| Labor-Lines Program Notes |
Thursday November 13 at 7:00 PM
Saturday November 15 at 6:30 PM
Steve Greenhouse, NY Times Reporter and Author of "The Big Squeeze" from an address at Hofstra University's symposium on the American Presidency.
August 28 & 39
Todd Lipscomb, President and Founder MadeinUSAForever.com
A website catalog of products made in the USA and UNION made products
Americans want American Made Products, hence the success of Friends like Todd Lipscome with his MadeinUSAForever.com We also want to mention Roger Simmermakers BuyAmerican.com, also Unionmade.com and right here on Long Island Gene Lauer's Ad Apparel and Adapparel.com. American made products are price competitive with imported products.
August 21 and 23
One day you're on a jobsite, the next day you learn your reserve unit is being deployed.... Find out what every working family needs to know with our guest Military Lawyer, Lt Col. Gary Port, US Army Reserves.
Thursday at 7:00 PM repeats Saturday at 6:30 PM on LABOR-LINES
August 7 and 9th
Frank Pelligrino Business Manager and Mario Mattera Business Agent
From UA Plumbers Local 200 , Learn how the Plumbers Union works and how they go about effectuating positive changes for all working people.
July 31 and August 2
CWA may strike Verizon on Sunday, CWA workers rally George Bloom, President of CWA Local 1104 talks about the issues leading to a possible strike against Verizon.
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uly 10& 12
Cheryl A. Felice, President Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees. On June 26th, Suffolk County AME held an important meeting. New Officers were sworn in and given the lay of the land over the coming months. "We have targets on our backs" stated President Cheryl A. Felice. Guest Speaker Thomas Mackell, Jr., Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and President of the Association of Benefit Administrators, warned of the collapse of middle class and how this might affect AME Members.
July 3 & 5
Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association President Jeff Frayler We discussed County Exec’s threat of removing highway patrols and other staffing issues effecting Suffolk’s Police Officers. It's not just the "contract"...it's public safety.
June 5 & 7th
Roger Clayman
Executive Director Long Island Federation of Labor
LI Labor's Legislative Intitiatives Why Housing Matters!
May 29th & 31st
Professor Michael Zweig. Director Stony Brook University Center for the Study of Working Class Life: Bottom line cost of the Iraq War to Long Island
May 22 & 24
Vanessa Crilley
Long Island Jobs with Justice Current Initiatives
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM
rebroadcast Saturday, January 18, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Richard Koubek,
Catholic Charity Public Policy Education Network
The MICAH Campaign to end hunger and poverty on Long Island
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 7:00 PM
rebroadcast Saturday, January 26th, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Pharmacists George Rontiris and Peter Leviss
TITAN PHARMACY, Astoria
"Save Patient Choice"
New Workers Compensation Rules on Prescription Drugs
Leaving Some Injured Workers unable to access medications
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 7:00 PM
rebroadcast
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 6:30 PM
SEIU Organizer Florence Williams-Johnson
ABLE Healthcare Workers fighting to form a Union, and why!
Note: Jobs with Justice, Workers' Rights Board Hearing to be held on
February 10, Unversalist Church, Plandome
Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 7:00 PM
rebroadcast Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 6:30 PM
David Pratt
Long Island Area Representative
NY Committee for Occupational Safety & Health
Current NYCOSH Initiatives for Long Island
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 7:00 PM
rebroadcast Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Attorney Mitchell Pally,
Weber Law Group, Melville NY
"Economic Development on Long Island"
Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM
rebroadcast Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Irv Miljoner, Area Director
U.S. Department of Labor, Wages & Hours Division
Current Departmental Initiatives
Thursday February 28, 2008
rebroadcast: Saturday March 1, 2008
Mike Conroy
Director of Organizing
Empire State Council of Carpenters
"Employers who cheat the system"
Thursday March 6, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Rebroadcast Saturday March 8, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Attorney Daniel T. Campbell
Campbell & Associates, Floral Park, NY
ERISA Law Update, Union Benefits, pensions & 401K's
Thursday March 13
Saturday March 15
Honorable Carolyn McCarthy, 4th Congressional District
Federal Legislative Update
Thursday March 20
Saturday March 22
Perry Esposito, Area Representative and Organizer
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
D'Addario Manufacturing digging in its heels on givint workers a union contract
Thursday March 27
Saturdat March 29
Long Island Federation of Labor Congressional Night 2008
Broadcast of Selected Segments
Thursday April 3
Saturday April 5
Thomas Mackall, Jr.
Author of "The Disappearing Pension, American Workers Need a New Deal"
Chair, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
President, Association of Benefit Administrators
Thursday April 10, 2008
Saturday April 12, 2008
Martiza Silva-Farrell, Long Island Progressive Coalition
YIMBY means YES in my backyard
Sustainable, sensible development for Long Island. Advancing concepts of liveability in housing,transportation and commercial & industrial development. Progressives for Progress!
Thursday April 17th, 2008
Saturday April 19th 2008
First Half hour:
John Vander-Putten, Treasurer and Board Member Lupus Alliance of Long Island & Queens
How Lupus effects families and current fundraising efforts.
Second Half hour:
Dr. David Sprintzen, Founder LI Progressive Coalition and Professor Emeritus CW Post College
Thursday April 24, 2008
Saturday April 26, 2008
Steve Mooser, Health and Safety Director,
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union, International
What do health and safety directors do, how they do it and why. Current issues in job health and safety.
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Thursday May 1
Saturday May 3rd
Regina Faul, Esq.
Labor Attorney representing management, but formerly on the union sides
Looking at Labor-Management disputes from both sides now!
Thursday May 8
Saturday May 10th
Thomas Mackall, Jr. (repeated by popular request)
Chair: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
President: Association of Benefit Administrators
The Disappearing Pension Plan
American Workers Need a New Deal
Thursday May 15
Saturday May 17
Alfredo Zepado
The Modern Day Settlement House
How immigrants learn our culture
Programs on Long Island
Thursday May 22
Saturday May 24
Vanessa Crilly
Executive Director, Jobs with Justice
Jobs with Justice Update
Thursday May 29th
Saturday May 31
Professor Michael Zweig
Stony Brook University
The Cost of the Iraq War to Long Island
Thursday June 5
Saturday June 7
Roger Clayman, Executive Director Long Island Federation of Labor
LI Fed Update
Thursday June 12
Saturday June 14
Sal Armao CPA
Armao, Costa and Ricciardi, CPA's
US Department of Labor imposing ever more stringent and expensive reporting requirements on unions
Thursday June 19
Saturday June 21
World Trade Center Responders Speak Out Day
Sound Segments from Speak out held on June 14th where workers, doctors, government officials
spoke about the health reprecussions of 9/11 and the difficulty in securing federal funding to help
victims of long term illnesses resulting from the 9/11 explosions, clean-up, rescue and recovery efforts
Thursday June 26
Saturday June 28
Todd Lipscomb, CEO of Made in the USA.com
Todd Lipscomb knows that Americans want to buy American Made Products and will buy them if given a choice. So he searches them out and makes them available on his website store: www.madeintheUSA.com.
He tells us what he saw when working abroad and reminds us why we must support American companies and workers.
Thursday July 3
Saturday July 5
Jeff Frayler, President, Suffolk County PBA
County Executive Levy is wrong to reduce SCPD Patrols on LI Expressway. Public Safety Issues.
Thursday July 10
Saturday July 12
We visit a meeting of the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees
Cheryl A. Felice, AME President discusses coming struggles expected in upcoming labor negotiations
Thomas Mackell, Jr. Author and Chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Guest Speaker, discusses effects of 8 years of upward income re-distribution on the economy and pension funds.
Thursday July 17
Saturday July 19
Floral Park Attorney Bill Corbett
What every working person needs to know NOW about elder law and elder care....issues that we will all be faced with.
Thursday July 24
Re-play (by request) Made in the USA with Todd Lipscomb
Saturday July 26
Re-play (by-request) Elder Law with Bill Corbett
Thursday July 31
Saturday August 2
George Bloom
President, CWA Local 1104
Status of labor negotiations with Verizon and pending strike threat
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