The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI - 99.5 FM 11 July '23

12/07/2023 56 min
The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI - 99.5 FM 11 July '23

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Episode Synopsis

In the first part of the show, we speak with Steve Wishnia and Evelyn Jones about retired city workers’ recent legal victory that paves the way for retirees to keep their healthcare. Wishnia is a labor journalist, and Jones Rich is a retired public educator and activist at the forefront of the fight to keep their Medicare coverage.

We then talk to Derrick Holmes of Rider’s Alliance, an organization that advocates for improved mass transit in New York, about the fight to make a busway on Fordham Road.

Finally, Amba Guerguerian interviews UPS driver Antonio Rosario about the possibility of a strike on August 1st. They discuss the teamsters and UPS drivers' negotiations with UPS, and the drivers and teamsters readiness to strike if a fair contract is not reached.