​Your Rights At Work, September 13, 2018 (expanded edition!)

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