Building Bridges: Latinos and the Elections; Mexican Farmworkers Urge Driscoll Boycott; NYS Safety Net Hospital Bill - Kostenloses Hörbuch

Building Bridges over WBAI Radio, 99.5FM with Mimi Rosenberg & Ken Nash Mon., November 14, 7 â 8 pm EST ***************************** Latinos and the Presidential Election: What Happened, How are Key Issues Likely to be Affected and What is to be Done? with Angelo Falcón, Pres. of the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), and editor of The NiLP Report on Latino Policy & Political Issues Now that the numbers have been crunched and the Latino vote was bigger and more influential in the 2016 presidential election, just as predicted, what in fact is the takeaway from how those communities voted? What are the most prevalent issues that immediately confront those communities of voters and how are Latinos preparing themselves to respond to the assaults against them promised by the president elect? **************** Driscollâs Harvest of Shame: the stories of the Farmworkers in San Quintin (Mexico) and Skagit County (Washington State) and Why They Say Boycott Driscoll Foods with . Al Rojas, a Founding Member of the United Farm Workers; current Pres. , Sacramento Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (AFL-CIO) . Eduardo Rosario, President, NYC Chapter, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement . Octavio Angel Lopez, San Quintin labor activitist, student, journalist 70,000 farmworkers in the Valley of San Quintin, Baja California (Mexico) have been waging intermittent strikes, organizing road blockades and mass mobilizations since March 2015 to demand an increase in their daily wage from $7.50 per day, an eight-hour workday, health care, overtime pay and vacation days, an end to the widespread sexual abuse, and, the legal recognition of their independent unionâ as the bargaining agent for these 70,000 workers. These farmworkers pick strawberries, tomatoes, and other fruit primarily for export to the United States under the label of Driscollâs, through its Mexican subsidiary, BerryMex. The workers describe conditions in San Quintin as rat-infested camps, some without functioning toilets, where they routinely having their wages illegally withheld, and face debt after being gouged by the overpricing of necessities sold at company stores, and with pay so low that it amounts to less than one-tenth of what U.S. based farmworkers earn. And, how has the Baja California government responded to the farmworkers, they sent in police to quash the farmworkersâ protest, severely wounding 70 workers, many with rubber bullets shot at close range, leaving some of the workers in critical condition. Thereâs blood on Driscollâs fruit and vegetables and the question is how we can support the farmworkers, who through their blood, sweat and tears put food on our tables. ********************** Stopping Attacks on our Health Care: Hey Gov. Cuomo Pass âThe Enhanced Safety Net Hospital Billâ with Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, Chair of the Health Committee Our safety net hospitals have never been more needed by patients, especially among communities of color, immigrants and other working families, but our institutions are not getting the funding they so desperately need. Now, elected leaders, community groups, labor representatives and healthcare workers are calling for passage of legislation that would ensure New York State's safety net hospitals to receive funding that is critical to providing quality care across the State. Assemblyman Gottfried will also talk about The New York Health Act which would create a universal complete health coverage plan for every New Yorker. Every New Yorker would be guaranteed choice of doctors and hospitals and other health care providers, by taking insurance companies out of the picture. And the Assemblyman will discuss this legislatiion while placing in perspective the republican attacks on Obama Care and Medicare! **************************** Tune in at 6 - 8 am to Wednesday Edition hosted by Mimi Rosenberg ************************************** In addition to being broadcast over WBAI, 99.5 FM in NYC and the tri-state area 7 - 8 pm EST Mondays, Building Bridges is syndicated to 50 broadcast and internet radio stations in the US, Canada and the UK Building Bridges National Edition is regularly broadcast over: WLSL, Dade City, FL WMNB, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina WZBC, Boston, Mass. WDRT, Viroqua, WI KYRS, Spokane, WA Liberty and Justice1640, Shirley Mass KWTF,Sonoma County CA KNSJ, San Diego, CA KRFY, Sandpoint, ID KMUD, Redway, CA WXOJ-LP, Florence, MA KPOV, Bend, Oregon KONR Ankorage, Alaska WAPJ, Torrington, CT. 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