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May 20, 2012 - Two back to back action packed shows!
We have been diligently resting, and recharging our batteries to bring you another awesome show next week. This Sunday we will be bringing you our final ½ hour re-run show that was co-hosted by the United Auto Workers Brian Schneck. We chat up CEO’s paying their fair share with some Cablevision workers from Nassau explaining why they are organizing their union. Then co-...
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May is Electrical Safety Month. Once again some lucky kids from a Hauppauge school will be participating in the IBEW 1049 Annual Kids Day at the IBEW 1049 Union Hall on Wednesday, May 23rd. These kids will get rides in bucket trucks, climb some poles and learn how to be safe around electricity by union certified training instructors.
American Airlines is still refusing to hand over mailing labels to the National Mediationi Board so that passenger service agents can vote on union representation. So workers took matters into their own hands. Recently, a group of agents and supporters hand delivered labels containing the names and mailing addresses of nearly all voting eligible employees to the NMBi's general counsel, urging her to move forward on the union representation election for nearly 10,000 agents. Last December, CWA filed a request with the NMB for an election, which was supported by more than 35 percent of workers.
The Working Theatre is inviting people to the 2012 Annual Awards Ceremony honoring Mike Fishman of the Service Employees Local 32BJ. Working Theatre looks to bridge the gap between the arts, labor & community. The event is on Monday, May 21st at 6:00 pm at Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th Street).
Got an OSHAi app for that? The White House hosted a May 16 event launching a safety data initiative to make government data relating to safety more accessible and user-friendly. The new app challenge, aka the Worker Safety and Health Challenge - echoes the central mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; making sure workers stay safe healthy and above all, alive on the job. The goal of the challenge is to create tools that demonstrate the importance of knowing about workplace safety and health and tools that help young people understand their rights in the workplace.
Hard Times: Lost on Long Island was awarded "Best Documentary" at the 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival. This documentary follows the story of the long-term unemployed and exemplifies the shrinking of the middle class by chronicling the lives of four families. The film will be played at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington on June 20th at 7:00 PM. Admission is just $15, JWJis organizing it.
Vision Long Guy Land. So a bunch of politicians and developers will be on hand at the 11th Annual Smart Growth Awards Luncheon at the Huntington Hilton in Melville on Friday, June 15th. Register here. For over a decade, Vision Long Island has been honoring the individuals and organizations that display true Smart Growth leadership in advancing projects, policies, regulations and initiatives. Specific focus areas include mixed-use development, affordable housing, environmental health and safety, open space and historic preservation, traffic calming and pedestrian safety, transportation enhancements, clean energy, downtown revitalization and/or community-based planning.
NYSUT launches ad campaign to tout successes, urge 'yes' votes
ALBANY, N.Y. April 23, 2012 - New York State United Teachers today launched a three-week, statewide $2 million radio and television ad campaign to tout the good work of teachers in improving student performance in our public schools, and to urge voters to avoid deeper cuts to school programs by approving local school budgets on May 15.
The radio campaign, which begins today, and the television ads, which launch later this week, both focus on the run of excellent news about public school performance. Last month, America's Promise Alliance reported that New York was one of only two states to have increased graduation rates by double digits. The report, presented at a national summit on increasing graduation rates, showed New York's graduation rate climbed from 60.5 percent to 73.5 percent over a seven-year period, even with the state's more rigorous standards and graduation requirements.
"Despite assertions by some in public office, New York is clearly moving in the right direction, and that's a credit to the hard work and dedication of teachers and students across the state," said NYSUT President Richard C. Iannuzzi. "The challenge now is to continue making progress despite the cumulative impact of devastating budget cuts. These cuts - along with reductions being implemented around the state because of the new, horrific tax cap - are resulting in a new round of program cuts as well as reductions in teaching staff and support personnel. Together, these cuts are hurting every public school student in New York."
Learn more
http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/mediareleases_17747.htm
Back room trade deals benefit big corporations at the expense of working people. We need your help demanding that U.S. officials move the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement negotiations into the light of day.
The Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement is a massive new trade deal for the Pacific Rim. After eleven major rounds of negotiations, the United States has reportedly introduced proposals for most, if not all, of an estimated 26 separate chapters for this pact — proposals that will likely affect jobs, wages, agriculture, migration, consumer safety, the environment, financial regulations, access to medicine, indigenous rights, public procurement and more in our communities and throughout the world.
Despite the far-reaching nature of the Trans-Pacific FTA, the U.S. Trade Representative has refused to release any of its negotiating proposals for public scrutiny. One corporate trade attorney with decades of experience in international trade negotiations recently gloated that, "This is the least transparent trade negotiation I have ever seen." That isn't right and has to change.
What's even worse, however, is that while you, I and the majority of Americans are barred from knowing what's taking place in the Trans-Pacific FTA negotiations, approximately 600 corporate lobbyists have been named "cleared advisors," giving them regular access to the negotiating documents and negotiators.
This type of back-room deal making is unacceptable in a democracy, and it is even outside of the norm for international trade negotiations. Even the World Trade Organization (WTO) publishes its draft negotiating proposals online for public review and comment.
Please sign our online petition urging U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to publicly release the negotiating proposals for the Trans-Pacific FTA. All petitions will be delivered to U.S. trade negotiators prior to the start of the next negotiating round in Dallas this May.
You deserve the right to know what U.S. trade negotiators are negotiating in your name. Please take action now. http://action.cwa-union.org/c/1372/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4310
Free Retirement Seminar
Thursday May 3 at 6:00pm
Palmers Restaurant, Farmingdale NY
RSVP to vincent.valerio@ml.com
Visit the ALL KIDS FAIR Sunday, April 22nd and attend CurrentSAFE's class "Keeping your Kids and Home Safe from Electrical Fires" 2:30pm.
Discount Coupon: use Coupon Code "Email" at http://www.AllKidsFair.com
and pay only $3 admission (instead of $5) when you purchase 2 or more tickets.
On March 22, T-Mobile announced that they will be closing seven major call centers nationwide, eliminating the livelihood of more than 3,300 families.
Jim B., from T-Mobile’s soon-to-be-closed call center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, captured our feelings perfectly: “Who in the world is okay with this?”
T-Mobile chose to close these call centers, but they have another option. Instead of routing calls from U.S. customers to overseas call centers, they could keep calls from U.S. customers in the U.S. and keep the call centers open. T-Mobile has shifted 6,000 customer service jobs offshore to countries like Honduras and the Philippines.
The call centers won’t shut down until June, so we have time to convince T-Mobile executives that they’ve made a mistake.
Click here http://action.cwa-union.org/c/312/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4083 to send a message to T-Mobile’s CEO Philipp Humm urging him to keep American call centers open.
Long Island Home Show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale this weekend:
Friday, March 30, 11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday, March 31, 10:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday, April 1, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Stop by the CurrentSAFE booth, mention UCOMM radio & get a FREE gift!
Visit http://www.currentsafeny.com for more info.
NBC will be broadcasting "George to the Rescue" which highlights the New York City Building & Construction Trades Council this Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10 a.m.
The Building & Construction Trades Council supplied 400 volunteers to renovate Anita Clark's home in Brooklyn, NY. Anita Clark, a single-mom and 25 year veteran of the NYPD who devotes herself to caring for her daughter and mother is a first-time home owner after winning an affordable housing lottery that set the family up in Brooklyn, NY. Clark has since realized that a dream which was once a blessing quickly turned into a nightmare. Faulty plumbing below the sidewalks and streets surrounding Clark's home led to massive backups which eventually bought floods into the first floor of the home.
Congratulations Kris and everyone at UCOMM Radio on your First Anniversary!! Sara Fusco, Labor-Lines
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- Breaking: Utility Labor Report: Deny Eminent Domain rights to transmission projects outside NYS #constantcontact t.co/1WRfYjif
- Local 83 IBEW Business Manager Viewpoints Letter: Gannett papers: Electrical safety can save lives t.co/IyGa4XFG via @pressconnects
- Laborers 66 mobilizing for Letter Carriers Food Drive - The Laborer (May 11th) #constantcontact t.co/LkQ5Dchm
NYSUT Ad Campaign - awesome.
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