The Rick Smith Show - 5/13/2015

Steven Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center highlight the low points of the PA GOP’s Pension scheme and why it’s bad for taxpayers, workers and society.

Philadelphia High School student joins Rick to talk about he and his classmates have refused to take the state’s standardized test and what he expect the repercussions will be.  

Bill Barry, Director of Labor Studies at The Community College of Baltimore County joins Rick to talk about the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and what it means today.

Arthur Stamoulis, Director of the Citizens Trade Campaign talks about the stunning defeat of Fast Track in the US Senate and what this means for the future of the TPP.

Frank Emspak, Executive Producer of Workers Independent News joins Rick to look at the week in Labor News.