Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM 
 
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:

Hour 1
Linda Donahue on “The Law: Not Just for Lawyers,” four labor law books available from Union Communication Services at unionist.com. Linda is senior extension associate with Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, which offers training, research, and other resources to advance workers rights and collective representation. 
Plus: Lawyers in Love - Jackson Browne

Hour 2 
On today’s show:
Harold Meyerson, Executive editor of The American Prospect on "What Each Side Won Yesterday" 
Kayci Moodie, Field Director at Working America in Montana, on how swing voters processed this election at their doors and how she and other Working America canvassers effectively moved voters' choice and turnout. 
Karen Nussbaum, former Director of Working America, on "Class Consciousness Comes to America" 
Elise Bryant, president, Coalition of Labor Union Women, on the surge of women’s participation in the recent mid-terms. 
Plus: Minimum Wage by Bambu

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

Repeat of our October 25 shows (see below) due to low-power tech issues; please support WPFW now so we can get back up to full power!

Hour 1 (local)
Unite Here 7 organizer Tracy Lingo on the Marriott strike, now almost 3 weeks old.
Alex Baptiste, from the National Partnership for Women and Families, on “Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination.” Here are two resources on pregnancy rights from the National Partnership: Know Your Rights and background on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which marks its' 40th anniversary on October 31.
Plus: "Union Blood" the latest song by SpudWrench, AKA Michael Peterson, the singing elevator engineer.

Hour 2 (national)
Tim Schlittner, co-host of the AFL-CIO's new “State of the Unions.” podcast. 
Georgetown University graduate student workers Hailey Huget and Kevin Carriere, members of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE). 
Plus: "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton.

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:
Hour 1 (local)
Unite Here 7 organizer Tracy Lingo on the Marriott strike, now almost 3 weeks old.
Alex Baptiste, from the National Partnership for Women and Families, on “Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination.” Here are two resources on pregnancy rights from the National Partnership: Know Your Rights and background on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which marks its' 40th anniversary on October 31.
Plus: "Union Blood" the latest song by SpudWrench, AKA Michael Peterson, the singing elevator engineer.

Hour 2 (national)
Tim Schlittner, co-host of the AFL-CIO's new “State of the Unions.” podcast. 
Georgetown University graduate student workers Hailey Huget and Kevin Carriere, members of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE). 
Plus: "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton.
 
Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

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. CALL US at 202-588-0893 with your questions about your rights at work!
 
On today’s show:
Hour 1 (local, above): Bloomberg Law Senior Legal Editor Laura Francis on last week's layoffs at BBNA; racial justice, labor and international activist, author and WPFW host Bill Fletcher on his new novel "The Man Who Fell from the Sky."
Labor music: “John Brown's Body” - Sonny Stitt  
On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led 18 men, including five free Blacks, in an attack on the Harper's Ferry ammunition depot, the beginning of guerrilla warfare against slavery; hear more in our Labor History Today podcast; look for Union City Radio on your favorite podcast app
 
Hour 2 (national edition, above): NNU's Jean Ross on Medicare for All, DC State Board of Education candidate Emily Gasoi on participatory democracy.
Labor music: “John Brown’s Body” - Paul Robeson 
 
CREDITS: Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

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. CALL US at 202-588-0893 with your questions about your rights at work!
 
On today’s show: What do you do when your employer wants you to do something unsafe? Do you have a right to honor a picket line? And do you have to watch what you say and do at work?

TODAY'S GUESTS: 
Sally Davies on how the mold crisis at the University of Maryland is affecting workers. Davies is a retired University of Maryland employee, and executive board member of AFSCME Local 1072 representing UMD and UMUC.
Kelly Candaele, co-author of "Yankees Players Cross the Picket Line in Boston," says pro baseball players have made millions for themselves by unionizing and standing together, and should support striking hotel workers in their fight for better pay. A union organizer for 15 years, Candaele produced the documentary film “A League of Their Own” about his mother’s years in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and his brother was a pro baseball player and MLBPA rep.

Labor music: How Much for the Life of a Miner? by Emma's Revolution 

CREDITS: Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Judy Conti (Ed Smith is away)
 
On today's show: Live from today’s women’s march on the Supreme Court; improving resources for members who have experienced sexual harassment; leaked video reveals Amazon's belligerent anti-worker tactics; and listener calls!
 
Today's guest(s):
CiCi Battle, Director of People For the American Way’s “Young People For” (YP4) reports LIVE from the women’s march on the Supreme Court 
Lenora Lapidus, Director, Women’s Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union (NYC)
Len Egert, National Executive Director, American Guild of Musical Artists
 
Your Rights At Work is also available as a podcast! Just search for Union City Radio on iTunes, Stitcher, OverCast or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe and you’ll get our shows right on your phone! 
 
CREDITS: Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Judy Conti; Ed Smith is away

Today's guests:
CiCi Battle, with People For the American Way’s “Young People For” (YP4), LIVE from women’s march on the Supreme Court 
Lenora Lapidus, Director, Women’s Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union (NYC)
Len Egert, National Executive Director, American Guild of Musical Artists; In the wake of recent allegations, AGMA is improving resources for members who have experienced sexual harassment. 

MUSIC:  Brave - Sara Bareilles 

Other topics:
'Unions Are Lying, Cheating Rats': Leaked Video Reveals Amazon's Belligerent Anti-Worker Tactics
As Amazon works to combat its public image as a starvation-wage employer by doling out mere pennies in pay hikes and deploying an army of workers to sing the company's praises on Twitter, a video leaked on Wednesday revealed that the trillion-dollar company is continuing to work feverishly behind the scenes to crush any attempts by workers to unionize and bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.
Here are a few of the (extensive) examples “that can indicate associate disengagement, vulnerability to organizing, or early organizing activity,” according to the video: Use of words like “living wage” and “steward”
Distribution of petitions and fliers
Associates raising concerns on behalf of their coworkers
Wearing union t-shirts, hats, or jackets
Workers “who normally aren’t connected to each other suddenly hanging out together”
Workers showing an “unusual interest in policies, benefits, employee lists, or other company information”
Increased negativity in the workplace
“[A]ny other associate behavior that is out of character”

CREDITS: Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

  

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
 
On today's show: Reaction to the Kavanaugh hearing; Metro workers object to Wiedefeld contract and raise.
 
Today's guest(s):
Reaction to the Kavanaugh hearing by Carol Rosenblatt, Executive Director of the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
ATU 689's David Stephen on why Metro workers object to WMATA GM Wiedefeld's extended contract and raise.
PLUS listener calls...
 
Your Rights At Work is also available as a podcast! Just search for Union City Radio on iTunes, Stitcher, OverCast or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe and you’ll get our shows right on your phone! 
 
CREDITS: Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith

Hour 1 (1-2p): Saving Providence Hospital (click on top file, above)
Town Hall meeting tonight, Thu, September 13, 7pm – 9pm
Plymouth Congregational Church , 5301 N Capitol Street NE, Washington DC 20011

Guests:
Dr. Frederick Gooding: Double specialties of Sports Medicine & Pain Management; practicing medicine for 41 years -- doctor since he was 25 -- and has been at Providence about 17 years.
Erika Robinson, rehab technician at Providence; Member of NUHHCE/AFSCME 1199 DC
Steven Frum, National Nurses United: broader perspective on the issue, including nurses organizing at Johns Hopkins (and elsewhere), shortage of nurses, ongoing issues in hospitals, etc
David Dzidzienyo, Political Director, Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO
Music: Gruff Rhys - No Profit In Pain 

Hour 2 (2-3p): One Fair Wage; Latest on sexual harassment at work (second link above)
David Cooper, Senior Economic Analyst at the Economic Policy Institute:
D.C. tipped workers would do better with ‘One Fair Wage’
Research shows tipped workers and the restaurant industry continue to thrive in cities that have eliminated the tipped minimum wage

Sharyn Tejani, Director, TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund at the National Women's Law Center
The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, which is housed at and administered by the National Women’s Law Center Fund LLC connects those who experience sexual misconduct including assault, harassment, abuse and related retaliation in the workplace or in trying to advance their careers with legal and public relations assistance.
Music: TLC - His Story 
 
CREDITS: Produced by Pete Pocock and Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella

Hosted by Chris Garlock and Ed Smith
 
Today's guest:
RN Holly Bracher; Holly works in a critical care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is one of the nurses organizing with NNU who have been learning their rights as they face union busting. 

Plus: What’s a workers rights/responsibility when the boss is a danger? 
“I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration”

MUSIC: “Workers of the World- Unite!” by The Last Internationale

CREDITS: Produced by Pete Pocock and Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike “The Man” Nasella