The Rick Smith Show Full 3 hours for May 25, 2016

Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to talk about recent anti-worker,anti-union legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly and why workers should be concerned.

Rich Dezzi, CWA Local 13000 Eastern Region VP joins Rick to talk about the latest news on the CWA strike against Verizon and to discuss Verizon’s major losses and the massive backlog customers are experiencing as the 6-week long strike continues.

Rebecca Vallas, Managing Director of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss repeated calls by Republicans, and some Democrats to raise the Social Security age even higher and why it would be disastrous for working people. 

Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to talk about yesterday’s press conference held by PA State Senator Scott Wagner to roll out the good senator’s tax cut plan and to discuss what drugs or planet the senator currently resides.