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Episodes
Tuesday May 17, 2016
Tuesday May 17, 2016
Keith Rouda, Progressive Change Campaign Committee's Online Member Engagement Director joins Rick on the ground from Kentucky as voters head to the polls to talk about what voters are saying and what issues are resonating. Is it Hillary? Bernie? Or The Donald?
Heather Slavkin Corzo, Director of Office of Investment with the AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk about their new report on CEO pay in America and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of having a massive 335 times CEO to worker pay gap.
Ed Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk presidential positions on transportation issues ahead of the KY and OR primaries as well as recap last week’s rally in DC against Norwegian Air being allowed to violate the law.
Brendan Duke, Associate Director of Economic Policy joins Rick to discuss the Obama administration’s new overtime regulations and how these changes will help workers across the nation.
Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist with the AFL-CIO joins Rick to explain conditions in Colombia since the passage of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and why the AFL-CIO filed a Labor Rights Petition against Colombia.
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