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. HOUR 1 Guests: Hassan Kanu, Legal Editor/Reporter, Bloomberg Law, on Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Labor Board’s Top Lawyer Says (and other recent stories); Trayon White (right), DC City Council member, Ward 8, on the impact of United Medical Center budget cuts on Ward 8; Peter Winch, AFGE, on USDA researchers quit in droves as Trump administration plans relocation. HOUR 2 Guests: Mark Gruenberg, Editor, Press Associates Union News Service: • Union leaders, BlueGreen Alliance unveil detailed clean energy plan as hearings start • Connecticut joins $15 minimum wage states parade • Justices give unions limited win in Native American-run casinos case Cherri Senders, Labor 411 publisher: Union-made Memorial Day; Barbecue essentials made by ethical companies who give their workers a voice on the job. Also: 2019 Labor 411 DC Edition and publish party 5/30 at McGinty’s (5:30p) before “Norma Rae” screening (7:15p at AFI). Ronald Moten, one of the leaders of Don’t Mute DC; He is doing this event because UMC saved his life: #DONTMUTEDC Rally/Go-Go to Save the Hospital on Friday at UMC at 6 pm CREDITS: Produced by Peter Pocock and Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella
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(audio) “What we were able to do in the ‘90s is identify a very disturbing trend with our employers who were looking to essentially displace us either through replacing our work with lesser skilled or unskilled workers and/or just moving us completely out of the acute care setting.”
That’s National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, on the latest State of the Unions podcast from the AFL-CIO. “So, we as registered nurses recognize...that wasn’t in the best interest of our patients and/or our profession...and worked to ensure that we had leadership that was representative of the nursing profession. And so, ever since then...we know that we can't just continue to do this without...doing...the good work that we’re doing on behalf of patients unless we’re actually building a stronger union.” Listen to State of the Unions on your favorite podcast platform. On today’s labor calendar, the Washington Teachers Union is sponsoring a Journey for Justice Alliance Bus Tour today starting at 10am, to highlight the plight of Black, Brown and low-income children whose neighborhood schools have been systematically undermined and under-resourced; Complete details at dclabor.org; click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1934, the Battle of Toledo began. Two strikers died and more than 200 were injured in the five-day running battle between roughly 6,000 strikers at the Electric Auto-Lite company of Toledo, Ohio, and 1,300 members of the Ohio National Guard. The battle began in the sixth week of what ultimately became a successful two-month fight for union recognition and higher pay. Today’s labor quote is by Harry S. Truman who said: “The right to join a union of one's choice is unquestioned today and is sanctioned and protected by law.” Truman crushed a U.S. railroad strike – which started on this date in 1946 -- by threatening to draft strikers. Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Earn an associate degree online for free with the Union Plus Free College Benefit. Summer classes start soon – enroll now! Visit unionplusfreecollege.org. In a milestone victory over a three-decade legacy of anti-union management, Alexandria Transit Company DASH bus drivers have reached a collective bargaining agreement with management. ATU VP John Costa -- who led the contract bargaining team -- credited “tremendous support from the Alexandria labor and political community," for achieving the deal after a seven-month bargaining process.
In the wake of last week’s DC City Council vote to close the only hospital east of the river, the DC Nurses Association has launched a petition to Restore Funding for United Medical Center; it’s on our website at dclabor.org On today’s labor calendar, “BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM” screens free tonight at 6:30 at the Takoma Busboys and Poets as part of this year’s DC LaborFest. The documentary follows three immigrant families who are rising up to seek justice and equality in a construction industry rife with exploitation. Complete details at dclabor.org; click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 2004, nearly 100,000 unionized workers at SBC Communications began a 4-day strike to protest the local phone giant’s latest contract offer. Today’s labor quote is by Eugene V. Debs, imprisoned in Woodstock, Illinois on this date in 1895 for his role in Pullman strike, which shut down much of the nation's freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit for two months. Gene Debs, who said: “The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity. We have been cursed with the reign of gold long enough.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Earn an associate degree online for free with the Union Plus Free College Benefit. Summer classes start soon – enroll now! Visit unionplusfreecollege.org. (audio) “Nurses don’t turn away from a crisis. They go toward it. And what we need is for our elected leaders, our politicians to not get sidetracked, not go another way, but to go toward that crisis with a real systemic fix. So we being in the industry 24/7, we are always pushing back on management’s attempts to short-change our patients.”
That’s National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, on the latest State of the Unions podcast from the AFL-CIO. (audio) “This is a particular moment in time and I think that it’s...a result of the incredible pain and suffering, and the fact that you can't hide this and we’re not going to hide it for them. We see it every single day. We are going to tell the truth and not only are we going to tell the truth, we’re going to organize. As union nurses we know how to organize.” Listen to State of the Unions on your favorite podcast platform. On today’s labor calendar, test your knowledge of labor history at tonight’s Labor Trivia Night at the Takoma Busboys and Poets, starting at 7:30pm. Complete details at dclabor.org; click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1926, the Railway Labor Act took effect. It was the first federal legislation protecting workers’ rights to form unions. Today’s labor quote is by William Haywood, a founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World, who died in exile in the Soviet Union on May 18, 1928. Big Bill Haywood, who said: "A strike is an incipient revolution. Many large revolutions have grown out of a small strike." Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’re thinking about a spring road trip, don’t leave town without your Union Plus car rental savings! Union members save up to 25% on rental rates. Visit unionplus.org/carrental. |
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