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
David Stephen: new Political Director at the Metro Washington Council
Doris Crouse-Mays (Virginia AFL-CIO President): Labor helps flip VA to blue; labor's agenda in 2020
William Attig (Executive Director, Union Veterans Council): Veterans on the Rise V-Day Mission on Veteran's Day 2019
Jill Cashen (VP at Union Plus): Expert Legal Help from UnionPlus
David Schloss (Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis): Case Closed

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Ciera Shine

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: OCTOBER 31, 2019

10/31/2019

Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM; also available as a podcast on Itunes, Stitcher, OverCast, etc.

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock
DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
John Costa, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union, and ATU Local 689 president Ray Jackson report on the ongoing Transdev strike, issues with Transdev around the country, plus an update on the Martha’s Vineyard strike last summer.
Al Neal: Nats win World Series; robo-umps & domestic violence
Plus: Mark Gruenberg with the latest labor news headlines.

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: OCTOBER 24, 2019

10/24/2019

Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM; also available as a podcast on Itunes, Stitcher, OverCast, etc.

Hosted by Ed Smith and Peter Pocock
DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show: latest on the DC healthcare crisis
DC Ward 8 ANC Commissioner Christopher Hawthorne
Emergency Room nurse -- and DCNA member -- Roberta Lenoir
SEIU 1199 organizer Djawa Hall
Plus: Mark Gruenberg with the latest labor news headlines.

Produced by Ed Smith; engineered by Mike Nasella

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: OCTOBER 17, 2019

10/17/2019

Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM; also available as a podcast on Itunes, Stitcher, OverCast, etc.

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock
DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Jackie Parncutt, UAW striker, White Marsh transmission plant
Jonathan Williams, UFCW 400, Update on contract negotiations at Safeway/Giant; 4p rallies today
Damon Silvers, Policy Director and Special Counsel at the AFL-CIO, just returned from a 6-month teaching stint in the UK: reaction to Brexit deal
Kelly Candaele, filmmaker: Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players
Al Neal; Nats in the World Series

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella.

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: OCTOBER 10, 2019

10/10/2019

Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM; also available as a podcast on Itunes, Stitcher, OverCast, etc.

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Damon Silvers
DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Maria Naranjo, District Chair, SEIU 32BJ; With 6 days before contract expires, metro-area janitors rally today
Al Neal, Sportwriter for People's World; time for “student” athletes to get paid?
Sam Weinstein, Local activist (Utility Workers retiree) active in UK labor movement; Labor and Brexit
Mark Gruenberg; Editor, Press Associates Union News Service: Latest labor news
David Schloss, Partner in the law firm of Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis: Case Closed

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Ciera Shine.

“YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK”: OCTOBER 3, 2019

10/3/2019

Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM

Hosted by Chris Garlock, with Peter Pocock
DC’s call-in show about worker rights: those you have, those you don’t, how to get them and how to use them.

On today's show:
Danielle Brian; Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Trump “the real whistleblower”?
Harold Meyerson; Editor at Large, The American Prospect: The Real Lesson of Ukraine-Gate
Ian Haney Lopez: author, “Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America”
Mark Gruenberg; Editor, Press Associates Union News Service: latest labor news
Bob Samet; Senior Partner, Ashcraft and Gerel: Case Closed

Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Mike Nasella.

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