GREAT SHOW! TODAY! Labor Secretary Tom Perez Explains Obama $10.10 Plan and United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard discusses Income Inequality! The Jeff Santos Show 3-6pm EST: Call 877-489-9421 GUESTS FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 2014: - Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers and Co-Founder of the BlueGreen Alliance. Leo has a piece in the Huffington Post this week where he shows how the Sordid Tale of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is a perfect metaphor for the Income Inequality in America. - Nina Turner, Ohio State Senate Minority Whip AND Candidate for Ohio Secretary of State. A lot to cover... Ohio has a proposed Voter Bill of Rights that would amend the State Constitution, and on a related note, some in Congress are trying to correct harm done to the VRA by the Supreme Court last year that could help curb voter restrictions in North Carolina and elsewhere. The President talked about how Last year, part of the Voting Rights was weakened Well ask Nina what she thought about the Presidents State of the Union address and how hes going on the road to sell his proposals and try to get local governments and businesses to act on things that can make a difference - like raising the Minimum Wage - even if Congress wont act. If time permits, well get into how we bring green jobs like solar panel installation and weatherizing homes into urban areas, and how we make sure that these much needed jobs go to the city residents, who are often minorities. - John Businger, Former Massachusetts State Rep, serving the Town of Brookline for almost 30 years and chief advocate for the Boston North-South Station Rail Link. Its Transportation Thursday, and of course John will also give us some expert political analysis. - U.S. Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez. The Secretary joins us to talk about the Presidents plan to implement a wage increase for Federal Contractors to a minimum of $10.10 per hour. This would be authorized through an Executive Order by President Obama. Secretary Perez will explain how this will work, and why its a good idea. Hell also talk about why raising the Minimum Wage is a good idea in general for jobs and the economy! - Jerry Austin, Ohio-based political consultant who has worked for many candidates over the years from Sherrod Brown to Paul Wellstone and as Jesse Jacksons 1988 Presidential Campaign Manager. Well get Jerrys thoughts on Tuesdays State of the Union Address, the President taking his proposals on the road, whats going on (or not) in Congress AND the upcoming 2014 elections.) Live Stream, Video & Podcasts: revolutionradionetwork
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:01:13 +0000
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