On Monday, Feb. 27, UAW #9 President, Todd Treder will be calling in to The Labor Forum from South Bend, Indiana to report on the 9 month lock-out imposed by the Honeywell Corporation on some 350 union workers and the contract settlement reached this past week A highly-profitable Fortune 100 company, its top executive, David Cote receives over $33 million in compensation annually. The workers were fighting deep cuts in their health insurance and pushback on seniority rights This interview will take place from 4:15-4:30 on WRFG 89.3FM.
With the five year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s murder in mind, The Labor Forum discusses the continuing issue of police and vigilante killings of unarmed working class people, particularly Black and Brown youth.The guests in the 4:30-4:55pm segment are Dean Steed and Toni Michelle from SNaPCo (Solutions not Punishment Collaborative) who will update listeners on the Deaundre Phillips case and progress on insuring police accountability in Atlanta.
The Labor Forum airs every Monday from 4-5pm on 89.3FM, is streamed at http://www.wrfg.org and has a mobile App.
