Skagit Talks
We Do The Work–a workers’ radio program started by the Labor-Democrat Work Group-airs every Monday at 5 pm, KSVR, 91.7.
The show is hosted by Rich Austin, a retired member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Audio, editing, and other technical duties will be performed by Janet McKinney, a retired member of Operating Engineers Local 302. Both people are Skagit County Democrats’ PCOs. They said: “The time to act is now. Supporting fellow workers and collective bargaining rights is especially urgent after what happened to working people in Wisconsin and to public workers here in Washington. In addition to that, working men and women cannot rely on mainstream media or elected officials for the whole story. We must search elsewhere to get all the facts in order to make informed decisions.”
Listen to We Do The Work, within Skagit Talks, Mondays, 5 pm, at KSVR, 91.7 FM or for live streaming go to Live Broadcast of KSVR programs and “click here for live broadcast” on KSVR’s website to listen to the radio show through your computer.
To hear previous programs that are archived, go to http://ksvr.org/archives.html; Look for the Skagit Talks section, click on a Monday date, and We Do The Work will be within that archive audio clip.
Click here for background document Workers Now Have a Voice.
Do you want to communicate to your community about a worker issue or concern? You have a tool. Interview with “We Do The Work.” We make it easy!
For questions about interviews, email: ksvrwedothework@gmail.com
Another successful project of the Labor-Democrat Work Group was being invited by the Skagit Human Rights Festival to give a two-hour Labor presentation at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, March 29, at 7 pm.
To find out more about the entire SHRF program and the Labor presentation, go to http://skagithrf.wordpress.com/labor-evening-march-29-2012/
Look for and click on “Labor Evening—March 29, 2012’’ under the picture of the fern.
You have 2 other choices: Links and Resources; Worker Rights Are Human Rights
Labor Talk Today part 1 – June 29, 2011
This special broadcast on KSVR Radio’s Speak Up! Speak Out! program features a group of local Labor leaders holding a discussion which could also be called “Labor Unions 101.” This show, which we hope will be pilot of a longer series on labor, was coordinated and edited by Janet McKinney. Our guest interviewer is Rich Ewing. Rich is speaking with Leonard Kelley of the Teamsters, Local 231, and Craig Jones of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 191.
Labor Talk Today part 2 – August 17, 2011
Part II of “Labor Talk Today” was produced by a group of local leaders. Craig Jones, of the international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 191, speaks with Rich Ewing and Rachel McKibben of the Teamsters Local No. 231, and Ken Winkes, a retired educator. They discuss how the recent debt limit crisis affects working people, and give us some perspective on the history of unions locally.