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2008 and Earlier Archived Radio Shows


2009
| 2008 & Earlier

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Local 1320 Sewage Treatment Worker rally (mp3 format*)
Labor leaders, elected officials and rank and file Local 1320 members led by Local 1320 President Jim Tucciarelli rally at City Hall Park for a fair contract for L. 1320 sewage treatment and senior sewage treatment workers. The rally featured DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, DC 37 President Veronica Montgomery-Costa, and NYS AFL-CIO President Dennis Hughes.

Sundays, December 14, 21 and 28, 2008 at 8 PM.
Wednesdays, December 17, 24 and 31, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Contract Agreement (mp3 format*)
DC 37 Research and Negotiations Department Director Dennis Sullivan discusses the new 24-month wage pact for 100,000 DC 37 members, with a total of 8.26% in wage hikes.

Sundays, November 23, 30, and December 7, 2008 at 8 PM.
Wednesdays, November 26 and December 3, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Free City Workers from Residency Restriction, It’s a Matter of Fairness. (mp3 format*)
with City Councilmember John Liu (D-Queens), DC 37 Associate Director Oliver Gray, DC 37 Political Action Director Wanda Williams, NYC Sewage Treatment & Senior Sewage Treatment Workers Local 1320 member Frank Vazquez.

Sundays, November 2, 2008 at 8 PM.
Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


November 2008 Elections & NYC’s Wasteful Outside Contracts: (mp3 format*)
Join DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman for a lively discussion on the important issues in this year’s elections and New York City’s wasteful outside contracts that costs taxpayers $9 billion a year, with

DC 37 Assistant Associate Director Henry Garrido and
DC 37 Political Action Department’s Oscar Alvarado

Wednesdays, October 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Sundays, October 5, 12 and 19, 2008 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


DC 37 Fights for Healthcare Coverage and Monitoring for 9/11 Workers and Area Residents: (mp3 format*)
with DC 37 Health and Safety Director Lee Clarke, DC 37 Health and Safety Outreach Specialist Barbara Caporale,
and attorney Robert Grey from Grey & Grey.

Sundays, September 21 and 28, 2008 at 8 PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Sewage Treatment Workers and Madagascar & Horse Exhibits: (mp3 format*)
Join DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, along with co-host DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman, as they welcome Local 1320 NYC Sewage & Senior Treatment Workers President James Tucciarelli to discuss the difficult and dangerous work union members do to keep New York City’s sewage water clean.

Roberts also welcomes Local 1501 NY Zoological Society President Robert Herkommer and Local 1559 American Museum of Natural History President Peter Vreeland for a look at the fine work of union members responsible for two exciting cultural exhibits, “Madagascar” at the Bronx Zoo and “Horse” at the Museum of Natural History.

Sundays, September 7, 14 and 21, 2008 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, September 10, 17 and 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



CUNY Contract Settlement & School Parents Coordinators: (mp3 format*)
Details on a three year contract agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY) and various DC 37 locals representing 10,000 members with Colleen Carew-Rogers, President of Local 2054 New York City College Assistants, Lenore McShane, Vice President of Local 384 City University of New York & Educational Opportunity Centers and David Paskin, Senior Assistant Director, DC 37 Research and Negotiations Dept.

Local 372 School Parents Coordinators, Cynthia Margul and Cesar Vazquez, discuss issues confronting school parent coordinators at the Department of Education.

Wednesdays, Aug 6 and 13, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Sundays, Aug 10 and 17, 2008 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



College of New Rochelle's DC 37 campus: (mp3 format*)
Join DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman as they welcome Dr. Stephen Greenfeld, Acting Director the College of New Rochelle (CNR) DC 37 campus and Theresa Williams-Greene, a 2008 graduate of CNR School of New Resources as they discuss the nation’s only college campus located at a union headquarters. Learn about the many degrees and programs offered to union members and the positive impact that a CNR education has had on their careers and their lives.

Sundays, June 22 and 29, 2008 at 8 PM and
Wednesdays, June 25 and July 2, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



Subprime Mortgage Crisis (mp3 format*)
District Council 37 Assistant Associate Director Henry Garrido and Municipal Employee Legal Services attorney Carla A. Latty discuss DC 37’s housing assistance programs for union members threatened with foreclosure on their homes and members trying to purchase their first home.

Wednesdays, April 23 and April 30, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Sunday, April 27 and May 4, 2008 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



CPC Organizing Drive (mp3 format*)
Organizing Dept. Director Edgar DeJesus and a CPC worker discuss the union’s efforts to organize parks workers at the Central Park Conservancy; Tax Preparing Program segment with Asst. Dir. Moira Dolan and German Tejera of Food Change; Women’s History conversation with DC 37’s Women Committee Chair Walthene Primus.

Sundays, March 30 and April 6, 2008 at 8 PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



Women's History Month Special (mp3 format*)
Eleanor Roosevelt
with author
Blanche Wiesen Cook

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Sunday, March, 23, 2008 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



School Kitchens Law: a Triumph for Local 372 and DC 37 (mp3 format*)
with
Veronica Montgomery-Costa, Pres. Local 372, NYC Board of Education Employees and President of DC 37
Wanda Williams, Director, DC 37 Political Action Department
Lee Clarke, Director, DC 37 Occupational Safety and Health Department

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 8 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



OTB Generates More Revenue Than It Spends
But is Scheduled for Termination in June
(mp3 format*)
with
Leonard Allen
President, Local 2021, Off-Track Betting Corporation Employees

Sundays, February 17 and 24, 2008 at 8 pm
Wednesdays, February 20 and 27, 2008 and 1:30 pm
WNYE, 91.5 FM


The Cruel Years: American Voices at the Dawn of the 20th Century (mp3 format*)
A candid glimpse of the turmoil, oppression and injustice of the early 1900s
through the words of 22 working women and men
with
William Loren Katz and Laurie R. Lehman

Sundays, Dec 30, 2007 and Jan 6, 2008 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, Jan. 2 and 9, 2008 at 1:30 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, 2005 at 8 PM
Wednesday, May 11 and 18, 2005 at 5 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM




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