Blue Collar Buzz

Blue Collar Buzz

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Blue Collar Buzz episodes

  • BCB5 1 18 Rebecca Damon, President, SAG AFTRA NY
    On this special May Day episode of LaborPress' Blue Collar Buzz, we talk with Rebecca Damon, president, SAG-AFTRA, NY about the fight voice actors are currently waging for workplace justice, as well as the union's response to the nationwide #MeToo Movement; IUOE, Local 94 training instructor Bill Caramico gives an impassioned and cogent commentary about the challenges now facing the overall Labor Movement; LP reporter Silver Krieger reports live from May Day observances at NYC's Washington Sq. Park; and Labor 411 founder Cherri Senders talks about the now 10-year-old, multi-city guide that helps union members discover worker-friendly businesses throughout the country.
    12 min
  • BCB4 24 18 Bill & Joe Review About This Week's Episode
    On this episode of LaborPress' Blue Collar Buzz we're talking about food service workers at the World's Most Famous Arena and their fight to earn a living wage; Early Childhood Education Teachers in NYC and their fight for pay parity with their DOE counterparts; and the exciting new ways local labor unions are preserving their rich histories. Co-hosts Bill and Joe also give their take on the latest labor news.
    12 min
  • BCB4 24 18 UnionHistories Historian Cal Jefferson
    On this episode of LaborPress' Blue Collar Buzz we're talking about food service workers at the World's Most Famous Arena and their fight to earn a living wage; Early Childhood Education Teachers in NYC and their fight for pay parity with their DOE counterparts; and the exciting new ways local labor unions are preserving their rich histories. Co-hosts Bill and Joe also give their take on the latest labor news.
    12 min
  • BCB4 24 18 Early Childhood Education Pay Parity
    On this episode of LaborPress' Blue Collar Buzz we're talking about food service workers at the World's Most Famous Arena and their fight to earn a living wage; Early Childhood Education Teachers in NYC and their fight for pay parity with their DOE counterparts; and the exciting new ways local labor unions are preserving their rich histories. Co-hosts Bill and Joe also give their take on the latest labor news.
    12 min
  • BCB4 24 18 MSG Food Service Worker Gerard Cerda
    On this episode of LaborPress' Blue Collar Buzz we're talking about food service workers at the World's Most Famous Arena and their fight to earn a living wage; Early Childhood Education Teachers in NYC and their fight for pay parity with their DOE counterparts; and the exciting new ways local labor unions are preserving their rich histories. Co-hosts Bill and Joe also give their take on the latest labor news.
    12 min
  • BCB 4/3/18 Azeem Ali, Spectrum Striker
    On this episode of LaborPress' Blue Collar Buzz we're talking about the #CountMeIn movement with Campaign Director Michael Hellstrom and the the fight against so-called "open shop" development in NYC; United Firefighters Association President Gerard Fitzgerald joins us to discuss the latest tragic deaths to hit the FDNY, as well as the problems of trying to keep Hudson Yards safe; striking Charter/Spectrum worker Azeem Ali reflects on IBEW Local 3's yearlong strike against Charter/Spectrum; and Robert Bishop of the firm Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno talks about finally getting a raise for NY & NJ airport workers.
    13 min

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Blue Collar Buzz is LaborPress.org's weekly radio show/podcast dedicated to telling the true stories of working people everywhere.