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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. HOUR 1: 1-2P Dr. Katie Wells and Katui Attoh, co-authors of "The Uber Workplace in DC: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?" Georgetown study showing that ride-hail platform drivers in the metro DC region face financial debt, threats from customers, constantly changing rules that make calculating their earnings nearly impossible, and work hours that may make them a public safety hazard. Gabe Acevero, Maryland Assembly Delegate (39th District) & UFCW 1994/MCGEO organizer the Fight for $15 and other worker issues during the recently-concluded MD Assembly session; plus an update on the ongoing strike by 31,000 UFCW members in New England. Mark Gruenberg, editor, Press Associates Union News Service with the latest labor news, including National Nurses United gets specific in Medicare For All campaign. HOUR 2: 2-3P More from Gabe Acevero and Mark Gruenberg, plus lots of listener calls on Uber and Lyft and labor news: New survey says performance reviews are useless, RUTGERS faculty union cancels strike and PAIRIN Launches New Hiring Tool to Help Companies Hire Smarter Through Predictive Behavioral Science. Music: "Mr. Cab Driver"; Lenny Kravitz Produced by Chris Garlock and Peter Pocock; engineered by Michael Nasella. Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus.
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