On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz we devote the entire hour to the Supreme Court’s Janus decision. What does the majority court’s opinion really say? What are the immediate ramifications now facing Labor Unions? Might the dreaded decision actually serve as the catalyst for a newly-reinvigorated spirit of collective activism? And will that rekindled spirit move the Democratic Party to finally shed the big money corporatism that has proven so toxic to working men and women? DC1707 Executive Director Kim Medina, Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association President Elias Husamudeen, DC37 Director of Strategic Communications Chris Policano, and NYS Public Employees Conference Chair Peter Meringolo join in a lively, wide-ranging discussion.

Blue Collar Buzz

BCB 7/3/18 Special Janus Episode Pt.1

BCB 7/3/18 Special Janus Episode Pt. 4

BCB 7/3/18 Special Janus Episode Pt. 3

BCB 7/3/18 Special Janus Episode Pt. 2

On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz we’re revisiting the workers at CVS on Flatbush Avenue and their ongoing fight to become the first unionized shop on the East Coast to secure a fairly bargained contract from the giant pharmaceutical chain. Despite successfully organizing nearly three years ago, CVS continues to drag its feet. Local 338’s Mike Pasquaretta and Yomaira Franqui fill us in on the latest. Also joining us in the studio are labor historian Jane LaTour and labor rights and anti-REBNY activist Ray Rogers who discuss the ongoing closures of small businesses throughout the city, as well as the more than 450-day old strike against Cable-TV behemoth Charter/Spectrum.

BCB 6/26/18 BK CVS Contract Fight, Pt.1

BCB 6/26/18 BK CVS Contract Fight, Pt. 2

BCB 6/26/18 Jane LaTour & Ray Rogers/Spectrum Strike

BCB 6/26/18 Jane LaTour & Ray Rogers/NYC's Small Business Survival Act

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