Author of 'Why Unions Matter' to Be Featured on 'Inside Government'

Author of 'Why Unions Matter' to Be Featured on 'Inside Government'

AFGE Radio Show Also to Highlight Transit Subsidy Benefit Win for SSA Employees

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael D. Yates, author of "Why Unions Matter," will appear this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio show to discuss the role of unions in the U.S. The show will air on Friday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Yates will discuss his book, and some of its major themes including union organizing, collective bargaining, and strategies for forming a union. Yates also will share his thoughts on the Employee Free Choice Act and how it will strengthen the labor movement in the U.S. Listeners also will learn why public sector unionization has increased, and what the private sector must do to increase its membership as well.

But first, hear from Economic Policy Institute Director of Health Policy Research Elise Gould and AFGE Social Security Administration (SSA) Local 3615 President Tom Webb. Gould will analyze health care reform and address the possible taxation of employer-sponsored health care benefits. She'll also comment on where the small business community fits into the health care reform debate.

Webb then will discuss Local 3615's victory to secure an increase in transit subsidy benefits for SSA employees in the Washington, D.C. area. The benefit now provides SSA employees the same subsidy amount as other federal workers in the region.

"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.

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"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 the American Federation of Government
Employees, +1-202-639-6448

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