Archive for the ‘collective bargaining’ tag
Prejudice against Muslims, what happens if abortion is illegal, Walmart files charges against union
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Allison and Jamie discuss Hostess closing shop and everyone blaming unions, prejudice toward Muslims, the ongoing assault on Gaza, what happens if abortion is illegal, and how Walmart filed charges against the UFCW in anticipation of Black Friday strikes, and Transgender murder rates.
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Obama won. Now, let’s talk about drones, workers’ rights, and negotiations with Iran
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Allison and Jamie discuss Obama’s victory, and how this hopefully means we can now go on to discuss things like drones, workers’ rights, and negotiations with Iran. Also, Allison talks abot Occupy Sandy, and Jamie shares a weird story involving a mullet.
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CIA seeks to expand drone strikes to ‘trouble spots’, Detroit Water Dept worker declares strike a victory
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Allison and Jamie discuss the expanding drone strikes, AFSCME 207′s Recording Secretary Sue Ryan joins the show to discuss Detroit’s Water Department strike, and the union’s subsequent victory.
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EXCLUSIVE interview with Koch employee denied job for being “too political,” it’s time to #changethedebate
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Allison and Jamie are back with tales of their meeting, plus interviews with Travis McKinney, a Koch employee denied a job for being “too political” (at 31:00), and Nelini Stamp (@NelStamp) about the current status of Occupy Wall Street, and her work in Florida with a group of students and youth organizing against the school to prison pipeling and the two crows (Jim and Juan) (at 48:00).
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Thomas Friedman brings more of the stupid, Chicago teachers vote to end strike
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Friedo brings the stupid (again), Chicago teachers vote to end strike, Obama administration appeals indefinite detention ruling, Wisconsin collective bargaining ruling struck down, SB 1070 officially starts.
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Wisconsin and the rigged game, listener mail, NYPD faces lawsuits on multiple fronts
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Wisconsin results and the rigged game, NYPD faces lawsuits on multiple fronts, empowering citizens to fight “Stop and Frisk“, Jamie offers comedy advice.
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Interviews with Herman Cain and labor journalist Mike Elk
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Allison interviews Herman Cain about the numerous accusations of sexual harassment and assault being directed at him and labor journalist Mike Elk about election results in Ohio, Denver, and his habit of constantly running into war criminals. Also, Mississippi’s personhood law gets shot down by voters.
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An egg is not a person, interview with PM Berlusconi, OWS field report, donations for winter
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Mississippi votes on the highly controversial “personhood” amendment, while Ohio prepares to shoot down Gov. Kasich’s anti-union law. Italy’s Prime Minister resigns, Jesse Myerson (@JAMyerson) sends in a field report featuring a march from Washington Heights to Occupy Wall Street, and Lee Papa (@rudepundit) talks about his project “Blanket The Earth” (@blankettheearth) which seeks to collect winter gear for OWS.
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Canadian badasses, whiney billionaires’ club, Gov. Walker’s next evil plan
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Tribute to Canadian badasses for protesting Dick Cheney and the Keystone XL pipeline, billionaire whines that President Obama is being mean to him, Gov. Walker wants the power to throw out petitions demanding his removal, Gov. Cuomo goes to war with unions, and CR offers some advice to a young man who recently lost his best friend.
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Toronto: Dark Comedy Festival September 29 & 30 @ 8PM and October 1 @ 10:30PM.
NYC: See Jamie at Gotham Comedy Club October 11th at 9:30. Buy tickets here.
Australia: October 20 @ Trade’s Hall in Melbourne, Friday October 21 in Sydney @ The Manning Bar, and October 22 @ Brisbane Power House.
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Privatizing soldiers’ pensions, Verizon strike, Jamie’s Twitter war
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In Empire Collapse Watch, Allison explains why privatizing soldiers’ pensions is a terrible idea. Also, Wisconsin’s largest teacher union plans on laying off 40 percent of its staff members, Verizon retaliates against its striking employees by cancelling their healthcare plans, 92 percent of foreclosures in New York lack proper documents, Murdoch’s empire keeps crumbling, Rick Perry is crazy, and updates from Australia.
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