Labor Lines

From organizing on the ground to medical advocacy, advocates from vastly different perspectives call for safer and healthier workplaces. Ergonomist Dr. Jonathan Dropkin of North Shore LIJ is concerned that the need for ergonomically safe workplaces has taken a back step to other concerns since 9/11. Next, Nazma Akter an organizer from Bangladesh reveals how the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster has spurred workers to step-up mobilizing for basic worker rights and workplace safety. Finally, younger   IBEW local 3 members discuss how best to engage and educate a new generation in the labor movement. ou can subscribe to Labor-Lines on I-Tunes / Stitcher or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@LaborLines) Labor-Lines can be heard Saturday at 1:00 pm in NYC on AM-970 “The Answer” — 6:30 pm in Nassau County on AM -1240 WGBB — Sunday at 7:00 am in Suffolk County on WJVC 96.1 FM “My Country” – and at 8:00 am in Suffolk on WRCN “LI News Radio” 103.9 FM