Featuers and Interviews

Features and Interviews

The content of this podcast includes full length feature stories and long form interviews. The feature stories take a more in-depth look at some of the news stories you hear in our daily newscast. The interviews are long form discussions about issues important to working families with economists, labor leaders, authors, and others.
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WIN Feature: Report from AFCSME's annual convention in Los Angeles

THEAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES CONVENED AT THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION IN LA, IN THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION AT THE UNION IN 30 YEARS.
NOT ONLY DID THEY VOTE FOR THEIR NEXT LEADER, BUT ARE FIGHTING FOR THE DIRECTION THAT AFSCME WILL TAKE IN FUTURE FIGHTS. LEILANI ALBANO HAS MORE ON THE STORY.

Posted 6/26/2012 8:26:00 AM
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers take on Trader Joe's

The Florida farmworker rights group Coalition of Immokalee Workers has achieved historic labor agreements over the last decade. Many fast food companies have signed onto their Campaign for Fair Food, which has raised wages and improved conditions for field laborers. Their latest target is an unlikely one: Trader Joe’s—a smaller chain with a focus on organic food. Yet the management’s unwillingness to negotiate triggered a wave of protests across the country. Alice Ollstein reports from Washington, DC

Posted 8/8/2011 9:24:00 AM
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Labor negotiations at a stand still in Los Angeles

Labor negotiations remain at a standstill since grocery companies and representatives for 62,000 Southern California workers began talks a few months ago.The workers have held rallies in Arcadia, Compton and other California locations to call attention to the stalled talks. Leilani Albano has more.

Posted 7/18/2011 10:29:00 AM
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Why did the Connecticut budget deal blow up?

Connecticut has one of the highest deficits in the country as a percentage of its budget. When the new Democratic governor, Dannel Malloy, came into office in January, he proposed a package of tax increases, budget cuts and state employee concessions to balance the budget. Melinda Tuhus reports on how the agreement with the state's 45,000 public workers blew up.

Posted 7/6/2011 1:41:00 PM
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WIN's Doug Cunningham On First Shift With Tony Trupiano. WDTW Detroit

Doug Cunningham talks with Detroit talk show host Tony Trupiano on WDTW about Workers Independent News, covering the midwest workers' response to the attacks on unions and the need to get the truth out about the labor movement and what's happening to America's working families.

Posted 6/23/2011 8:49:00 AM
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WIN's Doug Cunningham Interviews We Are Ohio - They've Got The Signatures To Help Repeal SB5

We Are Ohio announces success in collecting signatures to get referendum on November ballot to kill SB5 - the anti-collective bargaining bill.

Posted 6/17/2011 2:34:00 PM
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Weighing the pros and cons of restarting the Mexican truck program

President Barack Obama announced he will re-start a pilot program to extend the North American Free Trade Agreement to Mexican truckers. The original trucking plan was introduced by former President George Bush in 2007. But it was de-funded in 2009 over fears that Mexican truckers entering the country weren’t complying with safety regulations. In response, Mexican officials retaliated by placing an annual $2.4 billion tariff on US goods. Obama’s plan would eliminate the Mexican tariffs and implement new safety regulations for Mexican truckers. Leilani Albano has more on the story.

Posted 5/23/2011 1:11:00 PM
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What's changed on the one year anniversary of the BP oil rig disaster?

What's changed on the one year anniversary of the BP oil rig disaster?

Posted 4/20/2011 3:38:00 PM
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WIN's Doug Cunningham On Thom Hartmann's Show - The Wisconsin Struggle Continues- 03/11/11

WIN's Doug Cunningham guests on the Thom Hartmann Show to talk about legal challenges, recalls and capitol access issues as the pro-working family struggle continues in Wisconsin.

Posted 3/11/2011 1:46:00 PM
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WIN's Doug Cunningham On Thom Hartmann - Wisconsin Is Galvanizing A Movement Holding The Line For Workers- 02/28/11

WIN's Doug Cunningham tells Thom Hartmann that thousands of Wisconsin protesters stayed put in the People's Houset state capitol in Madison despite a deadline to leave Sunday night. Off-duty police and firefighters - in solidarity with the protesters- risked arrest along with the working family and student protesters. This Wisconsin working family stand is galvanizing a national movement equating labor rights with human rights. It is a broad and deep Ghandi-like movement of resistance to defend the American Dream. And its resolve remains strong.

Posted 2/28/2011 12:26:00 PM