Celebrations and Negotiations (S12-E4) 11/15/2023 - Full Episode

In this episode of AudioFiles season 12, We head to Midtown, Manhattan where thousands of Service Employees International Union members rally ahead of the first day of contract negotiations. We also meet Indian Americans celebrating Diwali, and learn more about what it means to have the holiday recognized by the city government. Later in the show, Reporter Kimberly Izar heads to Hostos Community College where PSC-CUNY union members at three Bronx campuses delivered petitions to their college presidents to demand a new contract. Then, our host Christian Nazario sits down with Robert Fanuzzi, the president of the Bronx Council For Environmental Quality, to talk about how the Mayor's new program to extend the city’s greenway corridors is beneficial to New Yorkers. Managing Producer: Ashley Reed Host: Christian Nazario Show Producer: Nicolas Magrino Associate Producer: Amanda Kari McHugh Reporters: Rachel Goldman, Kimberly Izar, Amanda Kari McHugh, Aaliyah Fisher, Safiyah Riddle, Sajina Shrestha, Cullen Fagan and Jiana Smith Editors: Maggie Freleng and Richard Yeh Sound Engineers: Amber Watson and Chad Bernhard. Guests: Marcella Moslow, Robert Fanuzzi, and Justin Pines. Music credits: Jason Shaw, Benjamin Tissot, Justin Pines, Celdro & Emil Wennerholm, Monplaisir, Beat Mekanik, and Aldous Ichnite