Hey, in case you missed any of the Union City Radio segments this week, first of all, they’re available on our podcast, just search for Union City Radio. Here’s a quick sound collage of highlights from Union City Radio this week:
If president Trump looked out his front window last Thursday morning. He would have seen 88 pairs of white nurse's shoes lined up on the sidewalk in front of the white house. They represented each nurse killed so far by the Corona virus pandemic…My name is Jeffrey Reed. I'm 54 years old. I work for Giant in Silver Spring, Maryland. I'm in the meat department and I'm also a shop steward for the local 400 union. This is my diary. This is my story…AFSCME Council 3 president Patrick Moran says that members of his union who work in the state's detention facilities are, quote, "Working in literal petri dishes"…"We can use federal funding to keep people employed and guarantee everyone's paycheck for the duration of the crisis.This concept is neither new nor radical. It's been done before. The government pays for the employer to pay their employees. No money goes to CEOs or to wall street just to workers. Payroll support has been endorsed across the political spectrum. And it's gaining traction among business and labor…The Montgomery County Council on Wednesday voted to zero out all provisions of local 1994 his revised contract. "This is a slap in the face," said one local 1994 member. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1838, the first women’s anti-slavery conference was held in Philadelphia. Today’s labor quote is by Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1930 to 1941. Charles Evans Hughes, who said: “Long ago we stated the reason for labor organizations. We said that they were organized out of the necessities of the situation: that a single employee was helpless in dealing with an employer; … that union was essential to give the laborers opportunity to deal on equality with their employer.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’ve been thinking about completing your bachelor’s degree, now is the time - union members and their family members who enroll in the Union Plus Bachelor’s Degree Program before June 22 can complete their degree for FREE. Visit bachelorsdegree.unionplus.org. Please be sure to support WPFW during our Spring Pledge Drive; call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org, click on Donate Now. Thanks very much!
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