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2009 and Earlier Archived Radio Shows


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| 2009 & Earlier

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Election Aftermath and State Budget Woes (mp3 format)*
Assembly member Adriano Espaillat of Manhattan joins DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman for a serious discussion of the impact of the Nov. 3 election results on New York City’s political landscape and the budget problems in Albany.

Sundays, November 22 and 29, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.


Issues at Stake in the Nov. 3, 2009 Mayoral Election (mp3 format)*
DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman discuss the issues at stake in this year’s mayoral election, and why Bill Thompson should be the next mayor of New York City with Communications Workers of America Local 1180 president Arthur Cheliotes.


Democratic Candidate Bill Thompson: A Mayor for All New Yorkers (mp3 format*)
Bill Thompson, the DC 37-endorsed Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York, joins DC Executive Director Lillian Roberts, co-host DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman and DC 37 Political Action and Legislation Director Wanda Williams for an in-depth discussion of jobs, double-digit unemployment, affordable housing, school governance and other issues important to DC 37, other labor unions and all New Yorkers.

Sundays, October 4 and 11, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, October 7 and 14, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM.



Health Care Reform Now and 2009 Labor Day Parade (mp3 format*)
Executive Director Lillian Roberts and co-host DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman welcome Mark Hannay of the Health Care for All Campaign for an in-depth discussion on health care reform. Also, a lively chat on the 2009 Labor Day Parade with Peter Stein, President of NYC Lifeguard Supervisors Local 508 and Walthene Primus, President of NYC Housing Authority Clerical Employees Local 957.

Sundays, August 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, August 12, 19 and 26, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM


Cut Private Contractors, Not Public Services (mp3 format*)
DC 37 Assistant Associate Director Henry Garrido joins Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman to discuss importance of cutting the private contractors, not the public services.

Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, July 12, 19 and 26, 2009 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM



Council Member John Liu Speaks Out Against City’s Private Contracts:
(mp3 format*)
City Council Member John Liu of Queens joins DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman to discuss the city’s $9 billion budget for private contracts.

Wednesdays, June 10, 17 and 24, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, June 14, 21 and 28, 2009 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM



Mayoral Control of the Public Schools- Why it should end: (mp3 format*)
City Councilmember Charles Barron from Brooklyn and Veronica Montgomery-Costa, president of DC 37 and NYC Board of Education Employees Local 372 join Executive Director Lillian Roberts and DC 37 Secretary Cliff Koppelman to make their case for ending mayoral control of the city’s public schools.

Wednesdays, May 13, 20, and 27, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Sundays, May 17, 24 and 31, 2009 at 8 p.m.
WNYE 91.5 FM

Fighting Budget Cuts to Healthcare and Schools (mp3 format*)
Local 3621 President Tom Eppinger, Local 372 Executive Vice-President Santos Crespo and Judy Wessler, Director of the Commission on the Public’s Health System discuss the devastating impact that millions of dollars in proposed budget cuts to healthcare and the schools would have on the city.

Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2009 at 1:30 PM and
Sundays, April 12, 19 & 26, 2009 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



The White Papers: “Massive Waste At A Time of Need” (mp3 format*)
DC 37 Assistant Associate Editor Henry Garrido and the Director of DC 37’s Blue Collar Division Jose Sierra discuss how the City can save over $130 million by ending contracts to an unelected and unaccountable “shadow government” of private contractors and outside consultants.

Wednesdays, March 15, 22, and 29, 2009 at 1:30 PM and
Sundays, March 18 and 25, 2009 at 8 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM


Fighting Proposed Funding Cuts to the Public Libraries and Culturals (mp3 format*)
With the heads of DC 37’s three NYC library locals: the New York Public Library Guild Local 1930 President Carol Thomas, the Brooklyn Library Guild Local 1482 President Eileen Muller, and the Queens Library Guild Local 1321 President Margarlit Susser. Also, American Museum of Natural History Local 1559 President Peter Vreeland, New York Zoological Society Local 1501 President Robert Herkommer and Local 1501 Vice-President John Perez.

Sundays, March 1 and 8, 2009 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, March 4 and 1, 2009 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



City Council Passes Residency Bill & Union Fights Child Welfare Workers Lay-offs: (mp3 format*)
NYC Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549 President Eddie Rodriguez discusses the City Council’s overwhelming approval of legislation that gives city workers the freedom to choose to live in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties and Social Services Employees Union Local 371 President Faye Moore talks about the fight to save 390 Child Welfare Specialist jobs at the Administration for Children Services.

Sundays, Feb. 8 and 15, 2009 at 8 PM
Wednesdays, Feb. 11 and 18, 2009 at 1:30 PM
WNYE, 91.5 FM



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



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


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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