4/26/2019: Mayor Fung, Bob Walsh
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung and teachers union leader Bob Walsh debate two controversial labor bills before lawmakers.
Episode 15 of the Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News podcast, hosted by Tim White, titled "4/26/2019: Mayor Fung, Bob Walsh" was published on April 26, 2019 and runs 48 minutes.
April 26, 2019 ·48m · Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News
Summary
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung and teachers union leader Bob Walsh debate two controversial labor bills before lawmakers.
Episode Description
This week on Newsmakers: Mayor Allan Fung, R-Cranston, and the executive director of the National Education Association Rhode Island, Robert Walsh. House lawmakers passed two controversial bills pushed by organized labor in recent weeks: one would continue union contracts after they expire, the other provides overtime for firefighters any time over 42 hours in a week. Municipal leaders say the bills will lead to increased property taxes, while unions call it a matter of fairness. Fung and Walsh debate the proposals.
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