Environmental Groups: Big Gas Gave Tom Wolf $1.5 Million in Campaign Contributions In a joint effort, Pennsylvania Food and Water Watch and Berks Gas Truth issued a report claiming that Governor Tom Wolf received $1.5 million in campaign contributions from organizations, individuals and political action committees that have ties with the oil and gas industry. According…
Rick Smith and Labor Attorney Irwin Aronson Reflect on Tom Wolf’s Inauguration and Look to the Battles Ahead | January 21, 2015 Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show regular talks about the inauguration of Tom Wolf and highlights some of the battles on the horizon.
Rick Smith Talks with Brendan Fischer, General Counsel for the Center for Media and Democracy, about the 5th Anniversary of Citizens United | January 21, 2015
Rick Smith Talks with Brendan Fischer, General Counsel for the Center for Media and Democracy, about the 5th Anniversary of Citizens United | January 21, 2015 Brendan Fischer, General Counsel for the Center for Media and Democracy talks about the 5th anniversary of Citizens United. Listen to Brendan’s interview HERE View On WordPress
Rick Smith Talks to Jess Morrison from the Vermont Workers Center about Protest in State Capitol for Universal Health Care | January 21, 2015
Rick Smith Talks to Jess Morrison from the Vermont Workers Center about Protest in State Capitol for Universal Health Care | January 21, 2015 Jess Morrison, a volunteer from the Vermont Workers Center join Rick to talk about their Healthcare is a Human Right campaign and the recent sit-in at the Vermont State Capitol where nearly…
Rick Smith Talks to Gregory Cendana, Exec Dir of Asia Pacific American Labor Alliance, about State of the Union Address | January 21, 2015
Rick Smith Talks to Gregory Cendana, Exec Dir of Asia Pacific American Labor Alliance, about State of the Union Address | January 21, 2015 Gregory A. Cendana, Executive Director Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO gives a labor perspective to the State of the Union Address and talks about the state of the economy for working people….
SRC Chairman All Butthurt After Court Rules in Favor of Public School Teachers
SRC Chairman All Butthurt After Court Rules in Favor of Public School Teachers We all remember what happened to the Philadelphia School Teachers last fall. The state-controlled School Reform Commission voted to nix it’s contract with the teachers union and tried to force the already underpaid school teachers to pay for medical. Earlier today, a local court…
Activists Greet Wolf at Inauguration with Call to Stop Fracking
Activists Greet Wolf at Inauguration with Call to Stop Fracking PRESS RELEASE from Pennsylvanians Against Fracking [Harrisburg, PA] — Today, Pennsylvanians Against Fracking, a new coalition of groups from around the Keystone State working to halt fracking, gathered in Harrisburg with hundreds of activists to greet Governor Wolf and urge him to make stopping fracking a priority….
Rick Smith Interviews Dan Long, Legislation and Political Action Coordinator in PA about the Mother of all Free Trade Deals | January 20, 2015 Dan Long, CWA’s Legislation and Political Action Coordinator in Pennsylvania talks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement and the need to stop…
Rick Smith Interviews Ed Wytkind, Pres of Transportation Trades Dept, AFL-CIO about Our Crumbling Infrastructure | January 20, 2015 Ed Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO talks about transportation needs in the nation and what the president should highlight in his State of the Union address.
Rick Smith Interviews PA AFL-CIO President, Rick Bloomingdale on the Inauguration of Tom Wolf Rick Bloomingdale, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk about the Inauguration of Pennsylvania’s 47th governor Tom Wolf.
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