Archived Radio Shows: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 and Earlier

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District Council 37 Demands City Collect Millions in Revenue Needed To Save Public Services and Jobs: (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts is joined by DC 37 Associate Director Henry Garrido and DC 37 Senior Analyst David Moog to look at the millions in uncollected revenue that could prevent service cuts and layoffs. Highlights of DC 37’s hearing on April 28th at union headquarters that focused on City revenue streams are also featured.

Sundays, December 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, December 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

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DC 37’s Hearing Examines Mayor Bloomberg’s Budget Proposals: (mp3 format)*
Highlights of DC 37’s February 25 hearing on Mayor Bloomberg’s budget proposal to close the city’s budget gap and the impact of contracting out on city services, public employees and the quality of life of millions of New Yorkers who need them now more than ever. Features testimony by DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, DC 37 Associate Director Henry Garrido, NY State AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes, CWA Local 1180 President Arthur Cheliotes, NYC Comptroller for Public Affairs Alan van Capelle, NYS 1st Deputy Comptroller Peter Grannis, City Council Members James Sanders Jr. (D-Queens) and Darlene Mealy (D-Bklyn), and others.

Sundays, March 13, 20 and 27, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, March 16, 23 and 30, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

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DC 37 Fights the Lies about Public Employee Pensions: (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman are joined by the Fiscal Policy Institute’s Chief Economist James Parrott and Raymond Santander, Assistant Director of DC 37’s Research and Negotiations Department, to speak the truth about public employee pension benefits and discuss responsible and less painful solutions to closing budget deficits. Also, the program features highlights of DC 37 retirees discussing how they live on pensions that average $17,000 a year.

Wednesdays, February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, February 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2011 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.

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CityTime Scandal, Tip of the Iceberg of Contractor Abuse of NYC Taxpayer Dollars: (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman are joined by City Council Member James Sanders Jr. (D-Queens), the Chair of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, and Pam Brown, activist and member of Community Voices Heard, to discuss the $80 million CityTime embezzlement scandal and the impact this wasteful spending has on the city’s funding of vital public services and the public employees who provide them. 

Sundays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, January 12, 19 and 26, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.