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Labor Vision
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The living history of the Rhode Island Labor Movement. Broadcast since 1986, Labor Vision is the only program dedicated exclusively to covering issues of concern to Rhode Island workers and their families.
Episodes
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A Green Economy for Rhode Island with Climate Jobs RI
Labor Vision host Autumn Guillotte sits down with Climate Jobs RI’s Erica Hammond, Lead Organizer, Mike Roles, Policy Director, and Aislinn Hanley, Energy Fellow to talk about victories in 2022 and upcoming 2023 priorities. In 2022, Climate Jobs RI’s successes included strengthening labor…
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Part 2: Organizing and Reinventing Unions in the 1970s and 1980s
This special podcast episode covers the second half of the Rhode Island Labor History Society Panel Discussion “Organizing and Reinventing Unions in the 1970s and 1980s: Stories and Lessons Learned by Those Who Were There” and features panelists Tracy Fitzpatrick, Jim McGetrick, and Reverend…
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Part 1: Organizing and Reinventing Unions in the 1970s and 1980s
This special podcast episode covers the Rhode Island Labor History Society Panel Discussion “Organizing and Reinventing Unions in the 1970s and 1980s: Stories and Lessons Learned by Those Who Were There” and features the first two panelists of the event, George Nee and Scott Molloy, Ph.D. George...
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Labor Vision: Staffing Crisis At Rhode Island Dept Of Human Services (DHS)
Show host Autumn sits down with Matthew Gunnip, President, Service Employees International Union SEIU Local 580 and Rafael Martinez, President, AFSCME Local 2882 to talk about the staffing issues at DHS. Due to the understaffing and the pandemic, massive backlogs for vital assistance are keeping...
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Labor Vision: The Free College Program of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO
Did you know that as a member of a labor union affiliated with the Rhode Island AFL-CIO you and your family members can get a FREE college degree? This week on Labor Vision, Learn about the No Cost College program with Michael Perik, CEO, Student Resource Center. Hosted by Bob Delaney and Erica...
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Labor Vision: The Opioid Crisis ( Part 3) Peer Recovery Programs: Part three of a Labor Vision series on tackling the opioid crisis within the labor movement
Opioid Crisis In The Building & Construction Trades (part lll). Jill Traecy, Independent Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Health Initiatives Manager at Building Futures, and Tim Potter an Electrician with IBEW Local 99 and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist discuss the Peer Recovery Program…
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Labor Vision: The Opioid Crisis ( Part 2) Organizing against opioids: Part two of a Labor Vision series on tackling the opioid crisis within the labor movement
Erica Hammond sits down with Jill Traecy, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker & Health Initiatives Manager at Building Futures, to discuss a new training she’s been working on with partners like the RI Building and Construction Trades Council, the Associated General Contractors of...
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Labor Vision: The Opioid Crisis (Part I) - Building and Construction Industry Impact
Nationally, construction workers account for 20-25% of overdose fatalities and in Rhode Island, 1 in 5 individuals who have died of an overdose worked in the construction industry. Over the past few years, the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council, along with several partners, are...
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Labor Vision: RI AFL-CIO 2021 Legislative Agenda & Update With George Nee & Patrick Crowley
RI AFL-CIO 2021 Legislative Agenda & Update With George Nee & Patrick Crowley. On the latest episode of Labor Vision, RI AFL-CIO's President George Nee and Secretary-Treasurer Patrick Crowley discuss a handful of the legislation on RI Labor's agenda for next year's legislative session. President...
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Labor Vision: NEARI's Children's Fund 2020
NEARI Holiday Children's Fund 2020 Erica is joined by National Education Association of Rhode Island (NEARI) President, Lawrence Purtill, and Children's Fund Coordinator, Valerie Staples. They talk about NEARI's Children's Fund and how it came to fruition over thirty years ago. The pair also...
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Labor Vision: Teamsters Local 251 shows how to organizer new workers during the COVID 19 pandemic
In this segment Erica Hammond (ILSR) sits down with Teamsters Local 251’s Principal Officer, Matthew Taibi and Organizer, Michael Simone. The group discusses the two organizing drives turned victories with Johnson Brothers of RI and Stericycle. Taibi and Simone also highlight their contract...
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Labor Vision: Scenes from the SEIU Local 1199NE strike at Bannister House
Now showing on Labor Vision, the frontline workers of SEIU Local 1199NE at Bannister House in Providence went on strike from Oct. 2-4 for safe staffing legislation. Watch and listen how labor leaders and politicians alike question how residents are shortchanged by receiving only two hours a day…
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Labor Vision: A visit to Rhode Island's Building Futures program
Labor Vision goes on location to learn about the pre-apprenticeship program at Building Futures as Director Andrew Cortés gives a tour of the Building Futures training facility and discusses how they give back to the community. Here, in partnership with One Neighborhood, Building Futures helps to...
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Labor Vision: Updates from the Rhode Island Labor Movement during COVID
President Nee and Secretary-Treasurer Crowley join Erica Hammond to talk about the alternate nature of doing things in these times, from working at the legislature, to organizing, and holding rallies and strikes, all virtually. As well as working to achieve electoral goals, including the bond...
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Labor Vision: The Institute for Labor Studies and Research & COVID19
Hosts Bob Delaney, Exec Director, & Erica Hammond, Labor Liaison , speak with Fatima Martin, and Sabine Adrian about the challenges facing the Institute for Labor Studies and changes made to our various programs as we transition to on-line learning during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Labor Vision TV COVID-19 Crisis With Larry Purtill, President of National Education Association Rhode Island
Labor Vision's Erica Hammond interviews NEARI President Larry Purtill about the how the educators of Rhode Island are rising to the challenge of distance learning during the Covid-19 crisis. http://neari.org/
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Labor Vision TV COVID-19 Crisis With Jay Walsh, American Association Of University Professors
Labor Vision's Erica Hammond interviews URI AAUP Executive Director Jay Walsh about his union's response to the COVID-19 crisis. http://www.uriaaup.org/
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Labor Vision: Rhode Island AFL-CIO -Labors Response To The COVID-19 Crises In RI
Rhode Island AFL-CIO - Labors Response to the COVID-19 Crises in RI with Patrick Crowley, Secretary-Treasurer, RI AFL_CIO. Hosted by Erica Hammond, Institute for Labor Studies and Research. 2020 US Census with RI State Senator, Sandra Cano. Hosted by Thom Cahir, RI AFL-CIO
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Labor Vision: SEIU 1199 Healthcare Workers Minimum Staffing, VICTORY! Scituate Custodians
In the first half of the show, Rep, David Bennett (D) Warwick, and SEIU Healthcare 1199NE Elected Organizer, Emmanuel Falck sit down to talk about a series of issues with Erica Hammond, including the recent vote to increase the minimum wage in Rhode Island; the fact RI is the only state in New...
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Labor Vision : Women @ Work 3 (CLUW) Help A Sister Out, Legislative Issues With RI Sen Dawn Euer
Women @ Work 3 Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) Help A Sister Out, Period campaign with RI Senator Valerie Lawson & Desiree Leclair, SEIU Training Fund and newly elected President of Rhode Island CLUW. In the first half of the show, Erica Hammond sits down with Sen. Val Lawson and...
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Labor Vision: UFCW 328 Organizing, Celebrate People Not Robots
In what has proved to be a very turbulent period for UFCW Local 328, Secretary-Treasurer Domenic Pontarelli and Lead Organizer Sam Marvin sit down with Erica Hammond in the first half of the program to discuss the ongoing troubles with Durham School Services and their unwillingness to recognize,...
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Labor Vision: What's going on in Providence Public Schools?
Colleen Callahan, Ed.D, and Frank Flynn, President, RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals. Before the recent viral outbreak forced school closings, the Providence schools were taken over by the state of Rhode Island; and in response, Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth...
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Labor Vision: Interview with Jenn Woods from the Center for Justice and
In the first half of the show, Jenn Woods, Executive Director of the Center for Justice, sits down with Erica Hammond to discuss the work the center does on behalf of workers' rights, especially when it comes to the all-too-common practice of wage theft on the part of employers; as well as their...
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Labor Vision: Public Education Unions & Get to know AFSCME Council 94
In the first half of the show, Erica Hammond sits down with the presidents of two of the largest public sector unions in the state, respectively, Lawrence Purtill of the National Education Association Rhode Island and Frank Flynn of the RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, to talk...
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Labor Vision: Working Women in Leadership and URI AAUP
In the first half of the program, Stephanie Mandeville from NEARI and Kathy McElroy of SEIU Local 580 sit down with Erica Hammond for the "Women in Leadership," program of our Women at Work series, talking briefly about their unions, who they represent, the role they play, and any specific issues...
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Labor Vision: Labor's Legislative Agenda with RI AFL-CIO leaders George Nee and Maureen Martin
As the General Assembly gears up for its annual session, President George Nee and Secretary-Treasurer Maureen Martin sit down with Erica Hammond for an extended look back at last year's legislative victories and setbacks, including the Contract Continuation bill, and Firefighter OT bill; and look...
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Labor Vision : Seasons Greeting from the Rhode Island Labor Movement and the 2019 Gingerbread Express!
Seasons Greetings from the Rhode Island Labor Movement and the annual NEARI Gingerbread Express celebration.
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Labor Vision: Fighting Privatization in Scituate and Learning more about the RI Workers Comp Court
Bob Delaney sits down with Josh Homerston and Nick Carnevale, two of the union custodians fighting a privatization drive in Scituate. In part 2 Chief Judge Robert Ferrieri, and Associate Judge Steven Minicucci of the RI Workers’ Compensation Court to continue their discussion of the important…
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Labor Vision: Jennifer Wood from the Center for Justice and Big Brother/Big Sister Event
At the RI AFL-CIO convention, Jennifer Wood, executive director of the Center for Justice outlined her organization's mission to provide legal services for those most in need. And in the second half of the show, highlights from the annual Big Brother/Big Sister Halloween Hike in Roger Williams…
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Labor Vision: Interviews with Economic Progress Institute and the RI Workers Compensation Court
In the first half of the show, Rachel Flum, executive director of the Economic Progress Institute, and Andrew Schiff, chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank sit down with Erica Hammond to talk about the growing wealth gap in our community Also, Bob Delaney sits down with...
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Labor Vision: SEIU 1199NE Collectively Bargained Training Funds
Part One: Collectively Bargained Training Funds with Desiree Leclair, Director, Training and Upgrading Fund and Dulari Tahbildar, Director, Childcare Training Fund, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199NE. Part Two: Ergonomics with Dr. Lee Okurowski, Medical Director, Occupational and...
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The living history of the Rhode Island Labor Movement. Broadcast since 1986, Labor Vision is the only program dedicated exclusively to covering issues of concern to Rhode Island workers and their families.
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