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2005 Archived Radio shows


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New Orleans and the Gulf States:
The Disaster Continues
(mp3 format*)
With
Denise Bowles, AFSCME Safety and Health Professional
helping in the New Orleans Recovery Efforts
Michele Baker, President of Local 872 (AFSCME District Council 17),
representing custodians who work for the Orleans Parish School District.
William Betz, member of Electronic Data Processing Personnel Local 2627
who went to New Orleans to help during the flood.

Wednesday, December 7 at 5 PM
Sunday, December 11 at 8 PM
Wednesday, December 14 at 5 PM
Sunday, December 18 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (mp3 format*)
(soundtrack of the short version of the movie)

Wednesday, November 30 at 5 PM
Sunday, December 4 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Latino Heritage (mp3 format*)
With
Santos Crespo,
Executive Vice-Pres., Board of Education Local 372, DC 37
Yolanda Medina DeJesus, AFSCME N.E. Region Field Education Coordinator

Wednesday, November, 9 at 5 PM
Sunday, November 13 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



New York City Elections Special (mp3 format*)
With
Wanda Williams, DC 37 Political Action Director
Leonard Allen, DC 37 Political Action Committee Chair
& President OTB Local 2021, DC 37

Sunday, October 30 at 8 PM
Wednesday, November 2 at 5 PM
Sunday, November 6 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



Latino Heritage Month Special (mp3 format*)
with
Santos Crespo,
Executive Vice-Pres., Board of Education Local 372, DC 37
Yolanda Medina DeJesus,
AFSCME N.E. Region Field Education Coordinator

Wednesday, October 19 at 5 PM
Sunday, October 23 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



Highlights from the United for Peace & Justice/Operation Ceasefire
Concert/Rally at the Anti-Iraq War Demonstration, Washington, D.C.
September 24, 2005
 
(mp3 format*)
with
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Steve Earle
Joan Baez

Washington Wizards Basketball Forward Etan Thomas
Collete Pichon-Battle from the Louisiana Network

Sundays, October 2 and 9 at 8 PM
Wednesday, October 5 and 12 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM




DC 37 at the Labor Day Parade (mp3 format*)

Sundays, Sept. 18 and 25 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, Sept. 21 and 28 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM



Linda Chavez-Thompson,
Herman Benson
 (mp3 format*)

Linda Chavez-Thompson
Executive VP AFL-CIO

The AFL-CIO Convention Approved New Redirection Plan for Expanding Diversity within every level of the Union Movement by empowering women, people of color, gay & lesbian members and brothers & sisters with disabilities.

Herman Benson
Founding President, Association for Union Democracy

In this talk at DC 37 Sponsored by NY Public Library Guild Local 1930, Benson introduces his new book "Rebels, Reformers & Racketeers: How Insurgents Transformed the Labor Movement".

Sunday, Sept. 11 at 8 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM



A History of the U.S. Labor Movement in Song
With John O'Connor
Singer, Songwriter and Labor Activist

Part I (mp3 format*)
Monday, August 29 at 8 PM
Wednesday, August 31 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM

Part II (mp3 format*)
Monday, Sept. 5 at 8 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM


Strategy for Labor (mp3 format*)
with
Rev. Jesse Jackson,
President Rainbow Push Coalition

In the midst of anger & angst among the delegates at the AFL-CIO Convention the Rev. Jackson delivered a blockbuster speech warning that debate within labor must not prevent cooperation on a militant fight-back against the right wing assault on the working class and its partners in the women's, peace, environmental, immigrants and civil rights communities.

Mondays, August 15 and 22 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, August 17 and 24 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



A History of the U.S. Labor Movement in Song
With John O'Connor
Singer, Songwriter and Labor Activist

Part I (mp3 format*)
Mondays, July 18 and August 1 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, July 20 and August 3 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM

Part II (mp3 format*)
Mondays, July 25 and August 8 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, July 27 and August 10 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM



 Local 1549 Press Conference at City Hall
Calls for More Civilian Staff at NYPD
 (mp3 format*)
Restore the Cuts -
Negotiations for the '06 City Budget

With Wanda Williams, DC 37 Political Action Director

Mondays June 20 and 27 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, June 22 and29 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


DC 37 Reaches Preliminary Agreement with City
on Affordable Housing
 (mp3 format*)
With Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, DC 37
Henry Garrido, Assistant Associate Director, DC 37

Mondays, June 6 and 13 at 8 PM
Wednesday, June 8 and 15 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



Mayoral Hopefuls at DC 37 Mayoral Forum
On Thurs., May 19, District Council 37 held a "Mayoral Forum" at its Manhattan headquarters.
Speaking at the forum were:
Michael Bloomberg,
Mayor of N.Y.C.;
Fernando Ferrer,
former Bronx Borough Pres.;
C. Virginia Fields,
Manhattan Borough Pres.;
A. Gifford Miller,
Speaker, N.Y. City Council;
Tom Ognibene,
former Republican leader, N.Y. City Council;
and Steve Shaw, Republican investment banker.

Part I (mp3 format*)
Monday, May 23 at 8 PM
Wednesday, May 25 at 5 PM

Part II (mp3 format*)
Monday, May 30 at 8 PM
Wednesday, June 1 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


When Unions Grew: Public Sector Unions in the 1960s (mp3 format*)
The explosive growth of public sector unions nationwide and the links to the civil rights and other protest movements of those times.
With
Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, DC 37
Josh Freeman, Prof. of History at Queens College, CUNY

Monday, May 9 and 16 at 8 PM
Wednesday, May 11 and 18 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Local 1070 protest over unsafe and unhealthy working conditions
at NYS Supreme Court building in Lower Manhattan
 (mp3 format*)
Highlights of protest rally calling for safer and healthier conditions in front State Supreme Court building at 60 Centre St., featuring Local 1070 Court, County and Dept. of Probation Employees President Cliff Koppelman, former Clinton cabinet Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo, Local 1070 members and DC 37 local presidents.

Mondays, April 25 and May 2 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, April 27 and May 4 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Education Fund/Dept. Offers You
A Wide Variety of Courses & Services to Improve Skills.
(mp3 format*)

Featured in this broadcast
Licensed Practical Nurse prep classes & SAT prep for members' children
With
Viviana Tillman, Associate Administrator
Maggie Donohoe, Sr. Asst Diriector
Rosemari Mealy, Assistant Director

Mondays, March 14 & 21 at 8 PM
Wednesday, March 16 & 23 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
at Social Service Employees Local 371
(mp3 format*)
Black History Month Celebration

Drawing on the Movements of the past to revive a new Movement for Social Change

Plus a Tribute to Ossie Davis

Mondays, Feb 28 & March 7 at 8 PM
Wednesday, March 2 & 9 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM


To Stand and Fight (mp3 format*)
The Struggle for Civil Rights in Postwar New York City

with
author Martha Biondi
Speaking at book talk at DC 37 sponsored by
Local 154 - Amalgamated Professional Employees

Mondays, Jan.31 & Feb.7 at 8 PM.
Wednesdays, February 2 & 9 at 5 PM.
WNYE - 91.5 FM


Life on the Outside: the Prison Diaries of Elaine Bartlett (mp3 format*)
with
author Jennifer Gonnerman and Elaine Bartlett
speaking on the Rockerfeller Drug Laws
at a book talk sponsored by the DC 37 Education Fund

Monday, January 3 and 10 at 8 PM
Wednesday, January 5 and 12 at 5 PM
WNYE - 91.5 FM

 


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