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January 30, 2018 WorkWeek – January 30, 2018
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
55 min
January 23, 2018 January 23, 2018 – Women March & AFGE Workers And The Shut Down

WorkWeek Radio first goes to the streets of San Francisco where tens of thousands of women, men and children were marching against the policies of Trump and the attacks on all working people January 20, 2018.
Next, WorkWeek interviews Eugene Hudson Jr. who is the Secretary Treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees AFGE and David Fitzpatrick who is AFGE Eastern Regional Council President National Park Service. They discuss the effects of a Federal government shut down on workers and the public.
Lastly, WorkWeek looks at the downsizing of social security and how workers and the people who need social security are effected. We interview AFGE First VP Social Security who is AFGE First VP Social Security and Sylvia Norman who is AFGE Local 3172 President Social Security.
$500 million has been cut in the budget and this will have devastating effect on the public who need SSI and social security
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17 min
January 23, 2018 WorkWeek – January 23, 2018
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
57 min
January 16, 2018 January 16, 2018 – SA NUMSA On Trump And US Labor Immigrants and Unions
WorkWeek Radio hears from South Africa NUMSA Phakamile Hlubi about the response of South African workers to the racist attacks by President Trump and their efforts to build a workers party and bring about a socialist society.
Next, we interview Professor George Wright about what US labor should be doing as well as Haitian labor and community activist France Jerome who discusses the effect of these attacks on the Haitian people and Haitian workers.
We also interview CWA UPTE UC interpreter Liso Milos who discussed the role of US imperialism on the people of El Salvador, Chile and Mexico and the resulting flood of workers and immigrants forced to leave their countries.
For additional media:
Workweek-radio – Ww1-15-18-sa-numsa-hlubi-phakamile-on-trump-racism-workers-and-capitalism
For more information on NUMSA
www.numsa.org.za
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9 min
January 16, 2018 WorkWeek – January 16, 2018
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
30 min
January 09, 2018 January 9, 2018 – Rail Safety Wrecks 1 Person Crews and KPFA Pacifica Crisis And Future
WorkWeek Radio hears from speakers at a rally at the San Francisco Canadian consulate who are demanding the dropping of charges against two Canadian railway workers Tom Harding and Richard Labrie in Quebec for the death of 47 people in the town of Lac-Mégantic. The 67 car train was filled with fuel that exploded and created massive destruction and havoc. The train only had one person as a result of the corporate downsizing and deregulation by the Canadian government.
WorkWeek then interviews John Risch who is the SMART National Legislative Director of the SMART Transportation Division and works on health and safety issues in the rail industry. He discusses the systemic problems that are leading to railroad wrecks.
Next, we look at the crisis at Pacifica Foundation and KPFA with Tom Vorhees who is a building of micro and full power radio stations and is on the KPFA local station board. He was also involved in establishing the independent media center in Seattle, Washington to expose the WTO and break the information blockade.
For more information
youtu.be/bFawXtH2C-k
Workweek-radio – Ww12-26-17-campaign-for-railroad-workers-facing-trial-for-lac-megantic-wreck
railroadworkersunited.org/lac-megantic/
static1.squarespace.com/static/505b96…m+Harding.pdf
www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/mo…n-couture-1.4423964
www.themilitant.com/2015/7905/790553.html
www.cbc.ca/…/lac-megantic-crim…-trial-begins-sher…
www.newswire.ca/…/steelworkers-lo…-gives-70000-to-…
www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=39797
hardingdefense.org
www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ste…nd-515129641.html
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montrea…herbrooke-1.4315201
jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/201…c-megantic-trial/
For further information on the case:
Harding Defense Committee
hardingdefense.org
Railroad Workers United
www.railroadworkersunited.org
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9 min
January 09, 2018 WorkWeek – January 9, 2018
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
30 min
January 02, 2018 January 2, 2018 – IBT VP Aloise Out-Report From SA NUMSA and IAM Henkel Victory
WorkWeek looks at the recent removal of IBT Western Region Vice President Rome Aloice after a hearing in which financial corruption and payoffs were exposed. He was also charged with retaliating against union members that wanted to run in his IBT 853 Local union elections. We interview IBT vice president John Palmer about what Aloice was accused of and what this means to the Teamsters and labor. He also discusses the failure of US labor to confront the attacks and challenges it faces.
Next, WorkWeek Radio hears a report on the plans for 2018 by South Africa National Union Of Metal Workers NUMSA. The union outlines the continued attacks it and the working class faces from the ANC and what issues it will take up for the working class in 2018.
Last, WorkWeek looks at the most important labor victory of 2017 where 80 IAM Henkel Aerospace operators wen on strike in Bay Point, California to protect their health and safety and were faced with a national union busting company Strom Engineering. They stayed strong, received tremendous support from the community in Bay Point and Pittsburg, reached out internationally particularly with a video about the conditions at the plant. They received support form European unions including where Henkel had unionized workers.
Eventually with a backlog of over $20 million and the workers becoming stronger the company capitulated and agreed to all the demands of the union as well as the complete removal of Strom Engineering from the property. It showed that workers have power and can beat major multi-nationals.
Additional media:
youtu.be/dUlcnk3CbqM
Workweek-radio – Ww12-30-17palmer-john-on-rome-aloice-removal-and-scandal-and-crisis-of-labor-today
d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/teamstersf…1508943789
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuPhB0AUkfY
www.tdu.org/rome_aloise_is_still_trying_to_cash_in
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IvJRYK-5WU
www.mercurynews.com/2013/09/11/bay-…of-antioch-man/
www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/10/31/str…kel-aerospace/
www.ourmdea.org/uploads/3/4/0/2/3…0729/henkel_2.pdf
www.mercurynews.com/2013/09/11/bay-…of-antioch-man/
contracostaherald.com/10311702cch/
www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/3758944-…g-owes-fields
triblive.com/local/valleynewsdi…ime-during-lockout
www.numsa.org.za
Production of WorkWeek Radio
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9 min
January 02, 2018 WorkWeek – January 2, 2018
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
30 min
December 26, 2017 December 26, 2017 – EPA Richmond Charters And Rail Workers On Trial

WorkWeek radio examines the growing crisis at the EPA and the need to have labor united to defend our air, water and environment. We interview Kathy Setian who is a delegate from IFPTE Local 20.
Next we look at the action of the Richmond City Council to pass a moratorium on all new schools.
Lastly, we discuss the railroad workers campaign to free framed up rail workers as result of the Lac-Mégantic wreck that killed 47 people.
Three workers have been criminally charged from this event.
Production of Labor Video Project
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9 min

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