New Era of Worker Rights to Be Discussed on 'Inside Government'

New Era of Worker Rights to Be Discussed on 'Inside Government'

AFGE's Fight for Employee Free Choice Act, Collective Bargaining Rights at TSA Among Highlights

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pending legislation to pass the Employee Free Choice Act will be discussed this week on the American Federation of Government Employees' "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Steven Greenhouse, labor reporter for The New York Times and author of "The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker," will update listeners on where the Employee Free Choice Act stands in congress. Greenhouse also will discuss the labor movement's impact on President Obama's first 100 days in office, and the challenging times facing America's middle class.

Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, will preview his organization's America's Future Now conference, June 1 - 3 in Washington, D.C. Hickey then will analyze how today's economy impacts working Americans, and what the country's economic future may look like.

Lastly, AFGE National Organizer Peter Winch will provide listeners with an update on AFGE's nationwide organizing campaign at the Transportation Security Administration - which now stands at 32 chartered locals and more than 10,000 members. Winch also will discuss the union's efforts to protect TSOs from the recent swine flu outbreak. For more information on AFGE's fight for collective bargaining rights at TSA, please visit www.tsaunion.net.

"Inside Government" is hosted by AFGE Assistant General Counsel J. Ward Morrow. Programs are archived on the Federal News Radio Web site and can be heard on demand at http://www.federalnewsradio.com/ or http://www.afge.org/insidegovernment. Please note there will be a short advertisement prior to the start of the program. The program also is available via iTunes podcast by clicking here. Users must install iTunes on their computers before accessing "Inside Government" via podcast.

For instructions on how to listen to "Inside Government," click here.

The program also airs on Saturdays at 7 a.m. on KTKK 630 AM, "The Voice of Utah," in Ogden, Utah sponsored by AFGE Local 1592.

"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to 70 million iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

Source: American Federation of Government Employees

CONTACT: Jason Fornicola of AFGE, +1-202-639-6448

Web Site: http://www.afge.org/
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information, please e-mail InsideGovernment@afge.org or go to www.federalnewsradio.com.

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