Labor Lines

The first phase of the affordable care act, a/k/a Obamacre, has come and gone. This fall, enter stage two. Dan Persons, formerly of Local 1451 (DC 37) and Rueben Quintero join us to talk discuss the intricacies and interlationships of Medicare, Obamacare and explain what the approaching deadlines mean for the average worker. Next, Chris Perez examines “Labor Rights as Civil Rights” a book which offers a unique solution to the anti-union discrimination that has become so prevalent in the United States. Finally, several aspiring union women labor broadcasters interviewed each other about training female leaders in the union movement. You 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 County on