A weekly podcast to educate and inform Philly transit workers and the riding public. Hosted by rank and file Local 234 member Michael Bente. Support this podcast: ... more
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Local 234 Forward
By Michael Bente
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How many episodes does Local 234 Forward have?
The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.
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February 25, 2022Analysis of 2/21/22 On the move newsletter As I read the latest on the move union publications I notice an alarming trend of which the narrative of complaining to the membership what septa is doing to the union. We pay union dues so that the union officials can fight and offer solutions not empty promises and complaints.---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-bente/support...more October 31, 2021Vote NO to Local 234 Contract In this episode I sat down with David Ruiz and list the reasons why local 234 members should reject the contract by voting NO in the upcoming ratification vote.---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-bente/support...more October 26, 2021Contract Negotiation discussion In today's episode we have Stacey Oliver. Stacey is a 15 year employee of the authority and former candidate of Local 234 Vice President . We sat down and talked about contract negotiations and other topics surrounding local 234 and the authority.---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-bente/support...more October 19, 2021Voter suppression tactics by Transport Workers Union? We hear about Voter suppression in Georgia, Texas and many other states but we rarely hear about them in Local unions. Make no mistake, it's happening. In today's episode we have Evangeline Bryars who is running for TWU Local 100 President. We discussed tactics that are being used by local 100 and TWU International leadership to remove her from the ballot in the upcoming election. By all means necessary democracy must be guarded and that is why Evangeline challenged the union and now in court to overturn their decision.---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-bente/support...more October 12, 2021Local 234 Maintenance and Transportation comes together In today's episode, I introduced my guest David Ruiz. David is a local 234 member from the maintenance Department who is very passionate about his work and committed to ensuring our employer treats us fairly with dignity and respect. . We talked about the disconnect between maintenance and transportation and ways we could close the gap. In order for us to have a strong union, we need to know the issues that affect members in other departments. I hope this episode brings us one step closer to our goal.
---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-bente/support...more October 04, 2021Why we must move away from Business Unionism! Special guest Eric Basir from The Chicago Tranist Justice Coalition explains how modern day Business Unionism is destroying the labor movement and what members must do to move towards a member controlled Democratic Union.---Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-bente/support...more September 27, 2021Introduction to Local 234 Forward Podcast Inaugural episode giving insight on what to expect on Local 234 Forward Podcast. Overall we will discuss issues as it relates to TWU Local 234 and Septa from a worker's point of view.
Disclaimer: This Podcast is not affiliated nor a representative of Septa or TWU Local 234.
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FAQs about Local 234 Forward:
How many episodes does Local 234 Forward have?
The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.