District Council 37: Radio shows

Program Schedule

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DC 37 and Retirees Association Respond to Critics of Public Employee Pensions (mp3 format)*
District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and Stuart Leibowitz, head of the DC 37 Retirees Association, take on the mounting criticism of public employee pensions and charges that these benefits are the reason for state and city budget woes. Roberts and Leibowitz set the record straight in a candid discussion with seasoned journalist and veteran talk show personality Mark Riley on the union’s radio show “DC 37 Works for You,” which aired Saturday, August 7, 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. on AM 1600 WWRL.

"DC 37 Works for You”
First and last Saturday of every month
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. on WWRL 1600 AM

City Council Members James and Sanders Jr. Discuss Budget Restoration Fight for Public Services in New City Budget (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman are joined by City Council Members Letitia James (D-Bklyn), Chair of the Committee on Sanitation & Solid Waste Management, and James Sanders Jr. (D- Queens), Chair of the Committee on Civil Service & Labor, for a discussion on the City Council’s fight to restore $390 million in funding to save vital public services and public employees in NYC FY’ 2011 $63 billion budget.

Sundays, August 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, August 11, 18 and 25, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

City Hall Rally to “SAVE OUR CITY” (mp3 format)*
Highlights of the City Hall Rally to SAVE OUR CITY with tens of thousands of New Yorkers, including District Council 37 and 99 other NYC public employee unions, demanding that the City Council use their powers under the City Charter and stop the lay offs of pest control workers, substance abuse counselors, child abuse specialists, library workers and other public employees, and make a 15% cut in the city’s budget for personnel, professional and technical services contracts.

Wednesdays, June 30 and July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, July 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

Proposed City Budget Cuts Threaten Public Services and MLC's Rally to Save Our City Preview (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman welcome Glenn Pasanen, Lehman College professor and Gotham Gazette finance columnist, for a revealing look at the NYC’s proposed budget cuts and their impact on the public services our communities desperately need. They call on listeners to join them at the Rally to Save Our City on June 16th at City Hall from 4 – 6 p.m.

Sundays, June 13, 20 and 27, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 16, 23 and 30, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

Proposed State Budget Cuts Threaten City’s Public Health System (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman welcome Judy Wessler of the Commission on the Public’s Health System and Moira Dolan of DC 37’s Research and Negotiations Department for a discussion on how proposed state budget cuts threaten the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation’s hospitals and clinics.

Wednesdays, May 12, 19 and 26, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, May 16, 23 and 30, 2010 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

NYC Public Advocate Bill De Blasio takes on Private Contracts, Homeless and Education Issues (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman welcome NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for a discussing on the fight against private contracts, homelessness and the struggle to protect public schools.

Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, April 11, 18 and 25, 2010 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

NYC Comptroller John Liu: Taking on Tough Issues Facing the City (mp3 format)*
City Comptroller John Liu joins DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman to talk about his plans to take on the tough issues facing NYC during these difficult times on the critical issues concerning New Yorkers.

Wednesdays, February 10, 17 and 24, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, February 14, 21 and 28, 2010 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

Bill Thompson: State of NYC 2010 (mp3 format)*
Bill Thompson joins DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman for a serious discussion on the critical issues concerning New Yorkers.

Sundays, January 24 and 31, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.