Today on the program we’re talking #WarOnWorkers as the Republicans continue pushing their #1 priority. Silencing their political opposition by targeting worker organizations that fight for better wages, hours, and conditions.
John Nichols, contributor at The Nation joins Rick to discuss the ongoing attacks against workers as Kentucky Republican legislators got up early on a Saturday for a special session to ram through a wage cutting & safety gutting Right to Work law and to eliminate prevailing wage in the state.
Frank Clemente, Executive Director for Americans for Tax Fairness joins Rick to talk about recent reports of massive Republican spending proposals with no possible way to pay for their plans. Where are the anti-tax fetishists? Where are the deficit hawks? Where’s the guy with the sharp pencil and bow tie?
Jason Rabinowitz, Executive Director and General Counsel for Teamsters Local 2010 joins Rick to report from the front lines of the class war as his union’s skilled trades members have taken to the picket line after more than four years without a raise at UCLA.
