The Rick Smith Show

Will Fischer sits down with the RSS at the PA AFL-CIO Convention to talk

Will Fischer, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council and friend of the Rick Smith Show, calls Veteran Class issues and Working Class issues the same.

Randi Weingarten talks Education at the PA AFL-CIO Convention

Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, sits down with Rick at the PA AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia to talk the state of education.

Will Fischer gives INCREDIBLE Speech at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention

Will Fischer, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council, declares Veteran Class issues are Working Class issues in rallying speech at Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention.

The Rick Smith Show - Full Show - April 6, 2016

Rebecca Vallas, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress talks minimum wage and tipped minimum.

Joe Antel, President of the State Association of NALC defends the US Post Office against the privatization.

Kathy Manderino, Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor fights wage theft and talks need for good governance to keep workers paid and safe.

Pat Eiding, President of Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO talks turning around Philadelphia and future opportunities for workers.

Rich Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO joins Rick to discuss national issues workers face and the Labor movement.

Ted Kirsch, President of the American Federation of Teachers – Pennsylvania, talks the state of education in PA.

Brian Fallon, National Press Secretary for the Hillary Campaign talks the race for the Democratic Nomination.

Ryan Hughes, Pennsylvania State Director for the Bernie Sanders campaign, discusses the state of Democratic primary in the 2016 Presidential Campaign.

Brian Fallon talks Hillary Clinton's Campaign for President

Brian Fallon, National Press Secretary for the Hillary Campaign talks the race for the Democratic Nomination.

Kathy Maderino talks Pennsylvania Labor Movement at PA AFL-CIO Convention

Kathy Manderino, Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor fights wage theft and talks need for good governance to keep workers paid and safe.

Joe Antel defends United States Postal Service

Joe Antel, President of the State Association of NALC defends the US Post Office against the privatization.

Ryan Hughes talks Bernie Sanders' Campaign for President

Ryan Hughes, Pennsylvania State Director for the Bernie Sanders campaign, discusses the state of Democratic primary in the 2016 Presidential Campaign.

Ted Kirsch talks the state of Education in Pennsylvania

Ted Kirsch, President of the American Federation of Teachers – Pennsylvania, talks the state of education in PA.

Pat Eiding talks the Future of Workers and Philadelphia Labor

Pat Eiding, President of Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO talks turning around Philadelphia and future opportunities for workers.

Richard Trumka discusses the Labor Movement at the PA AFL-CIO Convention

Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO joins Rick to discuss national issues workers face and the Labor movement.

Rebecca Vallas talks minimum wage

Rebecca Vallas, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress talks minimum wage and tipped minimum.

The Rick Smith Show Full 3 hours for April 4, 2016

Jerame Davis, Executive Director of Pride at Work joins Rick to talk about recent right wing attacks on the LBGTQ community by legislatures across the country and how these attacks harm not just the LBGTQ community and workers, but society as a whole. 

Tony Trupiano, TandZtalk host joins Rick to talk about corporate governance in light of his home state of Michigan politically imploding and how the same policies pushed by MI Governor Rick Snyder are being pushed in other states with similar outcomes.

New York Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky joins Rick to discuss his recent legislation to return the public schools to the local community and how activists and politicians are leading the fight.

Jeanette Deutermann, founder of Long Island Opt Out joins Rick to talk about how parents, teachers, and education activists have successfully organized to reclaim their public schools and what other communities can do to follow their lead.  

Jerame Davis talks Right Wing Attacks on LGBT Community

Jerame Davis, Executive Director of Pride at Work joins Rick to talk about recent right wing attacks on the LBGTQ community by legislatures across the country and how these attacks harm not just the LBGTQ community and workers, but society as a whole.  

Tony Trupiano talks Michigan Political Implosion

Tony Trupiano, TandZtalk host joins Rick to talk about corporate governance in light of his home state of Michigan politically imploding and how the same policies pushed by MI Governor Rick Snyder are being pushed in other states with similar outcomes. 

Assemblyman Kaminsky talks Education Legislation

New York Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky joins Rick to discuss his recent legislation to return the public schools to the local community and how activists and politicians are leading the fight. 

Jeanette Deutermann talks Fighting Back on Education Privatization

Jeanette Deutermann, founder of Long Island Opt Out joins Rick to talk about how parents, teachers, and education activists have successfully organized to reclaim their public schools and what other communities can do to follow their lead.  

The Rick Smith Show Full 3 hours for April 1, 2016

Laura Rosenberger, Foreign Policy Advisor for Hillary for America joins Rick to talk about Hillary’s plan to invest in manufacturing and why she would be the best choice for Pennsylvania Democrats in the April 26^thprimary election.

Anne Shoup, Director of BridgeProject21 at American Bridge joins Rick to talk about their newly released report, THE KOCHSTONE STATE: HOW THE KOCH BROTHERS' GROWING INFLUENCE IS HURTING PENNSYLVANIANS.

Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and Naked Keynes blogger joins Rick to discuss the latest jobs numbers and talk about the need for policies to grow the manufacturing sector in the country.

Isaiah Poole, Director of Online Communications for the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to talk about Mississippi House Bill 1523, North Carolina’s HB 2 and the push by the radical right to push a Christian version of Sharia Law.  

John Moeller, Board Member of the Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates and PAC joins Rick to discuss the recent comments by GOP Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump that women should be punished for having an abortion and examine recent bills attacking a women’s right to choose from around the nation. 

 

Laura Rosenberger talks Hillary for President

Laura Rosenberger, Foreign Policy Advisor for Hillary for America joins Rick to talk about Hillary’s plan to invest in manufacturing and why she would be the best choice for Pennsylvania Democrats in the April 26^thprimary election.

Anne Shoup talk Koch Brothers influence in PA and the Nation

Anne Shoup, Director of BridgeProject21 at American Bridge joins Rick to talk about their newly released report, THE KOCHSTONE STATE: HOW THE KOCH BROTHERS' GROWING INFLUENCE IS HURTING PENNSYLVANIANS.