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Tom Morello: Union Town
May 6, 2011
Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine guitarist and protest singer as The Nightwatchman, was in Madison to support the workers' protest, and now his new music is inspired by those union workers. His new EP, Union Town, is coming out soon and its proceeds will go to support The America Votes Labor Unity Fund, but you can download this track for free now at SaveWorkers.org.
Heather McGhee, Diana Henriques, and Tom Morello
May 5, 2011
"Saying when the economy is at its weakest we're going to put into law that we can't spend more to pick ourselves up...that's a depression-maker," says Heather McGhee of Demos. But despite warnings from economists from all over, the government in Washington, Democrats and Republicans both, remain obsessed with the deficit.
Ben Jealous: One Struggle for Human Rights
April 7, 2011
"We intend in this moment when diversity is increasing and prosperity is decreasing, to ensure that our country makes the right choice. There are indeed two choices. One choice is that you attack diversity and you distract people from the economy. Some folks have made that choice. The other is that you embrace diversity and you attack poverty," says Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP.
Crisis in Japan, Heather McGhee, and Ben Jealous
April 6, 2011
The news today from Japan is that the leak at the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant has been stopped but the crisis is far from over. Radiation levels remain high even outside the evacuation zone, contaminated fish are turning up, and the government seems to be insisting on business as usual, according to Aileen Mioko Smith.
Ray Stever: Remember Where You Came From
April 6, 2011
"People don't realize that by not belonging to the union, the only right they have on the job is the right to die. People don't understand that the collective bargaining agreements and the right to organize protects them," said Ray Stever, President of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council.
Estina Baker & Joyce Simmons: Coming Together for Working People
April 6, 2011
"It makes good common sense that people of common interest would come together," said Estina Baker of the We Are One rallies this week. "It's sort of history repeating itself in a very positive way," she notes, pointing out that the civil rights movement and workers' rights movement have a long history together.
Hetty Rosenstein: Christie's Attacks on Workers
April 6, 2011
On April 4, GRITtv traveled to Newark, New Jersey for the We Are One rally, speaking with workers, racial justice activists, and leaders from the new national movement. Why New Jersey? Hetty Rosenstein of the Communication Workers of America filled us in on Governor Chris Christie. “He's anti union, he opposes collective bargaining, he's for the rich, he cut taxes on rich people by $9000 each while cutting services to those who are most vulnerable.”
Hetty Rosenstein, Estina Baker & Joyce Simmons, and Ray Stever at We Are One
April 5, 2011
On April 4, GRITtv traveled to Newark, New Jersey for the We Are One rally, speaking with workers, racial justice activists, and leaders from the new national movement. Why New Jersey? Hetty Rosenstein of the Communication Workers of America filled us in on Governor Chris Christie. “He's anti union, he opposes collective bargaining, he's for the rich, he cut taxes on rich people by $9000 each while cutting services to those who are most vulnerable.”
We Are One: New York
April 5, 2011
While Laura and most of the GRITtv crew were in Newark, workers gathered around the country to support union workers and call for government policy that benefits the majority of working people. We visited New York's City Hall and bring you this footage of speakers Joseph Colangelo, President of SEIU Local 246, a representative from the UK's trade union movement, John Liu, New York City Comptroller and Chris Shelton, Vice President of CWA District 1.
Susan Sarandon and Robert Turner
March 15, 2011
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